Liberty Dunworth
Liberty Dunworth is a Staff Writer for NME, working across the news, review and feature sectors of the magazine. With a degree in Literature, she has previously written for Guitar.com and MusicTech.
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Ice Nine Kills announce biggest ever headline show at The O2 in London
“Can’t wait to soak the prestigious O2 in stage blood and scream along with our British Psychos”

Blur’s Graham Coxon says if he was from Manchester then he “probably would have ended up in Oasis”
He also said he would have loved to be a part of Pavement because of how “loose and expressive” their live shows were

Mick Jagger says he’s “ready to go” on tour with The Rolling Stones and “hopefully we’ll do shows next year”
The band revealed last year they had scrapped plans for a UK and European stadium tour as Keith Richards was unable to “commit” to it

Sheryl Crow hits out at Trump Administration for staging UFC fight at White House with Michelle Obama smear: “Disgraceful and void of decency”
“Powerful, rich people filled the lawn to watch a violent sport that ended with a vile and racist comment”

A Perfect Circle “working towards something” with new music
The band recently dropped the standalone single ‘Starless’ and kicked off their first UK and European shows in eight years

Belle & Sebastian add massive run of UK and European dates to 2026 ‘Tigermilk’ and ‘If You’re Feeling Sinister’ 30th anniversary tour
New dates include gigs in Sheffield, Liverpool, Glasgow and more, and are announced after the band dropped a 2026 Scotland World Cup anthem

Perrie Edwards shares why breakup with Zayn was so “hellish”
“I felt like the world was then looking at me, laughing at me”

Mystery Jets share deeply personal single ‘Soul River’
“The song is a celebration of a life cut short but one which lives on in our memory and our music”

Gorillaz at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: Johnny Marr, Shaun Ryder, Little Simz, Yasiin Bey lead massive list of guest performers
Damon Albarn and co. will play their first ever stadium show this weekend

Bruce Springsteen says he wants to find “common ground” with fans who have abandoned him due to his politics
“I don’t even really consider myself an activist. I feel like I’m, at best, a concerned citizen”

Social media to be banned for under-16s in UK, Keir Starmer announces
“It will face resistance from some of the most powerful companies in the world… but we will take them one and we will win”

Wishy announce new album ‘Nature’s Pill’ with upbeat single ‘Lovesick’
“[We] are stupidly romantic people who like twee pop so that combination alone was a recipe for a cheeky ‘main character’ song”