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Pozer looks to the future: “I want to be the figurehead in the UK”
Backstage at Reading 2025, the Croydon rapper reflected on a huge year and making history
TTSSFU is learning to embrace the chaos
It’s been a wild 18 months for Wigan’s Tasmin Stephens, from signing to Partisan Records to meeting Dave Grohl. The scuzzy alt-pop of her new EP ‘Blown’ is only going to take her higher
Reading & Leeds 2025: The most magical moments from summer’s last big party
From rock heroes to pop icons via the best new talent, R+L 25 proved to one for all time. Here are NME’s best bits from the year’s final major festival
EMEREE is building her own dynamic R&B world layer by layer
The powerhouse Australian vocalist has made waves back home as both an artist and a producer to watch. Now, she’s taking her gorgeous R&B to the other side of the globe
Reading & Leeds 2025: 12 new acts you need to see
Headliners, step aside – these are the hottest emerging names who will descend on the UK’s favourite twin festivals next week
ADÉLA is relishing her role as pop’s newest provocateur
She missed out on a spot in KATSEYE – and trolls flocked to her comments after a behind-the-scenes documentary dropped – but ADÉLA is using the attention to become the straight-talking solo star of her dreams
Tommy WÁ’s open-hearted folk touches the soul
The Nigerian-born singer-songwriter digs deeper in his affecting, vulnerable songs, which he hopes will give other artists the courage and security to express themselves how they want
CARI turned devastation into a breakthrough. Now, she’s ready for brighter things
The West London R&B artist alchemised heartbreak into hope on her debut single 'Colder In June', which appears on her first EP 'Flux'
Nabeel’s dreamy alt-rock is finding a way back home
Yasir Razak is pioneering Arabic shoegaze for a generation of diasporic Iraqis, forging new meanings for heritage, home and family
Florence Road: the Dublin band distilling the anxieties of young adulthood
The four-piece have already made a big splash with their anthemic, expansive brand of rock, landing Olivia Rodrigo support slots and sharing an impressive debut mixtape
Open your heart to RESCENE’s soft, reflective K-pop sound
With harmonies that linger and concepts rooted in scent and memory, the rising girl group are crafting something quietly powerful with their delicate, wistful approach to K-pop
Gelli Haha paints the town red with cheeky, liberatory dance pop
Welcome to the Gelliverse – a joyously kaleidoscopic world soundtracked by the Los Angeles artist’s silly, soaring synth pop