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Sofia Isella looks into the abyss
The Los Angeles alt-pop star and NME 100 alum delivers cultural critique that’s cutting and captivating. Ahead of her new EP ‘Something Is A Shell .’, she talks to NME about misogyny, religion and more
Holly Humberstone: “You’ve got to roll with the punches and realise that it takes time to find your feet in the modern world”
The Grantham-born artist sits down with NME to discuss the “dark fairytale universe” of her second album ‘Cruel World’, building a new life in London and why she’s learning to accept the confusion of navigating her twenties
La Reezy makes hip-hop full of heart and humanity
The prolific rapper from New Orleans is determined to make music with a message, reaching the everyman: “More people live like me than like these rappers talking about material things”
The dream BTS setlist: what the K-pop kings should play on their new world tour
It’s been over three-and-a-half years since the boyband staged a full-length concert – and even longer since they went on tour. Here’s the songs NME hopes they’ll perform as they kick off the ‘Arirang’ world tour
How David Chase used music to make ‘The Sopranos’ a timeless classic
The showrunner talks us through his mob drama's many iconic needle-drops
Wesley Joseph’s cinematic leftfield R&B and rap finds beauty in overlooked places
Returning from a three-year hiatus with his debut album ‘Forever Ends Someday’, the Walsall-raised, London-based multi-hyphenate delivers a staggering lesson in how to master musical light and shade
On ‘Ambiguous Desire’, Arlo Parks turns fleeting nocturnal moments into lasting songs
The British musician immortalises her experiences and a new embrace of playfulness and spontaneity on her dancefloor-focused, cathartic third album
Niall Horan on his first 10 years as a solo artist: “I’ve stuck to my guns and that’s stood me in good stead”
For the latest NME In Conversation, we talked to Niall Horan about how Radiohead and Damien Rice inspired his new album 'Dinner Party', the One Direction song he wants to pop off on TikTok, and the weirdest place he's heard his music
Mad Cool headliner bingo: what to look out for during the biggest sets
The Madrid festival is stacked with the likes of Foo Fighters, Florence + The Machine, Twenty One Pilots and Pulp
The Femcels aren’t afraid to get weird with their erratic electro-twee-punk
The buzzy London duo invite NME into their idiosyncratic world as they prepare for their first headline show and reflect on their recent debut album, ‘I Have To Get Hotter’
Snail Mail: “A lot of the new album is trying actively to keep myself human and unjaded”
Lindsey Jordan on leaving New York, confronting mortality, and the years-long process of writing her third album ‘Ricochet’
Five reasons Sziget should be your European festival escape this summer
Go wild on The Island Of Freedom this August