Music Interviews
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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
Melissa Auf der Maur: “The world needs Hole’s power, rebellion and intelligence right now”
In Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz an artist on their own career to see how much they can remember. This week: Hole's Melissa Auf der Maur
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
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’
Elsas makes choral, Spanish alt-pop for lover girls: “Getting my heart broken is a great muse”
Positioning classicality versus contemporaneity, the Spanish musician’s latest EP ‘Aporiamor’ careens from cerebral balladry to buzzing electronica
RZA on Wu-Tang Clan’s final tour and staying relevant for 100 years: “A lot of heroes go unsung, I refuse for that to happen”
The rap and screen icon talks to NME about the collective's 'The Final Chamber' tour, shaping the world of rap, Martin Shkreli, and finally releasing 'Once Upon A Time In Shaolin' in the year 2103
Underscores: “I’m trying to restore my relationship with making music”
Amid industry pressures and the trappings of fame, the hyperpop musician tells us about the journey to her escapist dance-pop album ‘U’
MNEK is ready to share his first new music in eight years: “This album is going to be very exciting”
The songwriter and producer spoke to NME at Trans Mission about the power of music in overcoming “things that are built to divide us”, and teased the “exciting” follow-up to 2018’s ‘Language’
Rose Gray on supporting the LGBTQ+ community, Wolf Alice, and the “different world” of her “wild” new music”
The recent NME Cover star spoke to us at Wembley's Trans Mission gig about embracing the guitar on her “wild” forthcoming album, and explained how she uses her music to represent the voices of those around her
Jordan Stephens on being “inspired” by the trans community, supporting grassroots venues, and seeing Kate Nash as a “big sister”
The rapper, presenter and Rizzle Kicks star spoke to NME backstage at Trans Mission, and discussed the importance of standing up for those being "targeted" in society