Folk

Watch Mumford & Sons bring out surprise guests Shania Twain and Hozier at BST Hyde Park
“I’m lost for words tonight," frontman Marcus Mumford told the crowd. "All I'm thinking about is the football and Shania Twain"

Noah Kahan celebrates furries on stage as Pittsburgh show coincides with “world’s largest furry convention”
He also shared that his fursona would be "Squid man"

Noah Kahan asks fans to stop stealing road sign in his home town
“Please don’t disturb these places or people"

Bob Dylan on the benefits of turning 80: “You outlive the clocks that have been chasing you”
“When you’re young you think that time moves forward. At 80 you know that it doesn’t, it stands still. We’re the ones that move”

Watch Bob Dylan perform ‘I Shall Be Released’ for the first time in 18 years
It continues his streak of working 'Basement Tapes' tracks into his summer setlists

The Mary Wallopers announce new album ‘Paddywhackery’ with defiant ‘Crowns of England’ and 2026 UK and Ireland tour
“We want to spread like a virus and destroy anyone who thinks they are above The Mary Wallopers”

Any Young Mechanic use folk traditions to go against the grain
Formed in Adelaide’s close-knit DIY scene, the folk band join NME in Brighton to explain how they combat capitalism by standing for human connection, trust and patience, three values which define their debut album ‘The Modern Shoe Is Ruining The Foot’

‘Shane MacGowan’s Pub’ heading to New York City with family’s blessing
The drinking establishment is "coming soon" to Manhattan's West Village

Watch Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, and Lumineers talk Leonard Cohen’s ruin and live comeback in new documentary clip
Check out NME's exclusive clip from 'Leonard Cohen: If It Be Your Will', which documents the legendary singer's late-career revival

Phoebe Bridgers announces surprise last-minute Madison Square Garden show – and tickets are just $1
Fans have until midnight tonight (June 1) to register for the chance to get a ticket

Kingfishr face “the end of a relationship, and being better off for the experience” on new single ‘The Sun Will Never Settle’
The trio will play some massive outdoor gigs in Ireland this summer, and appear at Reading & Leeds

Jacob Alon on working with “hero” Kae Tempest and being “endlessly inspired by those that use their voices to speak out”
The Scottish singer revealed that the two of them have been working on a new project, and said they have “never felt closer to another creative mind before”