Spiritbox: “Our fans are accepting of change – we’re still figuring ourselves out”
Courtney LaPlante of the Canadian metalcore outfit reflects on touring, the hype of debut album ‘Eternal Blue’ and their fans
In Conversation
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The Hives: “There’s nothing more depressing than adult rock music”
Ahead of the release of their first album in over a decade, 'The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons', the indie icons talk to NME about touring with Arctic Monkeys, their mysterious missing mentor, and the importance of keeping rock young and dumb
Radwimps: “We don’t want to be a band you can define with one word”
The Japanese rockers on working with Makoto Shinkai for 'Suzume', the influence of Radiohead and Oasis, hitting the road again, and where they go from here
Noel Gallagher: “The world is a beautiful place – it’s just inhabited by c**ts”
The Chief on his new album, working with Johnny Marr and The Cure's Robert Smith, his thoughts on the AI-generated Oasis album, Britpop reunions, The 1975 and more
Empire State Bastard: “We’re going for extremity at all costs”
Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil and former Oceansize man Mike Vennart tell NME how they formed their new metal outfit, what it’s like to take Dave Lombardo to Gregg’s, and how the horror of the world can only be reflected in the most extreme terms
Bad Omens: “The goal with this band is to expand people’s musical horizons”
Frontman Noah Sebastian discusses the Virginia four-piece's long-awaited breakthrough, going viral and their position as a gateway band
Ayra Starr: “It’s amazing to know I represent Black African women and young girls”
The Benin-born Nigerian singer/songwriter on her remarkable rise, collaborating with Stormzy and being endorsed by Barack Obama
Jessie Ware: “I think I finally know the artist I’m meant to be”
The London artist on her new album 'That! Feels Good!', the evolution of her live shows and the time she turned down the opportunity to support Prince
Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with James Acaster’s Temps
The stand-up comedian on his new Gorillaz-esque album, the origins of 'Party Gator' and wasting Louis Theroux's money
Duran Duran: “We’d love to do Glastonbury – we just need the right slot”
Simon Le Bon and John Taylor discuss new music, championing Wet Leg and their Glastonbury dream
NF: “Sometimes I just like to poke fun at our industry”
The Michigan rapper sits down with NME to discuss his new album 'Hope', fatherhood, and working with Julia Michaels