The ground-breaking 18 year-old from Houston made his debut EP entirely on his phone. Is he the future of the music industry? (NME) Continue reading →

As the metal titans prepare to release relentless new album ‘72 Seasons’, drummer Lars Ulrich talks about recording during lockdown, doing double duty on their upcoming stadium tour and why Bob Dylan has an open invitation to join them backstage. (NME) Continue reading →

A new Miles Davis tribute album brings together the brightest names on London’s jazz scene. Producer Martin Terefe and sax sensations Shabaka Hutchings and Nubya Garcia discuss capturing the spirit of psychedelic masterpiece ‘Bitches Brew’. (NME) Continue reading →

As Steve Albini and St. Vincent take up opposing sides in the Steely Dan debate, here’s why the yacht rock superstars are more punk than you’d think. (NME) Continue reading →

West Coast hip-hop icons Ice Cube, E-40 and Too $hort on forming a supergroup with Snoop Dogg, twerking with the Na’vi from ‘Avatar’ and taking inspiration from Frank Sinatra. (NME) Continue reading →

As the genre-hopping Ohio duo return with sixth album ‘Scaled & Icy’, they reflect on the journey so far – and what they’ve learned along the way. (NME) Continue reading →

After quitting her job as a banker to pursue her dreams, the Peterborough-born star was scouted by Pharrell, turned in a breakout performance in ‘Queen & Slim’ and is now starring alongside Michael B. Jordan in a Tom Clancy thriller. (NME) Continue reading →

The dance-punks are older, wiser and more romantic than ever before, as brilliant new album ‘Is 4 Lovers’ – inspired by friendship and fatherhood – proves. (NME) Continue reading →

Talking sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll with the indie impresario – and Ewen Bremner, the man portraying him, takes us on set. (NME) Continue reading →

The founding member of The Wailers has died in Jamaica at 73. “Reggae is a people’s concept,” he once told NME. “It’s like sharing a weight.” (NME) Continue reading →

Palm Springs. 2013. A rare encounter with Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. (NME) Continue reading →

The legendary NME writer holds court on his time as a Sex Pistol, what Donald Trump has in common with Axl Rose and the dark inspiration for his debut novel ‘The Unstable Boys’. (NME) Continue reading →

The beloved pop-rockers plan to release two records this year. The first, ‘OK Human’, explores the need for connection and community we’re all missing, says frontman Rivers Cuomo. (NME) Continue reading →

An enthralling return for the mythical fantasy drama that asks: is there anything left worth believing in? (NME) Continue reading →

A new BBC documentary pays tribute to the remarkable life of Fela Kuti, the Nigerian musical rebel who gave birth to Afrobeat. I spoke to Kuti’s son Femi and grandson Made about their mission to continue the family’s radical legacy. (NME) Continue reading →

The punk filmmaker takes on the hits and myths of The Pogues’ frontman in ‘Crock Of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan’. (NME) Continue reading →

The Afrobeats star, who has helped to soundtrack Nigeria’s protest movement, roped in the likes of Nicki Minaj and Nas for his new album ‘A Better Time’. Just don’t ask him about Chris Brown. (NME) Continue reading →

The ‘Hamilton’ star is heading back into American history to play abolitionist Frederick Douglass alongside Ethan Hawke in ‘The Good Lord Bird’. (NME) Continue reading →

In 1970, the gonzo journalist ran for Sheriff of Aspen on a platform of reforming the police and protecting the environment. 50 years on, a new documentary explores what we can learn from his radical political movement. (NME) Continue reading →

After four records as a rapper, Machine Gun Kelly – real name Colson Baker – has reinvented himself as a pop-punk star. I meet him in Los Angeles to talk about making the biggest guitar album of the year, how falling for Megan Fox changed his life, and shooting his own “pop-punk Grease” musical. (NME) Continue reading →

The Afrobeats star on joining protesters against police brutality in the Nigerian capital Abuja – and how his song ‘FEM’ has become an unlikely protest anthem. (NME) Continue reading →

The hip-hop icon talks to me about the failure to prosecute Breonna Taylor’s killers, why he doesn’t rate ‘The Wire’ and how the Beastie Boys granted his birthday wish on new album ‘What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?’ (NME) Continue reading →

29 years after bowing out as the air guitar-wielding heroes, Bill and Ted are back to save the universe again. (NME) Continue reading →

The Band leader on getting booed with Bob Dylan, writing folk-rock classic ‘The Weight’ and new documentary ‘Once Were Brothers’. (NME) Continue reading →

Burning Man may not be happening this year, but BAFTA-winner Gerry Fox’s new film ‘Art On Fire’ provides a shot of inspiration for these troubled times. (NME) Continue reading →

His new album features Coldplay’s Chris Martin singing about colonialism, and the African Giant has much to say about the UK Afrobeats chart. Just don’t ask him about Beyoncé. (NME) Continue reading →

The hip-hop iconoclasts rhapsodise on Black Lives Matter, grapple with late-stage capitalism and talk up their “audacious” fourth album. (NME) Continue reading →

Tech has recreated Glasto’s most hedonistic party – but is it any match for the real thing? (NME) Continue reading →

Two weeks before America erupted in protest over the homicide of a Black man by a White police officer, the rapper who taught the world to say “fuck the police” told us about his 30 year journey from ‘Straight Outta Compton’ and ‘AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted’ to ‘Boyz n the Hood’, ‘Friday’ and new music biz comedy ‘The High Note’. (NME) Continue reading →

The fruitful friendship gave us two classic, soon-to-be-reissued albums, ‘The Idiot’ and ‘Lust For Life’, which still inspire bands such as Shame and The Murder Capital. (NME) Continue reading →

The grunge survivor on his scorching new memoir, hanging out with Kurt Cobain and, of course, that feud with Liam Gallagher. (NME) Continue reading →

With Blink-182’s Travis Barker on drums and the approval of Courtney Love and Krist Novoselić, this COVID-19 charity gig rocked and raised funds. (NME) Continue reading →

The film-of-the-live-show-of-the-book-on-the-band. (NME) Continue reading →

The four-piece have racked up over 70 million YouTube views with their unique combination of heavy metal and traditional Mongolian throat singing. (NME) Continue reading →

Death, faith healing and heartbreak – how the Canadian streaming giant turned sorrow into solace on his upcoming album ‘The New Toronto 3’. (NME) Continue reading →

Action icon Vin Diesel talks me through some of his greatest on-screen moments – from ‘Saving Private Ryan’ to Paul Walker’s last ride in ‘Furious 7’. (NME) Continue reading →

Icons don’t come much bigger, bolder or defiantly rock’n’roll than Ozzy Osbourne. I meet him at his lavish Los Angeles estate to talk about the influence of Lemmy, Post Malone’s role in his new record ‘Ordinary Man’ and lots and lots of drugs. (NME) Continue reading →

Green Day have spent three decades not giving a fuck – but what’s the key to their longevity? I join the band in their tiny Oakland rehearsal room to talk inspiring Billie Eilish, blistering new album ‘Father Of All Motherfuckers’ and maybe meeting Donald Trump. (NME) Continue reading →

The Los Angeles Convention Center hosted ‘Let’s Go Crazy: A Grammys Salute to Prince’. (NME) Continue reading →

The pair discuss their intense new film and The Weeknd’s pivotal part. (NME) Continue reading →

Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear reunited for a charity show at the Hollywood Palladium. (NME) Continue reading →

The band played their first show in over seven years at the Shrine Auditorium. (NME) Continue reading →

The ultimate guide to the 100 essential albums of the 2010s, picked, ranked and dissected by NME experts. (NME) Continue reading →

The indie auteur on the genius of David Bowie, the magic of Randy Newman and his new Netflix divorce drama ‘Marriage Story’. (NME) Continue reading →

The British-American duo reveal all about their eponymous debut EP and their plans to introduce a whole new generation to the joys of the motorik beat from their Los Angeles studio. (NME) Continue reading →

Birmingham is crying out for a permanent museum to the birthplace of an entire genre, and there’s a pretty good one in town right now… (NME) Continue reading →

Like many pieces of shit before and since, what Manson really wanted in life was to be a rock ’n’ roll star. (NME) Continue reading →

As his 1991 Jim Morrison biopic ‘The Doors’ is given a new 4K restoration, the Oscar-winning director tells us about star Val Kilmer’s eccentricities, being spoofed in ‘Wayne’s World 2’, and why Madonna should never have played Evita. (NME) Continue reading →