Music Features

Sofia Isella: “I love talking about fame, and I love talking about women”

The Los Angeles-raised singer talks supporting Taylor Swift at Wembley, her newfound cult following and her recently released debut EP ‘I Can Be Your Mother’

American Football: “We fell into this thing totally backwards 25 years ago”

As the luminaries of Midwest emo kick off a UK tour, frontman Mike Kinsella talks to NME about celebrating 25 years of their influential debut album with covers by Iron & Wine, Ethel Cain and more

How Saffron is making music tech fully inclusive

Founder Laura Lewis-Paul and musician Marla Kether on the non-profit’s Glastonbury-sized achievements

d4vd: “The growth as an artist is what I’m most proud of”

d4vd reflects on a whirlwind three years that have seen him open for SZA on tour, sell out shows across the world and write music for dream TV and gaming projects

“This is not the end, this is not the beginning”: Linkin Park look to the future with new faces

The beloved alt-rockers have returned seven years after the death of Chester Bennington with new music and members, including singer Emily Armstrong. With an album and tour on the horizon, the band are walking into a once-unimaginable future

The 10 best f(x) songs

In celebration of their 15th anniversary, we look back on the eclectic girl group’s best tracks to date

Total Tommy: an indie-grunge soundtrack to self-discovery

The Sydneysider meets NME in London to dissect the winding road from her former pop project to the glorious guitars on debut album ‘Bruises’

“There’s a palpable buzz in the city”: the view from Manchester on the return of Oasis

As fans up and down the UK – and around the world – get excited for the band’s 2025 reunion, NME heads to their hometown, where new street art immortalises the Gallagher brothers and residents are “emotional” about the big comeback

Feel the ‘juice: how Tim Burton’s movies are shaping new music

Five rising artists on why their number one influence is the king of goth Hollywood

A match made in indie heaven: Hyukoh and Sunset Rollercoaster on the warmth and friendship of their collaborative album ‘AAA’

Two of Asia’s leading indie bands – and two groups of “super nerdy music lovers” – team up on a surprise joint album. Frontmen Oh Hyuk and Tseng Kuo-Hung, plus co-producer JNKYRD, talk to NME before they kick off a massive tour
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