Cyclone Wehner, Author at NME

Forest Claudette is making layered, celebratory R&B: “It’s hard to articulate happiness in a way that doesn’t feel flippant”

The Australian alt-R&B star explores their evolving Black queer identity, falling in love and joy with the double EP ‘Jupiter & Stone Between’

Ravyn Lenae – ‘Bird’s Eye’ review: a slept-on auteur takes flight

The Chicago singer-songwriter expands her sonic horizons on this gorgeous, ambitious second album

Maina Doe: reinventing the torch singer for a progressive R&B era

Part of an adventurous homegrown R&B movement, the Somali-Indonesian-Australian singer showcases songs of self-discovery on her debut EP ‘ODIWAMS’

‘Kids Are Growing Up: A Story About A Kid Named LAROI’ review: the Australian hip-hop superstar ponders the price of fame

Through an incomplete portrait of LAROI’s career, this Prime Video documentary poignantly explores the intangibility of success

MAY-A returns with boundary-pushing new EP ‘Analysis Paralysis’: “I really wanted to experiment”

After a Hottest 100-winning Flume collab, the Sydney indie wunderkind tells NME about her bold new EP and embracing her identity

Golden Features – ‘Sisyphus’ review: enigmatic producer keeps himself elusive on this techno venture

The gold-masked producer behind the hit 'Touch' relives pre-pandemic days of clubbing in Berlin on his long-gestating second album

Thandi Phoenix: “We can’t understand the highs of life without those severe lows”

The South African Australian talks to NME about turning trials to triumph on new, dancey EP ‘Rebirth’

Authenticity, creativity and the renewed rise of Australian R&B

The recent resurgence of Australian R&B is electrifying and undeniable – but recognition remains uneven across the industry and mainstream. Ahead of a spotlight on the scene at Vivid Sydney, NME talks to performers Becca Hatch, Maina Doe and Ashli

Gold Fang: Sydney’s enigmatic dancehall artist making a bid for crossover stardom

Two years after breaking through with 'Where Yuh From', Gold Fang showcases impressive range with debut mixtape ‘Smoove Killa’. The Trinidadian artist talks to NME about experimentation, loving the classics, and life goals

Lil Jaye – ‘Rare’ review: star of Melbourne’s 66Records proves his crossover potential

Three years after breaking out with ‘Choppa Make Her Dance’ and a Juice WRLD support slot, Lil Jaye delivers bright, bouncy bangers and a positive, ambitious outlook on his debut mixtape