Music Interviews

CMAT on the Mercury Prize – and more action being needed after her Latitude Israel boycott

The Irish singer-songwriter spoke to NME to weigh up the competition, tells us about her 'Brat' summer along with progress on new material, and why "there’s a real conversation that needs to be had about the industry’s ambivalence towards what’s going on in Gaza"

Nelly Furtado on her return to music: “Something told me I needed to get back in”

The self-described genre “chameleon” tells NME about her new album, ‘7’, the role her 20-year-old daughter played in its creation and more

Razorlight’s classic line-up announce first new album since 2008 and tell us: “We were ready to ceremonially end the band”

As Razorlight unveil new album ‘Planet Nowhere’ with new single 'Scared Of Nothing', Johnny Borrell and Andy Burrows discuss their emotional reunion, nights out with Quentin Tarantino and Courtney Love – and the meaning behind controversially titled new song ‘Taylor Swift = US Soft Propaganda’

Soft Play tell us about scoring their highest-charting album yet – up against Eminem and Glass Animals

"It's almost like the universe is rewarding us for actually doing something that was challenging," say the band of the success of 'Heavy Jelly' and playing with Robbie Williams after their name change

Sunflower Bean tell us about elemental new EP ‘Shake’: “We wanted to just keep it simple, stupid”

The New York trio took inspiration from their early years as a DIY band and the “rawness of nature” on their first self-produced record

Sean Paul says he won’t retire from music until he’s “dead like a tyre”

The Jamaican icon also spoke about working with Ice Spice, the sampling of dancehall and moving into more producing

Atomic Kitten’s Natasha Hamilton: “Britney Spears wanted to release ‘Whole Again’. We had to say, ‘Back off, bitch!’”

What did it say on the T-shirt you wore to the 2001 NME Awards? “I wore a T-shirt saying: ‘U2: Just Another Irish Boyband’.” CORRECT....

The Bug Club are Wales’ weirdest, most prolific new band

The Sub Pop signees’ label debut ‘On The Intricate Inner Workings Of The System…’ showcases their funny, oddball lyrics and tossed-off brilliancee

Imogen and the Knife: soul-stirring ballads fueled by love and community spirit

The London-via-Newcastle songwriter discusses the revelation that shaped her game-changing new EP ‘Some Kind Of Love’

Meet the C24 artists: Lola Young

The indie pop star talks stripping things back for 'I Don't Mind' and taking influence from her London hometown
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