Listen to J.I.D team up with 21 Savage and Baby Tate on new single ‘Surround Sound’

Lorde has praised Kendrick Lamar‘s new album ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’, particularly noting the record’s emotional maturity and attempt to process difficult subjects through creative expression. “I’m loving Kendrick,” the singer-songwriter said in the latest instalment of her fan newsletter. “I cannot get over...

Kanye West – now legally known as Ye – and XXXTentacion‘s ‘True Love’ collaboration is getting a proper release later this week. Up until now, the lead track from West’s recent ‘Donda 2’ album was only available on the rapper and producer’s Stem Player, which he launched to host his 11th studio album back in February.

Pusha T has revealed the advice that Pharrell gave him while writing his latest album. Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read, Pusha revealed that while working at Pharrell’s compound in Miami, the rapper gave him invaluable advice about getting in character on his songs. “[Pharrell] said...

Brandy has delivered a rapid-fire freestyle over the Fergie-sampling beat for Jack Harlow‘s hit ‘First Class’, a fortnight after joking that she would “murk [Harlow] in rap”. Earlier this month, Harlow appeared on New York radio station Hot 97 and, during an on-air game, wasn’t...

Suede have performed their new single ‘She Still Leads Me On’ live for the first time, as well as sharing insight on their their ninth album ‘Autofiction’. See footage below, along with our interview with frontman Brett Anderson. After announcing their new album and sharing the...

Ryan Reynolds accidentally gave Denzel Washington two black eyes during the filming of "Safe House." He said he was extremely embarrassed.

YouTube guitarist Sophie Lloyd has joined Machine Gun Kelly‘s live band. The London-based guitarist and content creator, who boasts 722,000 YouTube subscribers and 604,000 Instagram followers, has previously been endorsed by Muse‘s Matt Bellamy, who sent her a guitar as a gift in March 2021. In an Instagram...

Angèle is keeping busy. When we speak, the Belgian pop-star is backstage at London’s O2 Arena, gearing up for a second night supporting Dua Lipa on her magnificent ‘Future Nostalgia’ tour. Warming up the crowd with a jubilant set of her thrilling electro-pop, and later joining Dua Lipa on stage for their sultry collaboration ‘Fever’, she’s a welcome addition to tour’s line-up. Despite initial reservations (“I didn’t know how the crowd would react,” she says), the audiences have been charmed.

Kristen Stewart has discussed the audience reaction during the premiere screening of David Cronenberg’s Crimes Of The Future. The body horror film premiered during the Cannes Film Festival on Monday (May 23) and reportedly sparked walkouts within the first five minutes due to a number of gory scenes. Speaking...

Justin Timberlake has sold his song catalogue to Hipgnosis Song Management, in a deal that gives the company all the rights to the artist’s previously released music. Hipgnosis Song Management have bought 100 per cent of Timberlake’s rights, including to tracks like ‘SexyBack’, ‘Rock Your Body’, and ‘Can’t Stop The Feeling’. The deal pertains to Timberlake’s publishing rights but not his recording rights, which means songs that he either wrote or co-wrote.

Kanye West has returned to Instagram to post a redesign that he’s worked on for what appears to be a new collaboration with McDonald’s. The rapper has collaborated with Muji industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa for the redesign of a burger box, seemingly previewing the first of several reimaginings for the global fast food chain. He teased the work via his Instagram Stories hours before the post yesterday (May 23) with the line, “Next week it’s the fries”, beneath a photo of the redesign.

Jensen Ackles, one of the new additions to the cast of The Boys, has revealed that there was one scene in the script that he refused to film. The former Supernatural star has joined the Amazon Prime Video series as Soldier Boy, one of the new season’s primary antagonists.

Middle Kids frontwoman Hannah Joy is set to make her starring debut in an upcoming feature film, entitled Christmess. The film was written and directed by Heath Davis (Book Week, Broke, Locusts) and sees Steve Le Marquand (Last Train to Freo) and Darren Gilshenan (No Activity) star alongside Joy. Per...

Editor’s Note: While this interview was conducted with all six members of LE SSERAFIM, NME has made the editorial decision to exclude Kim Ga-ram’s answers from this interview due to the controversy surrounding the singer, as well as her ongoing hiatus from the group. “I want to become...

Eminem has announced that he’s releasing an expanded edition of his 2002 album ‘The Eminem Show’ this week. The Detroit rapper took to social media today (May 24) to announce that he’ll drop a new updated version of his fourth album on Thursday (May 26), which will mark the album’s 20th anniversary.

Christian Bale and wife Sandra “Sibi”Blažić spent the night out together in Brentwood, California on Sunday evening, grabbing dinner with some friends. In photos you can see here, the 48-year-old Oscar winner and his lady love picked up their car from the valet after the meal.

The Lord Of The Rings‘ cast of young hobbits celebrated a “successful” meal together, two decades on from the release of The Fellowship Of The Ring. Dominic Monaghan, who played Merry in the hugely successful film franchise based on JRR Tolkien’s series of books, shared a photo from a reunion dinner he shared with his former co-stars Elijah Wood (Frodo), Sean Astin (Sam), and Billy Boyd (Pippin) – now aged 45, 41, 51, and 53 respectively.

NME has partnered with American Express to launch American Express Gold Unsigned, a groundbreaking new music initiative for unsigned artists in the UK. The initiative will give new bands, producers, singer/songwriters, rappers and rising pop stars alike a shot at securing their first big break in a burgeoning music career.

The Sims 4 developer Maxis has given the game’s Goth family a visual update, though fans are divided on whether the new look works. Yesterday (May 25), Maxis shared a before-and-after clip to reveal a makeover for The Sims 4‘s Goth family. “Grab the fruitcake & welcome wagon...

David Cronenberg’s new body horror film ‘Crimes Of The Future’ received its Cannes debut yesterday (May 23), during which a number of viewers reportedly walked out – some of them within the first five minutes. The film stars Viggo Mortensen and Léa Seydoux as performance artists...