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The 10 best debut albums of 2023

These essential artists made themselves known at new music showcases across the world, and set high expectations for the debut albums that followed in 2023

Boygenius on the enduring power of ‘The Record’: “We feel as good as we ever hoped to”

Boygenius’ debut ‘The Record’ has been named NME’s Album Of The Year. The trio reflect on their mega-year and what comes next

10 essential K-pop Christmas songs for your holiday playlist

’Tis the season to be jolly – and these 10 K-pop Christmas songs are the perfect soundtrack for turkey and tinsel time

The best albums of 2023

Here are 50 records from 2023 that encapsulated the full human experience and are worth treasuring and holding tightly.

What’s On Your Headphones? NME on the artists dominating our listening

NME's Will Richards on the music he's playing on his Denon PerL Pro earbuds

The 50 best songs of 2023

As we approach the year's end, here’s a definitive list of the 50 best songs that truly made our 2023 at NME.

The Last Dinner Party: the newly-coronated monarchs of baroque-pop

With their wildly theatrical debut ‘Prelude To Ecstasy’, the five-piece are ready to claim the crown as the UK’s most talked-about new band

Killer Mike: “‘Michael’ was an opportunity for people to know fully who I am”

The rapper talks his “generational” latest album, 10 years of Run the Jewels and why he won’t be quiet about wanting a Grammy

Shane MacGowan, 1957-2023: an uncompromising, chaotic one of a kind

The Pogues frontman has died aged 65. NME remembers an Irish rock great whose love of literature, boozing and songcraft made him an unmissable character

Poppy: “I want to create things that didn’t exist before”

For her new LP 'Zig', the enigmatic artist has teamed with Ali Payami, a producer who's previously worked with Taylor Swift and The Weeknd