Music Interviews

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

Simu Liu: “Opportunities don’t grow on trees for people who look like me”

'Barbie' star Simu Liu talks through his new EP, impostor syndrome and the challenges of writing music

Antony Szmierek: Mancunian’s joyful ‘pop poetry’ cuts through the noise

The part-time teacher reflects on a whirlwind year of musical highs and his journey to becoming an optimistic new voice in UK indie

The Jesus & Mary Chain share single ‘jamcod’ and tell us about new album ‘Glasgow Eyes’

Check out the new single and details of a massive 2024 UK and European tour, as Jim Reid tells NME about new material, their raucous past, and burying the hatchet

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

Mike Shinoda tells us about his love of Sleep Token and supporting emerging talent

As he looks to re-record his new single ‘Already Over’ with emerging talent across the globe, Shinoda talks to NME about new music on the way, the legacy of Linkin Park and taking our recommendations on board

Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Alesha Dixon

Mis-Teeq’s hit ‘Scandalous’ was picked to replace which singer's track in the 2004 movie Catwoman? “No clue! I’ve never heard this story before. Christina...

Lifesize Teddy: the formidable new talent revolutionising the sound of Afrobeats

The poet, rapper and songwriter – who recently signed with Mavin Records – makes music that is hypnotic and complex: she’s a real gamechanger

Danny Brown: “When I was making this album, I didn’t think I’d be alive to see it”

The reformed wild man of rap talks dropping acid in the studio, getting sober in rehab and reckoning with his mortality on momentous album 'Quaranta'

G Flip on their new album ‘Drummer’, their six ARIA nominations and becoming the queer non-binary rolemodel they always wanted

For the latest instalment of NME's In Conversation series, the Australian musician discusses the creation of their second album, being nominated for six music awards and becoming the role model they never had
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