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Reneé Rapp has opened up about the “incredibly traumatic experience” of being drugged and assaulted in a hotel two years ago. The singer-songwriter and Mean Girls actor spoke about the ordeal during a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter. READ MORE: Reneé Rapp: “My music is about the shitty things that have happened to me” “I

Godspeed You! Black Emperor have debuted three brand new tracks while kicking off their 2024 world tour. READ MORE: Godspeed You! Black Emperor – ‘G_d’s Pee AT STATE’s END’ review: music for tumultuous times The group kicked off their massive 2024 tour on Saturday, February 26 at the Knockdown Center in Queens, New York. While hitting

Charli XCX has teased her forthcoming album, titled ‘Brat’, and has shared details on its release on her social media pages. READ MORE: Charli XCX: “I like playing games with pop music. I enjoy poking fun at it” The singer took to her official Instagram account to share a photo of a lime green title with

The BRIT Awards 2024 has announced Raye as the winner of the Songwriter Of The Year prize. The singer is nominated for a record-breaking seven awards at Saturday night’s ceremony (March 2), including Artist Of The Year, Mastercard Album Of The Year (‘My 21st Century Blues’) and Best New Artist. Raye will also perform live

Green Day‘s Billie Joe Armstrong was joined on stage by Hole icon Courtney Love as his side-project covers band The Coverups performed an intimate show of rock classics in London tonight (Tuesday February 27). READ MORE: Green Day – ‘Saviors’ review: their best work since ‘American Idiot’ Following the announcement of the two surprise gigs in

Acts performing at this year’s London Calling showcase at the International Live Music Conference have spoken to NME about the highs and lows of playing live in the current climate, and shared advice for rising acts about taking to the stage. The event, showcasing unsigned music across the capital, is set to return for its second

Kings Of Leon performed their explosive new single ‘Mustang’ on the latest episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – check it out below. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Kings Of Leon: “We’re happy and we love each other” The band dropped the first single from their forthcoming ninth studio album, ‘Can We Please Have Fun’ (pre-order/pre-save

Drake has publicly called for Tory Lanez‘s freedom after he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in both feet in 2020. Lanez was found guilty in December 2022 of three felonies related to the shooting and began serving his 10-year sentence the following August. However, it was reported that he may be

Charlotte Church has defended her actions after receiving criticism for leading a controversial pro-Palestinian chant at a recent charity live event. On Saturday (February 24), Church played at Bedwas Workmen’s Hall in Caerphilly at a concert to raise money for the Middle East Children’s Alliance, which supports children in Gaza. To end the show, she

NCT’s Taeyong has released his sophomore solo mini-album, ‘Tap’, along with a music video for its title track of the same name. In the whimsical music video for ‘Tap’, Taeyong, dressed in an oversized business suit, wakes up in the closet of an empty ryokan, which kick starts his exploration of Japan, as he searches

Paul McCartney has revealed for the first time the inspiration behind a lyric in one of his most famous songs, The Beatles’ ‘Yesterday’.  The line in question is “I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday” in the song’s bridge, which appears twice in the song.   In his podcast A Life in Lyrics,

Tributes have been paid to former Queens Park Rangers player Stan Bowles, who has died at the age of 75. The news was confirmed by his daughter Tracey yesterday (February 24) on Facebook, who said he “was with all the family and went peacefully”. He had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2015 and had

Kneecap have performed their collaborative song with Fontaines DC’s Grian Chatten, ‘Better Way To Live’, live on Ireland’s Late Late Show yesterday (February 23) – check out the moment below. Speaking about the song upon its release last November, Kneecap explained that the song “is all about finding that little spark of joy in the monotony, in the

The organisers of Scotland’s Connect Festival have said that the event will not be held in 2024 now while they try to build the “next edition” of the festival. The festival first ran between 2007 and 2008 at Inveraray Castle in Argyll before later being re-launched in 2022 at the Royal Highland Centre near Edinburgh.

Olivia Rodrigo played the first date of her 2024 ‘Guts’ world tour in Palm Springs, California last night (February 23) – see footage, images and the full setlist below. The pop star performed in front of a sold-out crowd at the 11,000-capacity Acrisure Arena venue alongside her live band and backing dancers. To open the

Taylor Swift brought out Sabrina Carpenter to perform a mash-up of ‘White Horse’ and ‘Coney Island’ during her show in Sydney last night (February 23) – watch below. The ‘Midnights’ pop star was playing the first of four consecutive dates at the city’s Accor Stadium as part of the Australian leg of her ongoing ‘Eras

Hold onto your hats because evander is back, taking us on a heartfelt journey through the labyrinth of emotions in his latest release, “honest.” It’s not just another catchy tune; it’s a profound exploration of love lost and the bittersweet realization of longing for an old flame. Picture this: soul-stirring lyrics intertwined with beats so

AURORA is set to front the new season of Tearjerker podcast on BBC Sounds about the “healing power of emotional music”. The artist will be hosting the fourth season of the podcast, following in the footsteps of Jorja Smith, Jordan Rakei and Sigrid. Per a press release, AURORA’s music choices range from classical to electronica,

Following anti-Semitic comments he made online, Wiley has been stripped of his MBE for “bringing [the] honours system into disrepute”. The British Grime artist had received the honour back in December 2017 for his services to music. However, according to a list published on the Cabinet Office website, it appears that he has forfeited the

IDLES has opened up about some key life – and coffee – lessons learnt from LCD Soundsystem. In NME‘s most recent In Conversation series, we sat down with frontman Joe Talbot to discuss his experiences touring and working with LCD Soundsystem. James Murphy and Nancy Whang of the band recently teamed up with Talbot to feature

Bleachers have released their new single ‘Me Before You’. The New Jersey band are due to release their upcoming self-titled album, which is scheduled for March 8 via Dirty Hit. So far, they’ve shared the singles ‘Modern Girl‘, ‘Alma Mater‘ and ‘Tiny Moves‘. Now, Bleachers have shared their final teaser in the form of their new

Bat For Lashes has announced her sixth studio album ‘The Dream Of Delphi’ and shared its title track, as well as details of a UK tour – listen and find all the details below. The London singer-songwriter and producer – real name Natasha Khan – is due to release the 10-song record on May 31,

Lionel Messi has curated and shared a special warm-up playlist for Apple Music – stream the playlist below. Messi said via the description of the playlist for Apple Music: “Music has always played a significant role in my life, especially on match days. Music calms my mind, helping me maintain composure and relaxation.” The playlist

Blur have announced an intimate warm-up show ahead of their performance at this year’s edition of Coachella. READ MORE: Blur live in London: stadium-sized eruptions of pure, utter joy The Britpop icons took to their official social media pages to share a flyer of the intimate show, which is set to take place on Wednesday, April

Swim Deep have announced their fourth studio album ‘There’s A Big Star Outside…’ – listen to new single ‘How Many Love Songs Have Died In Vegas?’ below. The Birmingham band are due to release the 10-track record on June 7 via Submarine Cat Records (pre-order/pre-save here). Following on from 2019’s ‘Emerald Classics’, the forthcoming collection

Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding will perform at the BRIT Awards next month, it has been confirmed. The news was announced by the BRIT Awards on social media ahead of the March 2 ceremony at The O2 Arena in London. The show will be broadcast on ITV 1. Harris and Goulding are expected to perform

The Roots have announced the acts for this year’s edition of their annual Roots Picnic festival in Philadelphia. The two-day music festival will return to its usual home of The Mann in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, PA on June 1-2. Lil Wayne with The Roots, Jill Scott and Nas are set to headline the festival

Usher has expressed his regret at having smacked Nicki Minaj on the bum at the 2014 VMAs. The R&B star performed his new song ‘She Came II Give It II You’ featuring Minaj live at the music awards show a decade ago, when he bumped against the rapper’s behind while playing bass guitar before smacking

Swedish House Mafia have announced a huge six-week residency at the famed Ushuaïa venue in Ibiza later this year. The trio of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso took to social media this past weekend to announce the residency, their first in Ibiza in over a decade. Per their post, they will perform for six

Taylor Swift has admitted that writing her forthcoming album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ was “really a lifeline for me”. The singer said during an  ‘Eras’ show in Melbourne that she was reminded during the album’s creation process just how much writing lyrics gets her “through” difficult periods in life. “‘Tortured Poets’ is an album —