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Rachel Chinouriri has spoken out about facing racism in music, saying that “simply being black will make it twice as hard to be a indie pop star.” READ MORE:  Rachel Chinouriri has finally come home The musician, who last year released her debut album ‘What A Devastating Turn of Events’, replied to a post on X,

Self Esteem has announced a UK and Ireland headline tour for later this year. Find all the details below. READ MORE: The NME Big Read –  Self Esteem: “I want to use the palatable nature of pop to Trojan horse in my agenda” The singer-songwriter – aka Rebecca Lucy Taylor – will head out on the road

Tool livestreamed their full set at Lollapalooza Argentina last night (March 22). READ MORE: Tool talk touring and the timing of new material: “It definitely comes on our own terms” The band took a rare step of allowing the Buenos Aires concert to be broadcast via Flow, an Argentinian cable television and internet company, despite the band

Ashnikko has returned with the playful, provocative new single ‘Itty Bitty’ – check it out below. The song marks the start of the pop star’s new era and was released onto streaming platforms via Parlophone on Friday (March 21). Written with Skyler Stonestreet and Slinger, who also produced the song, it is a dancefloor-ready club

Marika Hackman has released a new version of her song ‘Skin’ with a guest feature from Laura Marling – check it out below. The special version of the track comes on the 10th anniversary of Hackman’s debut album ‘We Slept At Last’, the record that first introduced the song to the world. Hackman has produced

Evanescence have teased that something new may be coming, with Netflix seemingly involved. Read More: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Evanescence’s Amy Lee Yesterday (March 21), the band shared a brief clip of frontwoman Amy Lee on social media, which sees her count three and two on her fingers before

Damiano David and Sparks are among the new names added to the Bilbao BBK 2025 line-up. Check out all the new additions below. READ MORE: Bilbao BBK Live 2023: Arctic Monkeys and Pavement bring magic to the Basque mountains In December, the Spanish festival announced the first wave of acts, including Pulp, Kylie Minogue and RAYE. The initial announcement

Kneecap have hit out at Israel for breaking the Gaza ceasefire in a “slaughter” against the “most vulnerable people on earth”. READ MORE: Kneecap: giving peace, protest and partying a chance On Tuesday (March 18), a wave of airstrikes by Israel shattered a two-month pause in hostilities, killing an estimated 592 people in the last three

Lizzo has revealed that her new album ‘Love In Real Life’ is “finished” and she is set to perform on Saturday Night Live. It comes after she previously released the LP’s title track as the lead single last month, and has since gone on to drop the unapologetic song ‘Still Bad’. Taking to Instagram she wrote:

Stereophonics have shared an emotional new single called ‘Seems Like You Don’t Know Me’. Check it out below. The new song marks the latest preview of the band’s forthcoming album ‘Make ‘em Laugh, Make ‘em Cry, Make ‘em Wait’. It arrives on the heels of lead single ‘There’s Always Gonna Be Something’, which dropped back in

Ed Sheeran has confirmed that his new album is “done” and teased an upcoming single. READ MORE: Ed Sheeran – ‘Autumn Variations’ review: a pumpkin-spiced snoozer Today (March 19), Sheeran shared a clip of himself in the studio with producer and songwriter Ilya Salmanzadeh (Lisa, Ariana Grande), with the video seeing him enthusiastically dance along to

Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy and friends have announced they’ll be heading on tour in celebration of R.E.M.’s ‘Lifes Rich Pageant’. READ MORE: NME meets R.E.M.: “We needed swagger – to be loud and raw” The tour marks the 40th anniversary of Michael Stipe and co’s 1986 fourth studio album and follows Shannon and Narducy touring the

Wet Leg have shared a 30-second teaser of their first new music in three years – check it out below. The snippet comes a day after the Isle Of Wight band posted on their social media channels on Monday (March 17) to announce, “We’re so back”, along with a photo and a link to their

Mumford & Sons have announced that they will be donating money from ticket sales to help support grassroots music venues across the UK. Find out more below. It comes as the band recently shared news of their upcoming album ‘RUSHMERE’, which is set for release on March 28 via Island/Glassnote (pre-order/pre-save here). To celebrate the

It has been announced that Hans Zimmer‘s ‘A New Dimension’ show will tour across the UK and Europe next year. READ MORE: The greatest Hans Zimmer scores The shows – which are presented and curated by Zimmer himself – will see an orchestra treat attendees to the Grammy and Academy Award-winner’s most famous scores. The

Charli XCX has added a new wave of artists to her day at Lido Festival 2025. Check out the details below. It comes after the ‘Brat’ hitmaker was announced as one of the artists set to headline and curate her own day at the 2025 edition of the London festival at the end of last

Ratbag has returned with the darkly hedonistic new single ‘Juliet & Juliet’ – check out the song and its video below. The Auckland indie musician – real name Sophie Brown – was recently named as one of the NME 100 for 2025, the ultimate guide to the essential emerging artists for the year ahead. Ratbag has

Kanye West is reportedly at “war” with his ex-wife Kim Kardashian after he dropped a song that apparently features Sean “Diddy” Combs and their daughter North. READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return? Kanye West – now legally known as Ye – dropped the new

Malta’s Eurovision entrant has used the voice of a BBC presenter in a new version of her song, ‘Kant’, now titled ‘SERVING’, after she got “complaints” about the track. Miriana Conte, who is representing Malta in the music contest, was due to perform her track ‘Kant’ at this year’s event in Basel, Switzerland. Read More: The 20

Will Smith and Doechii have teamed up to recreate the viral ‘Anxiety’ dance, which features choreography from Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air. READ MORE: Doechii – ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’ review: a candid sonic diary of struggle and resilience Doechii first shared ‘Anxiety’, which is built around a sample of Gotye‘s 2012 hit ‘Somebody That I Used