Rock

Lil Nas X has shared a reflective new track titled ‘Where Do We Go Now?’. Check it out below. The new track was written by the rapper and singer as part of his upcoming HBO documentary, Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero. Written in collaboration with Omer Fedi and Blake Slatkin, the new song sees

The Smile have released their Paul Thomas Anderson-directed music video for ‘Friend Of A Friend’ – watch it below. The Smile have dropped their second album ‘Wall Of Eyes‘ today, and to celebrate, they’ve released a video of the trio performing to their toughest crowd yet: a room full of kids. With the lyrics based on

Becky Hill and Snow Patrol are set to headline Big Feastival, a music and food festival hosted by Blur’s Alex James on his Cotswolds farm. The festival will take place on August 23-25 and features a combination of live music, acclaimed chefs, award-winning food and a programme of family entertainment. Weekend and camping tickets are on sale now

Billy Joel has announced that he will be performing at the Grammy Awards, marking his first time playing the ceremony in 22 years. The ‘Piano Man’ singer will be joining the likes of Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, Travis Scott, Burna Boy, and Luke Combs as 2024 Grammy performers. This year’s ceremony is due

Pet Shop Boys have shared an exclusive clip of them performing ‘It’s A Sin’ for their new ‘Dreamworld’ Copenhagen live movie – watch it exclusively on NME above. READ MORE: Pet Shop Boys live in Hull: four decades of holding pop to a higher standard The band’s new live film – recorded during their 2023 ‘Dreamworld:

Kendal Calling has announced the line-up for its 2024 festival – you can check it out below. The event is due to take place at Lowther Deer Park in the Lake District between August 1-4. Tickets are on sale now – buy yours here. Today (January 25), organisers have revealed that this year’s Kendal Calling

Ghost have released the final batch of their viral dildo and butt-plug box sets. The band first released the Phallos Mortuus box set, a bible-bound package containing a sizeable Papa Emeritus dildo and a bronze butt plug to coincide with the release of their 2013 LP ‘Infestissumam’. Upon its release, the adult toys went viral

Jack Antonoff has revealed the star-studded soundtrack of the forthcoming TV show ‘The New Look’. The Bleachers frontman has announced he is the producer behind Apple TV’s upcoming series, which will span 10 episodes. The soundtrack will be the first release from Antonoff’s new label Shadow of the City, which is an imprint of Dirty

The Last Dinner Party have revealed that Courtney Love helped advise them on how to censor their ‘Nothing Matters’ lyrics for radio. The original version of the quintet’s debut single has a chorus where vocalist Abigail Morris sings: “and I will fuck you, like nothing matters.” On the radio and during recent TV performances on

André 3000 has announced a first series of tour dates behind his recent experimental flute album ‘New Blue Sun’. Last year, the Outkast rapper returned with a surprise new 87-minute long project which saw him collaborate with stars of the jazz scene and make a serene, experimental opus. Beginning next week, he will head out

Snoop Dogg‘s Super Bowl performance has been used as key evidence in Young Thug‘s RICO trial. Young Thug is currently on trial for allegedly conspiring to violate Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations (RICO) Act, along with seven further drug- and gang- related felonies. His case has been significantly notable for the use of his

Black metal band Martyrdom has shared an apology after a pig’s head was thrown around at one of their recent gigs. Video footage of their show on Friday (January 19) at The White Swan in Houston, Texas,  made its rounds on social media and showed the severed head of a pig being flung towards the

Depeche Mode kicked off the 2024 leg of their ‘Memento Mori’ tour at The O2 in London last night (Monday January 22). Check out photos, footage and the setlist below. Last night marked the first gig of the band’s lengthy run of arena shows in the UK, Ireland and Europe, touring in support of their

Megan Thee Stallion has announced a new single called ‘Hiss’ – check out the posts below. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Megan Thee Stallion: “I’m really working on my dynasty right now” The Houston rapper is due to share the song this Friday (January 26), and it is available to pre-save/pre-add here. Megan posted

Skillet frontman John Cooper has hit out at Demi Lovato’s pro-choice song ‘Swine’ saying it “encapsulates so much evil” in a controversial new interview. Speaking to PluggedIn, Cooper spoke out about abortion before bringing up Lovato’s song. He said: “Guess who else cheers on baby murder — Americans…Eight hundred thousand babies are aborted a year. I

Truck Festival has today (January 22) unveiled details of its 2024 line-up – check out the full details below. READ MORE: Truck Festival 2022 review: a resplendent indie nirvana – and Barry from ‘Eastenders’ The festival will be headlined by Jamie T, Wet Leg The Streets and Idles. It will also be Wet Leg’s first

The organiser behind Reading & Leeds has submitted plans for new three-day festival in Luton this May. READ MORE: Reading & Leeds boss teases headliner and “stage changes” for 2024 Festival Republic manager director Melvin Benn is applying for to stage a new event in Stockwood Park, according to Luton Today. The festival promoter, whose

Billy Joel has begun teasing new music, which would be his first new material in 17 years. Last month, the singer launched an official TikTok account to share footage of him talking about new music on stage, and has now shared another teaser hinting that this material could arrive soon. In the TikTok, he said:

Renée Rap and Megan Thee Stallion performed their collaborative song from the new Mean Girls reboot live on Saturday Night Live this weekend (January 20) – check out the moment below. Rap reprised her Broadway role as Regina George in the new Mean Girls reboot-musical and last night appeared on the long-running comedy show to perform the song with Stallion