Music

Last month, Cardi B dropped a new single, “Ah Ha.” Produced by DJ SwanQo, it’s a classic Cardi cut: laughing at haters, getting her money, and humiliating more than a few undesirable men. At one point, she actually says “na na na boo boo.” Now the song has a video, where Cardi experiences a very

Cardinals caught up with NME backstage at Reading 2026, where the Cork indie upstarts told us about progress on the “darker” follow-up to their acclaimed album ‘Masquerade‘. Watch our full interview interview or read all about it below. The former NME cover stars and NME 100 alumni made their Reading & Leeds debut at the

Mac DeMarco fans awoke to a surprise on Friday: four new albums from the singer-songwriter. Well, they’re sort of new—some fans have already heard Dog on the Rock, Seven Off the Two, Seaplane Dog, and The View From Tian Tian, after being handed copies of them on CD-Rs during DeMarco’s most recent tour. The releases,

U2 have shared a cover of The Pogues’ ‘Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah’, which they recorded for an upcoming Shane MacGowan tribute album. A tribute album to The Pogues‘ late frontman was announced back in March, and is set for release on November 13. It will feature artists including Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Depp, The Libertines,

“Shane MacGowan was full of contradictions—and that’s where the truth of him lived,” writes the Edge in a statement introducing U2’s new cover of the Pogues’ “Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah.” The track is the latest offering from the upcoming tribute album 20th Century Paddy: The Songs of Shane MacGowan, out November 13 via Rubyworks.

Sub Focus has announced that £1 from every ticket sold to his huge upcoming UK shows will be donated to Save Our Scene and the grassroots levy. The DJ and producer is set to bring his acclaimed immersive live production Circular Sound to the UK again, following on from a sold-out date at London’s Alexandra

David Byrne is once again adding to his decades-long concert-film legacy with the upcoming Who Is the Sky? Helmed by The Brutalist writer-director Brady Corbet, the forthcoming project, a follow-up to 2023’s Spike Lee-shot American Utopia, was filmed over multiple nights in Byrne’s hometown of Baltimore during his most recent tour. Release details will be

Starsailor have announced a 25th anniversary reissue of their debut album ‘Love Is Here’ – see all the details below. Originally recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales with producer Steve Osborne and released in October 2001, ‘Love Is Here’ went on to sell over one million copies worldwide and has now amassed more than 56million streams on Spotify. The

Straight off the release of new album Punching the Clown, Lambchop have shared a deadpan comedy short, Joke Country, depicting a fictional radio interview. Steve Marsh plays the host interviewing Lambchop’s Kurt Wagner, portrayed by Henry Phillips, who led the cast of a 2009 film also called Punching the Clown. The 10-minute short, directed by

Orville Peck has paid tribute to Dolly Parton by putting his own spin on her hit song ‘I Will Always Love You’. Parton passed away on Tuesday (August 25), aged 80, following “a brief battle with cancer”. She had spoken publicly about her health in the run up to her passing, and shared an update

Ravyn Lenae has postponed her upcoming North American tour for undisclosed reasons. The R&B singer was set to hit the road this September and October in support of her latest album, Blue Island. “After talking with my team, I’ve made the difficult decision to postpone touring this fall,” Lenae wrote in an Instagram Story viewed

Royal Blood have been announced for a surprise secret set at this weekend’s Reading Festival. Check out details below along with our exclusive interview with the band. Fresh from announcing their fifth album ‘Dead Company’ with the pummelling comeback single ‘Ten Over Ten‘, the Brighton rock duo have been announced to join Fontaines D.C., Charli

Jack White was among scores of devotees to honor the late Dolly Parton yesterday (August 25), following her death at the age of 80. After a succinct Instagram tribute—“Instant Sainthood”—White saluted the country legend by reviving his cover of “Jolene,” a cornerstone of the White Stripes live repertoire. It was his first performance of the track

Hope Of The States‘ Samuel J Herlihy has dropped a new solo single ‘Insignificance’ via a text-based adventure game – find out more below. The new music comes following the singer announcing last year that he would be embarking on a solo career, and dropping his first single, ‘The Entire Span of Human Existence’. He

Dolly Parton died today at the age of 80. Tributes have already begun to pour in from musicians and celebrities who considered the country legend an idol, a mentor, and, in some cases, a collaborator. “So glad she’s with her Carl Dean,” Kacey Musgraves wrote on X. “No one talk to me today.” Reba McEntire

Fans have been remembering Dolly Parton‘s historic 2014 Glastonbury legends slot following her death aged 80 – watch footage below. The country icon’s death was announced by her family earlier today (August 25), who said in a statement: “A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only

Jeremiah Chiu, the synthesist at the heart of the Los Angeles improv quintet SML, has unveiled his debut solo LP as a composer. Due out via International Anthem, Edge Conditions will be available via physical editions and digital download on October 9, but won’t hit DSPs until October 27. Lead single “Plastic Mind / Elastic

Jamie T has revealed that his upcoming album was written from voice notes recorded throughout his entire career. The indie icon recently announced his new album, ‘Ghosts (100 Days of Morning)’, which is due for release on October 9 via Polydor Records. It will mark the highly anticipated follow-up to Jamie’s fifth album ‘The Theory