Sarah Kinsley made her first big mark in 2021 with EP ‘The King’, a collection of effervescent songs bursting with joy and promise. Then a college student, Kinsley wrote music inspired by love , emotion, New York City and young adulthood. “Prophecy might be following me”, she mused with hope on ‘Cypress’. “You’re still young…
Jared Leto finally took to the stage at Radio 1’s Big Weekend! (Picture: WireImage) Thirty Seconds To Mars finally made it to the stage to perform at Radio 1’s Big Weekend! Fans of Jared Leto’s group were raging yesterday when they pulled out of the Dundee festival last minute due to technical issues. They were…
Harry Styles, Wet Leg, RAYE and more all won at this week’s Ivor Novello Awards – see the full list of winners below. At Thursday’s (May 18) ceremony in London, Wet Leg’s Hester Chambers and Rhian Teasdale were honoured as Songwriters Of The Year, with the judging panel describing their style as “fresh, unapologetic and…
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Foo Fighters have confirmed that there are UK live dates that are “soon to be announced” ahead of their North American tour. Spotted by the Foo Fighters UK fan group on Twitter, the rock icons have taken to their official website and shared that there are “forthcoming and soon-to-be-announced” UK live dates. Early ticket access…
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Last month, Jessie Ware released her euphoric fifth album ‘That! Feels Good!’, which sees her take the disco-fuelled sound of its predecessor ‘What’s Your Pleasure’ and kick it up a notch. Filled with funky basslines, flirtatious lyrics and massive, sing-a-long choruses, it’s a triumph from – as we put it in the NME review – “a true, forward-facing…
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Foo Fighters have announced a live show in Brazil with Wet Leg and Garbage – find all the details below. The Dave Grohl-led band are due to perform at the Estádio Couto Pereira stadium in Curitiba, Paraná on September 7, two days before their previously confirmed gig in São Paulo (September 9). Both Wet Leg…
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Foals have announced that former bassist Walter Gervers has re-joined the band. The band, who are currently gearing up for a run of intimate UK out-store shows before hitting the road to support Paramore in South America and then later return to headline Reading & Leeds, had previously teased to NME that they’d have a…
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Reading & Leeds have added over 20 new names to this year’s festival, including Mae Stephens, Cordae and Venbee. The acts who have joined the line-up include Foushee, Ken Carson, skaiwater, Artan, Jordy, Dreya Mac, Highlyy, Mnelia, Lost Girl and Tibasko. Upsahl will also be performing at Reading only. Also set to play Reading &…
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The Last Dinner Party have responded to claims that they are an ‘industry plant’ band. The much-hyped London group and NME 100 alumni – who are signed to Island Records – released their debut single ‘Nothing Matters’ last week to widespread acclaim. On Tuesday (April 25), the five-piece played a sold-out headline show at Camden…
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Diplo has admitted that he was underwhelmed by this year’s Coachella lineup — and thinks the festival must be “having a hard time” booking headline acts. The solo artist, DJ and songwriter — who has written and produced hits for stars including Beyoncé, Madonna, Britney Spears and Justin Bieber @justinbieber #JustinBieber — shared his opinion…
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