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Denzel Curry has revealed that he is a huge fan of Pantera.Speaking in a new interview in this week’s NME Big Read, the rapper admitted that the metal veterans were one of his childhood favourite bands.“I loved Pantera. Pantera was my shit!” he said.

Måneskin have released a brand new video for their latest single, ‘Supermodel’ – you can check it out below.Produced by Max Martin, the Italian band’s first new music of 2022 is loosely based on characters they met during their time in LA.“We wrote ‘Supermodel’ after spending the best few months in LA,” Måneskin said in a statement about their new single. “At times we were surprised yet intrigued to find how people cared so much about the idea of ‘celebrity’ and status, obsessing over their looks and connections.”Elaborating on the song some more during a chat with NME for the latest Big Read, frontman Damiano David said: “We always have this portrait of the US as ‘the coolest place in the world where dreams come true and everyone has opportunities!’ That’s true, but then on the other side there’s a lot of injustice, unfairness, homeless people and racist shit.“At these parties, everyone was a fucking fashion icon.

Pusha T has talked about working with Kanye West and how different they are from one another.In an interview for NME’s most recent Big Read, the Virginia rapper talked about the creative and personal differences between him and Ye. The rapper worked with Ye’s G.O.O.D Music as a signed artist before becoming the label’s President.“Ye and I are very different people,” Pusha told NME. “The only thing we have in common is our love of street rap.

Alice Glass has spoken about her time spent working with late producer SOPHIE, who died almost a year ago to the day during a sudden accident in Athens.Speaking as part of this week’s NME Big Read, the Canadian singer-songwriter (real name Margaret Osborn) explained how the contemporary pop pioneer was occasionally a sounding board for her upcoming debut solo album, ‘PREY//IV’.“SOPHIE was one of those people who was talented at everything,” Glass explained. “I’m pretty sure she could play any instrument; pretty intimidating as an artist, but really inspirational.”Glass, the former frontwoman of electronic duo Crystal Castles, revealed that it was actually SOPHIE who suggested she put out her latest single, ‘Fair Game’.“We’d hang out and I would always get so nervous to play tracks from my record to her, but she told me she wanted to do a remix for ‘Fair Game’ and actually convinced me to put that single out,” she said.

Bad Boy Chiller Crew say that they find it difficult to go anywhere in their hometown because they’re always getting mobbed.The Bradford comedy troupe and band have become so popular that they recently acquired their own series for ITV.Speaking in NME‘s Big Read, band member Gareth Kelly said: “We don’t feel like celebrities, but we can’t go anywhere anymore. It’s a headfuck knowing that we can’t ever go back to normal jobs.“To be honest, there is jealousy from people back home, but we haven’t really had much love from the music industry either.

Pale Waves’ Heather Baron-Gracie has reflected on the tour bus crash that her bandmates were involved in earlier this year, saying that “it’ll be something that will stay for them forever”.Three of the four members of Pale Waves — Ciara Doran (drums), Hugo Silvani (guitar) and Charlie Woods (bass) — were on the bus that suffered a near-fatal accident back in February. Baron-Gracie chose to fly to the band’s next show in Germany instead of travelling on the bus.Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read, Baron-Gracie said that she will never “forget the sound of Ciara’s voice after the crash”.“I’ve known Ciara a very long time and we’ve been through so much together – I’ve never heard their voice like that ever,” she recalled.

Declan McKenna gave a tender rendition of Dua Lipa‘s ‘Hallucinate’ for BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge last night (September 8).Playing an acoustic guitar, McKenna performed the stripped-back take on Lipa’s major disco bop accompanied by piano and electric guitar. His delivery was a combination of tender sentiments and lustful vocal bursts.Watch the performance below:McKenna is NME‘s latest Big Read artist.