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FLO have spoken to NME about the power of R&B – and joked that they hope to see more girl groups emerge so they can have a rivalry. Read the interview below, or check it out in full via the video above.The trio spoke to NME at the 2025 edition of the BRIT Awards this weekend, where they were shortlisted for the award for R&B Act – alongside Cleo Sol, Jorja Smith, Michael Kiwanuka and RAYE.Looking back on the comments they made to NME last summer – when they called for more R&B girl groups hit the mainstream – FLO said that they are still yet to see any new groups who could be competition for them.“Well, it would be nice to see more R&B girl groups because we’re holding it down,” said Jorja Douglas.

due to take place in Newcastle for the first time on Tuesday February 18, held at the city’s Utilita Arena.Jorja Smith, Sampha, Bashy, Ghetts, Cleo Sol, Central Cee and Odeal lead this year’s nominations, having earned three nods apiece. Check out the full list here.Last month, organisers confirmed that Spice, Krept & Konan and Bashy would all be delivering live performances on the night.

BRIT Awards 2025.The winners in five categories will be decided this year for the first time ever by fans in a BRITs WhatsApp chat, at the ceremony which will take place at The O2 in London on Saturday March 1, and broadcast exclusively on ITV1 and ITVX.Beginning today (January 31), fans can start a chat and follow the prompts to cast votes in the categories for Alternative/Rock Act, Dance Act, Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act, Pop Act and R&B Act here. Voting is open until 11:59pm on Friday, February 14 and votes can be cast in each category once per day.A host of artists feature in Alternative/Rock Act including The Cure, who have received their first BRIT nominations in over three decades thanks to the critically-acclaimed album ‘Songs Of A Lost World’.They are up against Sam Fender, Beabadoobee, Ezra Collective and The Last Dinner Party.

Krept & Konan and Bashy are among those set to perform at the 2025 MOBO Awards. Find further information below.The 27th edition of the annual ceremony, which celebrates music of Black origin, is due to take place in Newcastle for the first time.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Sault, the prolific R&B-leaning collective helmed by songwriter-producer-multi-instrumentalist Inflo, never does anything the easy way. Their albums and rare concerts are all elaborate and self-financed; they don’t give interviews or even reveal their identities except in the credits of the albums, although it’s possible that not all of the contributors are credited.

due to take place in Newcastle for the first time. It’ll be held at the city’s Utilita Arena on Tuesday February 18.Leading the way are Jorja Smith, Sampha, Bashy, Ghetts, Cleo Sol, Central Cee and Odeal with three nominations apiece.Elsewhere, RAYE is up for Best Female Act and Video Of The Year (‘Genesis’).

Dua Lipa has announced the release dates for her ‘Live From Royal Albert Hall’ album and television special.The ‘Houdini’ singer performed a special one-off gig at London’s Royal Albert Hall last month which saw a guest appearance from Sir Elton John. Now, it has been revealed that fans will be able to watch Lipa’s primetime concert special An Evening With Dua Lipa, on Sunday (December 8) on ITV.An Evening With Dua Lipa saw the pop singer perform alongside a 43-piece Heritage Orchestra, a 14-strong choir and seven-piece band.The show was filled with special moments, including a surprise appearance from Sir Elton John who joined for ‘Cold Heart’, the live debut of ‘Radical Optimism‘ track ‘End Of An Era’, and a cover of Cleo Sol‘s ‘Sunshine’.

Dua Lipa‘s one-off show at London’s Royal Albert Hall, which saw a guest appearance from Elton John, is set to be televised later this year. Find more details below.Lipa played the special gig on October 17, performing in the centre of the iconic venue alongside the 43-piece Heritage Orchestra, a 14-strong choir and seven-piece band.The show was filled with special moments, including a surprise appearance from Sir Elton John who joined for ‘Cold Heart’, the live debut of ‘Radical Optimism‘ track ‘End Of An Era’, and a cover of Cleo Sol‘s ‘Sunshine’.Now, it has been announced that the performance will be broadcast on ITV.

Dua Lipa performed a special one-off gig at London’s Royal Albert Hall last night (Thursday October 17), where she was joined on stage by Sir Elton John for ‘Cold Heart’.

Rachel Chinouriri covered Fontaines D.C‘s ‘Starburster’ in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge earlier today (October 16). Check it out below.It was the former NME Cover star‘s first time performing at the Live Lounge, and to mark the occasion she delivered a high-octane take on the track from Fontaines D.C’s latest LP ‘Romance‘.The striking rendition included an eerie guitar solo and Chinouriri’s haunting vocals building to a powerful crescendo on the bridge.

Barack Obama has unveiled his annual summer playlist, this time featuring Charli XCX and more – check out the full playlist below.Last night (August 12), Obama took to X (formerly Twitter) to share his summer playlist, which consist of over 40 songs from artists such as Billie Eilish, Shaboozey, Beyoncé, Tyla, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones and much more.Obama wrote: “With summer winding down, I wanted to share some songs that I’ve been listening to lately – and it wouldn’t be my playlist if it didn’t include an eclectic mix. I hope you find something new to listen to!”You can stream the playlist below.This year’s summer playlist comes after the former President confirmed last year that his famous playlists are actually curated by him, refuting claims that the compilations are pieced together by someone else.Speaking to comedian Hasan Minhaj, Obama said when asked if he listens and chooses himself: “I do! Listen.

Dua Lipa has performed a cover of Cleo Sol‘s ‘Sunshine’ for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge – you can watch the video below.The pop star played a five-track set at the legendary Maida Vale Studios in London recently in support of her third album ‘Radical Optimism’, which was released last Friday (May 3).Lipa and her band showcased her singles ‘Training Season’ and ‘Illusion’, and gave the song ‘Happy For You’ its live debut. They also performed a reworked version of ‘Be The One’ from the singer’s 2017 debut record.For her cover, Lipa delivered a powerful rendition of ‘Sunshine’ from Sol’s 2021 album ‘Mother’.

Logic1000 has opened up to NME about how an intensive period of therapy has transformed her ability to tour and perform on stage.The producer and DJ, real name Samantha Poulter, is this week’s star of NME’s The Cover, a renewal of our commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis.In the interview, she explained that a 10-month pause in live performance in 2023 allowed her time to engage in a revelatory spell of professional therapy, which allowed her to re-engage with touring in a healthier and more fulfilling way.“It changed me – it was a total paradigm shift,” Poulter explained. “I look back on the person I was before all of this therapy this year and it’s a very different person to who I am now.

The Cover on NME, Logic1000, has shared a playlist exclusively to accompany the story’s launch – listen to it below.The Australia-born, Berlin-based musician is on this week’s (January 8) edition of The Cover, a renewal of NME’s commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover – you can read Logic1000’s profile here.The producer has compiled ‘Favourite Songs By Mothers’, a playlist that relates to her upcoming debut album ‘Mother’.

SAULT have finally played their first ever live show, and brought out Little Simz and Michael Kiwanuka to celebrate the occasion – watch everything that went down below.The mysterious collective, who are yet to reveal any of their names or faces, have steadily released music since their debut ‘5’ in 2019. SAULT have never officially confirmed their bandmembers; however, producer Inflo is generally regarded as the leader, with Cleo Sol, Kid Sister, Chronixx and more providing uncredited vocals.A few days ago, the collective confirmed a world tour as well the date of their first ever show, which was held at London’s new venue Drumsheds.

Sault have confirmed the date of their debut live show and have also revealed plans for a world tour.In the first of two Instagram posts, the group posted an image that reads: “Acts of Faith. December 14th.

Sault have teased that they will soon be playing a set of new music live for one time only. Last week (November 25), Sault posted a message on their official Instagram account that read: “SAULT LIVE, LONDON, 2023”. They captioned the image with the words, “Sharing our gifts”.

SZA has expressed her love for the music of two of rock’s most polarising bands, Creed and Nickelback in a new interview.The ‘Kill Bill’ singer named Creed and Nickelback while speaking to Variety about her favourite music in commemoration of being named the magazine’s ‘Hitmaker of the Year’.“The other day you know what I pulled up? Creed, Nickelback, Train’s ‘Drops of Jupiter’, just a whole bunch of that,” she said, as the interviewer facepalmed and burst out in laughter. “Wait, you know what’s crazy? Do white people hate Creed and Nickelback? Why? Black people love them! They rock! That shit is bomb!”She proceeded to specifically express her admiration for ‘Higher’, the ninth track off Creed’s 1999 sophomore full-length, ‘Human Clay’.

Sault have teased that they will be playing a live show in London before the end of the year in a post on Instagram.The mysterious British collective have still never made any live appearances since their emergence in 2019, nor have they given any interviews or officially confirmed the identity of their members.But today (November 25), they posted on their official Instagram account an image that reads: “SAULT LIVE, LONDON, 2023”. They captioned the image with the words, ‘Sharing our gifts”.A post shared by SAULT (@saultglobal)In November 2022, the band also took to their Instagram, asking fans, “If we were to do a live show…which songs would you want to hear?”Sault surprise released five new albums last November – ‘Untitled (God)’, ’11’, ‘Aiir’, ‘Earth’ and ‘Today And Tomorrow’ – “as an offering to God”.

Little Simz has brought out Cleo Sol as a special guest at her Ally Pally show – watch the fotoage below.The rapper has just rounded off her ‘NO THANK YOU’ tour performing the album of the same name. In our NME review, we praised the album saying: “The case for Simz to be recognised as a true modern great has only been strengthened with this release.”Finishing her tour at London’s iconic Ally Pally, Simz had a surprise in store for concertgoers.

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 direct, with surprising melodies that demand attention.”RAYE, meanwhile, won Best Contemporary Song for ‘Escapism’, which she also performed on the night, while Styles won the Music Most Performed Work award for ‘As It Was’.72 individual songwriters and composers from Britain and Ireland were nominated for the 2023 Ivors, and songwriting partnerships with Harry Styles and Kid Harpoon, and Cleopatra Nikolic (known artistically as Cleo Sol) and Dean ‘Inflo’ Josiah Cover lead the way, with three nominations each.Best Album nominees included Arctic Monkeys’ latest effort, ‘The Car’, as well as Little Simz’s ‘No Thank You’, Fontaines D.C.’s ‘Skinty Fia’, but the award went to Sault’s ‘11’.Elsewhere, Charli XCX won the Visionary Award and Sting was awarded Academy Fellowship.See the full list of award winners below.Academy FellowshipSting Best Album’11’ Written by Dean “Inflo” Josiah Cover, Jamar McNaughton, Cleopatra Nikolic and Jack Peñate Performed by SAULT Published in the UK by Copyright Control and Sentric Music Best Contemporary Song‘Escapism’ Written by 070 Shake, RAYE and Mike Sabath Performed by RAYE and 070 Shake Published in the UK by Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music Best Original Film ScoreDon’t Worry DarlingComposed by John Powell Published in the UK by Universal Music Publishing Best Original Video Game ScoreMario + Rabbids Sparks of HopeComposed by Gareth Coker, Grant Kirkhope and