Debby Friday: Last News

The Cover on NME, Debby Friday, has shared a playlist exclusively to accompany the story’s launch – listen to it below.The Toronto-based artist is on this week’s (October 23) 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 Debby Friday’s profile here, featuring photography by Stella Gigliotti.The artist has compiled ‘For The Girls’, a playlist she describes as a “high-energy” and “danceable” collection “for hanging out with your friends and enjoying life and having fun”.

The Great Escape has added over 100 new artists to the 2025 line-up, including Mercury Prize winners English Teacher. Check out the updated bill below.This year’s edition of the festival will take place in Brighton from May 14-17, and has already confirmed details of a spotlight show with Pete Doherty and Warmduscher.

NME has announced details of NME The Cover 2023-2024 – a new premium new coffee-table book that celebrates one year of championing new talent.Coming as a 300-page high-quality hardcover book, the release is a special piece for collectors in the NME community, and presents a collection of the first 50 artists to have featured on The Cover.Having relaunched in May 2023, The Cover is dedicated to championing the most exciting emerging artists globally, and looks to connect them with NME’s audience of millions of music fans through world-class journalism and premium original photography.Across the 50 covers shared over the 12 months from May 2023-May 2024, soon-to-be stars have featured alongside unsigned and DIY heroes making waves in their respective scenes. These have included BandLab break-out d4vd, K-pop megastars ENHYPEN, BRIT Award-winners The Last Dinner Party, Mercury Prize winners English Teacher, Icelandic-Chinese sensation Laufey, and global pop phenomenon Chappell Roan.NME The Cover 2023-2024 captures the definitive story of an incredible year in new music, and copies of the premium coffee-table book are available exclusively online through music retailer Dawsons.Visit here to order NME The Cover 2023-2024 – on sale now with a special 20 per cent launch discount.

Debby Friday officially has Canada’s best album of the year.

Alvvays and Feist among the nominees.The prestigious Canadian music prize, worth $50,000 (£38,000) will be awarded to the winner at a September 19 ceremony at Toronto’s Massey Hall. Previous winners include Kaytranada, Caribou and Fucked Up.Others on the 2023 shortlist include Daniel Caesar, The Sadies, Begonia and Debby Friday.