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LABELS & PUBLISHERSWarner Music has partnered with NFT marketplace OpenSea to help the record company’s artists do some of that Web3 stuff. “Fundamental to music’s DNA, is community – it’s artists and fans coming together to celebrate the music that they love”, says WMG’s Chief Digital Officer Oana Ruxandra. “Our collaboration with OpenSea helps to facilitate these communities by unlocking Web3 tools and resources to build opportunities for artists to establish deeper engagement, access, and ownership”.

NME’s latest star of The Cover, Oklou, has compiled an exclusive playlist to accompany the story’s launch – check it out below.The French electronic pop artist is on this week’s (March 10) edition of The Cover, a weekly manifestation 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 the profile of Oklou here, written by Jasmine Kent-Smith and featuring photography by Furmaan Ahmed.To accompany The Cover, Oklou has put together an exclusive playlist for NME, sharing the songs on her pre-show playlist for her ‘Choke Enough’ tour.

Gwenno is set to headline a launch event for Green Man Festival 2025 in London later this month.Green Man is Wales’ largest independent music, science and arts festival and will celebrate its 23rd year in 2025, running at its Glanusk Estate site in the Brecon Beacons from August 14 to 17. Tickets for the festival sold out in 60 minutes in September.

Spotify is filling listeners’ playlists with “ghost artists” to minimise royalty costs.Per Liz Pelly’s findings shared in Harper’s Magazine, popular playlists ranging from jazz and classical to lo-fi hip-hop are being padded out with material by ghost artists, effectively decreasing the amount of royalties Spotify pays genuine musicians while increasing their overall profit margins.Known as “Perfect Fit Content” (PFC), the practice was introduced to Spotify’s editors in 2017 and engineered to maximise profit by partnering with a collection of production companies, largely located outside the US.Pelly’s report noted that when the issue first came into public view earlier this year, a Spotify spokesperson claimed the allegations were “categorically untrue, full stop”, and denied the company was creating its own fake-artist tracks.NME has reached out to Spotify for a comment.“But,” she continued, “while Spotify may not have created them, it stopped short of denying that it had added them to its playlists.”The report also nodded to findings by music writer David Turner, who used analytics to show Spotify’s “Ambient Chill” playlist had been wiped of artists like Brian Eno, Bibio, and Jon Hopkins in favour of tracks from Epidemic Sound, a Swedish company that offers a subscription-based library of production music, including the kind of stock material largely used in the background of adverts and TV programmes.One former employee said of the practice: “Some of us really didn’t feel good about what was happening. We didn’t like that it was these two guys that normally write pop songs replacing swaths of artists across the board.

Arooj Aftab and Gold Panda are among the names to have been announced for a new London festival, Polygon Live LDN 2025.Set to run in Crystal Palace Park from May 2 to May 4, it will be the largest outdoor spatial audio festival ever to be held in the UK, with early bird tickets on sale now – you can get yours here.Pakistani-American singer and composer Aftab – whose fourth solo album ‘Night Reign’ was named as one of the 50 best albums of 2024 by NME – will play at the site, as will London electronic producer Gold Panda, who released his latest album ‘The Work’ in 2022.Also on the bill is the celebrated producer Jon Hopkins, who has collaborated with Charli XCX and Coldplay in recent months as well as releasing his hypnotic new album ‘Ritual’.A post shared by Polygon LIVE | 360° Spatial Sound & Immersive Events Production (@polygon.live)Other names announced so far are Tinariwen, Halina Rice, Nitin Sawhney and Photay.Polygon Live LDN will feature the first ever use of spatial audio company Polygon Live’s dual-dome stage design, with speakers surrounding the audience, as well as over their heads. Each dome will boast almost 100 speakers, which is claimed to be five times the typical number for a festival stage.Polygon Live CEO Nico Elliott has said: “Originally, our deployment of spatial audio emerged from the live sets of electronic music.

Kelly Lee Owens has spoken to NME about her new album ‘Dreamstate’’, being driven by the spirit of collaboration, and releasing it on Dirty Hit’s new spin-off dance label.The Welsh musician and producer’s latest LP will be released later this week (October 18), and is the first record to be released via dh2 (Dirty Hit’s new electronic imprint being spearheaded by The 1975’s George Daniel).“Ultimately it’s arriving at a place in my life where I accept who I am,” Owens told NME, “and the parts of me that had been shamed before: it’s derogatory to be a daydreamer, and actually the happiest parts of myself are when I’m either in those states alone, or those states alone allow me to come together with other people in those states.”She continued: “It’s the thing that I almost enjoy the most about being human, ironically, is finding a dreamstate, and I feel on a bigger collective level, it’s also what’s needed most as a reminder of the importance of taking the time away to dream and to be in that place. Music, for me, has always been a direct door to get to a dreamstate.”Check out our full interview below, where Owens tells NME about the universe of ‘Dreamstate’, exploring lyrics with Charli XCX, her expanded team of collaborators on the album (including Bicep, The Chemical Brothers’ Tom Rowlands and George Daniel) as well as her time touring with Depeche Mode and the musical influence of Madonna’s seminal ‘Ray of Light’ – the latter was something she simply “could not get away from”.NME: Hey Kelly. When did work on ‘Dreamstate’ begin?Owens: “The track ‘Sunshine’ was made in the final sessions for [2020 album] ‘Inner Song’, around the time that I was making ‘Luminous Spaces’, the remix with Jon Hopkins.

Charli XCX has spoken about her friendship with The 1975 frontman Matty Healy and the pair’s new collaboration, while praising the band for “taking risks” with their creative output.Healy is set to appear on the star-studded ‘Brat’ remix album alongside the likes of Ariana Grande, Julian Casablancas, Lorde and Bon Iver. He will feature on a reworking of ‘I Might Say Something Stupid’ with Jon Hopkins.During a new video interview with Apple Music, Charli spoke to Zane Lowe about the huge success of ‘Brat’ and the unstoppable cultural phenomenon that was 2024’s “Brat summer”.She also shared details about ‘Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat’ – which is due for release this Friday (October 11).

Charli XCX has now confirmed all the artists who will feature.Last month, the pop singer announced a reimagined version of the cultural phenomenon of the summer, the ‘Brat’ album. It’s titled ‘Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat’ and can be pre-saved here.The remix record is set for release on October 11, and has so far been previewed with ‘Von Dutch’ featuring Addison Rae, ‘Girl, So Confusing’ with Lorde, ‘360’ with Robyn and Yung Lean, ‘Guess’ with Billie Eilish, and ‘Talk Talk’ with Troye Sivan, plus a spoken contribution from Dua Lipa.Various potential names had been circulating online ahead of XCX’s confirmation of the line-up, with artists including including Madonna, Caroline Polachek, SOPHIE and Grimes rumoured to appear.Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat feat: pic.twitter.com/Bn6HD2LRiE— Charli (@charli_xcx) October 4, 2024Earlier this week, XCX’s team started erecting ‘Brat’ green billboards in the hometown of artists that are now confirmed to feature on the album – including the 1975, Bon Iver and Tinashe.

Kelly Lee Owens has released new track, ‘Love You Got’, ahead of her upcoming album ‘Dreamstate’ being released.The track, which blends ethereal melodies with techno and synth, comes from her fourth studio album, which arrives October 18 on DH2, the new electronic imprint from the Dirty Hit label, which is spearheaded by The 1975’s George Daniel.Owens, alongside Daniel, Oscar Farrell and TimFromTheHouse, will be performing at the label’s launch party tonight (July 11) at the Phonox in Brixton.Touching on the new single, the former NME cover star said: “‘Love You Got’ was born out of the curiosity of discovering my own inner euphoria – balancing the dark & the light within myself to find ultimate bliss in connection with others.”Per a press release, the new record was inspired by her “inner evolution” and collaborative spirit: “It’s the sound of a person letting loose and letting go while encouraging everyone else to do the same.”‘Dreamstate’ also features producer-writer credits from the likes of Bicep, The Chemical Brothers’ Tom Rowlands, and The 1975‘s Daniel. Owens’ has previously teamed up with Jon Hopkins, St.

Glastonbury 2024, promising a place for festival-goers to “find themselves” at the Woodsies area. Watch our video on The Tree Stage above.The Tree Stage is Glasto’s new outdoor area, set beneath an oak tree décor canopy with LED screens and state of the art soundsystem – designed to “zero into the immersive, ambient and experimental”.The area is described as a “playground for sound” for artists to indulge in an “audio-visual spectacle”, and is set to see figures from the worlds of the arts, folk, science and music with work and events by Jon Hopkins, Merlin Sheldrake, Ana Roxanne and more“It’s bringing something really new and refreshing to the area,” area organiser Lilith Piper told NME. “It’s very much trying to integrate this whole space into being a new listening experience, quite literally in the trees.

Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed to NME what he has been listening to on Spotify recently, including an eclectic range of new and old music.The BAFTA-winning star of Doctor Strange and Sherlock is also known as a music lover, and in a new interview with NME’s Alex Flood, he has shared his most recently played tracks.Cumberbatch named Elbow’s new album ‘Audio Vertigo’ as a current favourite. “Guy is a friend and I love him to bits,” he said.

Jon Hopkins has announced his new album ‘RITUAL’ and has shared the LP’s hypnotic title track.‘RITUAL’ serves as a follow-up to Hopkins’ 2021 album ‘Music For Psychedelic Therapy‘. The LP is set for release on August 30 via Domino and can be pre-ordered / pre-saved here. According to a press release, ‘RITUAL (evocation)’ is “defined by deep, hypnotic drums and a long build to epiphanic light.” The hypnotic title track comes with a video directed by Dave Bullivant and sees aerial rope performer Bryony Louise Fowler dance to the rhythmic and intense beats.Speaking about the creation of ‘RITUAL’ in a press release, Hopkins said: “I have no idea what I’m doing when I’m composing.

Big Thief, Sampha, Sleaford Mods and Jon Hopkins have been announced as headliners for this year’s edition of Green Man festival.The Brecon Beacons festival will return for its 22nd edition on August 15-18. Also on the bill are Ezra Collective, Arlo Parks, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Black Country, New Road, Moonchild Sanelly, SHERELLE, Sofia Kourtesis, Loraine James, Model/Actriz, Bar Italia, Blondshell, Lambrini Girls and more.Tickets for Green Man Festival 2024 have already sold out, but you can find out more information about this year’s event by heading here and see the full line-up so far below.Last year’s edition of the fest saw the likes of First Aid Kit, Devo and Spiritualized headline.

Idles frontman Joe Talbot has shared the three tracks he recommends to help get kids to sleep at bedtime.READ MORE: Idles’ Joe Talbot: “I find love fascinating and empowering”The recommendation came as the singer-songwriter appeared on CBeebies’ Bedtime Stories as the latest musician to take part in the children’s series.For the episode, which aired last week (February 20), the Idles frontman read the rhyming picture book Under The Love Umbrella, which was written by Davina Bell and illustrated by Alison Colpoys.Elsewhere in the episode, he also shared the three tracks he personally recommends to help kids – and their parents – drift off.“Hello. I’m Joe from Idles, and these are my song choices to soothe your little ones,” he said to introduce the segment.For his first choice, Talbot recommended the 1998 song ‘Tezeta’ by Mulatu Astatke.

here.Kiasmos return to the live stage for the first time in over five years. Headline performances announced for London and Berlin on May 29/31, and a headline slot at OPIA Festival in Utrecht on June 2, 2024.

To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of his fourth studio album Immunity, Jon Hopkins has shared a remastered digital version. The physical release will be available on October 6.

Bicep and Moderat.The two acts will play at Repercussion on Saturday September 16, where Bicep will present their audiovisual DJ set ‘Chroma’. They and Moderat will be joined on that bill by an additional 44 acts including Jon Hopkins, Kerri Chandler, TSHA, Joy Orbison and Eliza Rose.Meanwhile, Hybrid Minds and Wilkinson will co-headline a collaborative event put on by Metropolis and Worried About Henry.

The Warehouse Project will be back in September, with the likes of Bicep, Honey Dijon, The Blessed Madonna and Jamie Jones on the bill for its 2023 season. It’s also revealed that it will be opening up two new areas of its Depot Mayfield home, including the roof.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Munich-based sales agency Global Screen has acquired romantic drama “Falling Into Place” for worldwide theatrical distribution. The English-language film is written and directed by Aylin Tezel, one of Germany’s leading young actors, and stars Tezel (“7500”) and Chris Fulton (“Bridgerton”). The directorial debut is set in Scotland on the Isle of Skye and in London. It is an honest and poetic portrait of today’s 30-somethings caught between the fear of commitment and the desire for self-improvement. Like all great love stories, it is not just about the love between two individuals, but also about the dreams and anxieties of a whole generation.

Dermot Kennedy has been announced as the final headliner at this year’s All Points East festival in London.The Irish singer will close out out the bash at Victoria Park on Sunday, August 27 alongside SG Lewis, Olivia Dean, James Vincent McMorrow, Nick Mulvey, Novo Amor, Moncrieff, Rachel Chinouriri and Áine Deane.Tickets go on general sale at 10am GMT this Thursday (April 6) – you’ll be able to purchase yours here. A pre-sale is also due to go live at 9am today – sign up here.All Points East 2023 is also due to host performances from The Strokes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs (August 25), Jungle (26) and Haim (28).Additionally, APE will stage this year’s Field Day in Victoria Park on August 19.

Singer Q Lazzarus has died at the age of 61.The artist was best known for her song Goodbye Horses, which was featured in the 1991 movie The Silence of the Lambs in the scene where serial killer Buffalo Bill danced and posed.Q Lazzarus, who was born Diane Luckey, had met the film's director, the late Jonathan Demme, while driving a cab in New York during the 1980s. She played her demo tape for the filmmaker, and he used her material in multiple films he made in subsequent years.