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Charli XCX has said she was “honoured” when Caroline Polachek asked her to remix her recent single ‘Welcome To My Island’. Watch our video interview with her above.Speaking to NME at on The BRIT Awards 2023 red carpet, XCX discussed working on her and The 1975‘s George Daniel’s version of ‘Welcome To My Island’ – which dropped last month ahead of the release of Polachek’s new album ‘Desire, I Want To Turn Into You’ this week (February 14).“It was so fun,” XCX said of the remix. “I made it with my boyfriend [George Daniel], and we love Caroline.

NME caught up with Fontaines D.C.‘s Carlos O’Connell on the red carpet of the BRITs 2023, where he discussed the band’s upcoming tour with Arctic Monkeys, new music, and how much he’s been missing his bandmates while they’ve been on tour. Watch our video interview with him above.The rest of Fontaines D.C. are currently on a tour of Australia, New Zealand and Japan which began last month; but O’Connell is missing the shows as he awaits the birth of his first child – with Cathal MacGabhann from fellow Irish band The Altered Hours replacing him on guitar for the shows.“It definitely feels weird,” he told NME on the BRIT Awards 2023 red carpet of not being with his bandmates.

DMA’S have announced their fourth album ‘How Many Dreams?’ and shared new single ‘Everybody’s Saying Thursday’s The Weekend’. Check out all the details below alongside a chat with the band and exclusive photos from the album’s studio sessions.Out March 31, 2023 and now available for pre-order here, ‘How Many Dreams?’ will see DMA’S continue to branch out from the guitar-driven Britpop anthems of their first two records. “We were finding our feet with a more modern sound on [2019’s] ‘The Glow’,” Johnny Took told NME at Reading & Leeds, where they absolutely owned their main stage slot ahead of performances from Bastille and Halsey.“With ‘How Many Dreams’, we really nailed that down and experiments with a lot of different sounds and different genres.

Role Model spoke to NME about new single ‘Cross Your Mind’ backstage at Reading 2022, explaining the track has a “London vibe” to it. Watch our full video interview above.Released last week (August 26) ahead of Role Model’s (real name Tucker Pillsbury) stint headlining the Festival Republic Stage at the twin festivals, he told NME that the song was written to fill a gap in his setlist.“We needed something with that type of energy, just like sloppy rock and roll shit, that I feel like we were lacking in our set this whole tour,” he said.

Remi Wolf spoke to NME on the red carpet of this year’s MTV VMAs, and discussed her upcoming North American tour, hanging out with “beautiful boy” Omar Apollo, and working on new music. Watch our interview with the Los Angeles pop star above.The singer, who was nominated in this year’s Push Performance category for her track ‘Sexy Villian’ told us she couldn’t pick a favourite past VMA moment, but did know which artist stood out in her memory.“I feel like I remember Britney Spears in some sort of capacity,” she said before joking that the 2022 VMAs would be worth remembering.

J-hope spoke to NME backstage at Lollapalooza 2022 and told us how it feels to be the first South Korean artist to headline a major US festival, what it’s like to have fans supporting his first solo album, and what’s next for BTS. Watch our interview with J-hope below.A day before his historical headline set, the BTS rapper told us playing the festival was a “super super meaning moment” but that he also thought doing it as a solo artist was special.“Me being the first South Korean headliner of a major US festival, but also J-hope’s musical journey,” he told NME.

Gracie Abrams spoke to NME backstage at Lollapalooza 2022 and told us her songwriting process, what it’s like to work with The National‘s Aaron Dessner, and the potential name of an unreleased track she just performed live. Watch our interview above.Hours before taking on the festival’s Discord stage Saturday (July 30), one of her first performances since going on tour with Olivia Rodrigo, Abrams told us Chicago was one of her “favourite cities to play in.”“Having been here a couple of times on tour, they’re just the greatest people,” Abrams said.

PIXEY has shared what people expect from her debut mini-album ‘Dreams, Pains & Paper Planes’. Watch our video interview with PIXEY above.Speaking to NME at Truck Festival in Oxfordshire this weekend (July 24), the Liverpool singer said the album will be a “big, broad overview” of her as an artist.“It’s like me putting out what I think I can give in terms of writing and production,” she said.

Crawlers have spoken about the “monumental” experience of supporting My Chemical Romance. Watch our video interview with singer Holly Minto and guitarist Amy Woodall above.Speaking to NME at Truck Festival in Oxfordshire this weekend (July 24), the Liverpool band reflected on opening for the emo legends in Woodall’s hometown of Warrington in May, where they were one of three acts supporting along with Frank Turner and Starcrawler.“We just had the best night, the show was great, the fans were loving it,” she said.Minto added: “I think supporting the band that got you through year 10 of high school is unheard of.

Sam Ryder has shared that he is in the final stages of finishing his debut album, ‘There’s Nothing But Space, Man’. Watch our video interview with Ryder above.Speaking to NME at Truck Festival in Oxfordshire this weekend (July 24), the Eurovision singer said it was looking like the record would be finished this month, adding that it’s been an “amazing” experience.Asked what the record might sound like, he replied: “I’ll tell you next week when I finish it.

NMEJade Bird has revealed she is about halfway through her “vulnerable” new album. Watch our video interview with Bird above.Speaking to NME at Truck Festival in Oxfordshire this weekend (July 24), the Northumberland-born, US-based singer-songwriter told us about new song ‘Save Your Tears’ – which she performed in her set – as well as what fans can expect from her third studio record.“[It’s] probably 50/50 on the new album,” she said of the new song.

Flume has told NME that he’s created a “full album’s worth” of house music. Watch our video interview with the article above.Speaking to NME backstage at Mad Cool Festival 2022, the Australian producer – real name Harley Streten – discussed various projects that he’s been working on. His third album ‘Palaces’, released back in May, played host to a range of ideas which he hoped to later return to.“I mean I’ve got a full album’s worth of house music that’s just sitting there that I just need to finish off,” said Streten.

Zara Larsson has given an update on her third international album, telling NME that it’s “pretty much done”.Speaking backstage at Mad Cool Festival 2022, the Swedish artist explained that she only had “some production stuff left” to take care of on the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Poster Girl’. “I shouldn’t say that [it’s almost done] because now people will expect [new music]; but it is,” she said.

Haim are basically Glasto locals. First performing here almost a decade ago, their prime-time Saturday afternoon slot at Glastonbury 2022 was their fifth trip to Worthy Farm.

Inhaler have discussed their forthcoming tour with Arctic Monkeys, on the first main day of music at Glastonbury 2022 – their first time playing the festival.The Dublin-based band told NME about their support slot this summer with the Alex Turner-fronted act, take a look at the video above to watch.Recalling the moment they were told about supporting Arctic Monkeys, bassist Robert Keating called the news “surreal”.“We found out about that in November [2021] when we were in America, one of our managers was just like, ‘You’re going to support Arctic Monkeys in August’, and we were just like, ‘Yeah but we’re not, are we?'” Keating said.“We just didn’t really believe it because we grew up listening to them and loving their music and the fact we actually get to tick that off the bucket list is still kind of surreal. We’re not really believing that it’s actually going to happen.”Frontman Elijah Hewson added: “I don’t think we’ll know it happened until it’s over.”Inhaler also discussed their anticipation to play their biggest ever show as they return home to Dublin tomorrow (June 25) for a set at Fairview Park.“It’s like a Glastonbury in itself for us.

Griff has discussed supporting Dua Lipa on her ‘Future Nostalgia’ tour, telling NME it was a “very surreal experience”.Catching up with NME at Glastonbury Festival 2022, she added: “It was amazing. It was the longest I’ve ever been out on tour: it was two or three months on a tour bus around Europe watching Dua every night, which was incredible.”Later in the year Griff also has dates with Coldplay, Ed Sheeran and Florence + the Machine.“I’ve been really, really blessed this year,” she told NME.

Sebastián Yatra has started his take over of US late-night television. The multi-platinum artist kicked off the holiday weekend big stopping by Jimmy Kimmel Live! Thursday, where he sang the Spanglish edition of his powerhouse single, “Tacones Rojos.” It was the singer’s second time on the show this year, and his performance was fun and sounded great with a live band.It’s been an incredible year for the singer, songwriter, and genre-bending music maker.

 will be held on August 23.In the video, Stargel primarily cites her mother’s support of anti-choice and anti-LGBTQ legislation as the chief reason to vote against her. Stargel also claimed that she felt “neglected” by her parents when they prioritized their political careers.

NME partner with Papa John’s to present the House of Papa, an intimate gig held at an exclusive music venue in London.Over 100 fans, including ByteSquad members Shauni, Jake, Em and Loz, were invited down to watch a series of killer sets from recent NME Radar stars, all while enjoying Papa John’s new Fresh Soul range – pizzas so big on feel-good flavours that they make your soul sing.Missed a slice of the action last week? We’ve got you! Relive the best bits from House of Papa now by tuning into the highlights above.The evening saw some very special, stripped back performances from rising talent like DIY rapper, singer and guitarist Finn Askew, lo-fi pop prospect Cathy Jain, singer/songwriter Brooke Combe & North London neo-soul singer and

 Anitta  isn’t afraid of colder temperatures, and she proved it while skiing in a bikini for her newly released “Loco” music video. The Brazilian singer sloped through the Aspen, Colorado mountains wearing several improvised looks that include the two pieces and gorgeous faux fur coats and puffer jackets.

 Salma Hayek  ushered in 2021 with the perfect song. The 54-year-old A-lister celebrated the start of January on the beach with live music.