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Breakthrough rapper Songer on his life-changing year: “I’ve been pretty fearless”

The Berkshire artist’s recent milestones, which include climbing the charts and cultivating a dedicated fanbase, are bold examples of independent success

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Inside the raging debate to watch Eurovision 2024: “This feels bigger than the contest”

Steve Albini, 1962-2024: engineer who shaped rock’s most visceral moments

NME celebrated a year of The Cover with a killer party in Singapore – here’s what went down

‘Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes’ review: more maniacal monkeys in a middling sequel

Borislav Slavov on scoring ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ and what’s next: “We’re just warming up”

TRENDING NEWS

Bambie Thug raises complaint with Eurovision organisers due to Israeli broadcaster’s commentary

AC/DC unveil photo of new band line-up before first tour in eight years

Here’s every city Childish Gambino will perform in for the ‘New World’ tour

Taylor Swift fans hit out after baby brought into pit of Paris show

Upcoming K-pop concerts, tours and music festivals in Asia: aespa, RIIZE, (G)I-DLE and more

Nintendo confirms retro speedrunning game for Switch

ALBUM REVIEWS

Kings Of Leon – ‘Can We Please Have Fun’ review: a return to their rugged roots… sort of

A. G. Cook – ‘Britpop’ review: playful, experimental pop from a scene leader

Dua Lipa – ‘Radical Optimism’ review: summery but slight psych-pop

Rachel Chinouriri – ‘What A Devastating Turn Of Events’ review: pure indie-pop escapism

FEATURES

Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud: the full timeline

Steve Albini’s guide to recording: “Nothing is ever cast in stone”

How Kings of Leon got their swagger back: “We’re not ready to quit”

Justice: “We turned down remixing Tame Impala as the original song was too good”

Taylor Swift: every single album ranked and rated

Pet Shop Boys: “This is our queer album”

GIG REVIEWS

Shabaka live in London: jazz pioneer impresses in a beautiful new chapter

Good Neighbours live in London: TikTok stars spin obvious influences into heartfelt anthems

Doja Cat live at Coachella: an off-the-wall spectacular

The Hives live in London: precision-engineered for a good time

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Yourcodenameis:milo look back on 20 years of Steve Albini-produced cult debut ‘All Roads To Fault’

Alien Ant Farm: “Metallica thought we were ballsy as hell!”

Soundtrack Of My Life: Henry Winkler

Steve Albini’s guide to recording: “Nothing is ever cast in stone”

Dan Whitlam’s debut EP mines spoken word gold from emotional hardship

Malaysia’s Good Vibes Festival announces return post-1975 turmoil: “We’re not going to let this one bad incident ruin everything”

THE COVER

Breakthrough rapper Songer on his life-changing year: “I’ve been pretty fearless”

Wisp: the DIY-minded star who wants to make shoegaze fans proud

J Noa: “Rap is history, and history needs to be told”

MORE NEWS

Finland’s “naked” Eurovision act Windows95Man draws comparison to Bart Simpson

Diddy’s son King Combs drops diss track defending father, 50 Cent reacts

Kep1er tease new album ‘Kep1going On’, likely to be their final release

Jimmy Eat World announce 2024 UK and European tour

Upcoming K-pop concerts, tours and music festivals in Asia: aespa, RIIZE, (G)I-DLE and more

Taylor Swift fans hit out after baby brought into pit of Paris show

fromis_9 are currently “preparing for a comeback”, label says

‘Jaws’ actress Susan Backlinie dies aged 77

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

How a surprise Fred Again.. collab helped I Am Roze find their voice

Big Special – ‘Post Industrial Hometown Blues’ review: a heady dose of heart and reality

Chiedu Oraka: Northern grime trailblazer’s story proves he’s a fighter

Rachel Chinouriri – ‘What A Devastating Turn Of Events’ review: pure indie-pop escapism

FILM & TV NEWS

Jerry Seinfeld university appearance spurs pro-Palestine walkouts

Dr Hibbert recasting has “affected” ‘The Simpsons’, says original voice actor Harry Shearer

‘Jaws’ actress Susan Backlinie dies aged 77

Watch Vampire Weekend perform ‘Gen-X Cops’ and ‘Capricorn’ on ‘SNL’

Here’s when ’28 Years Later’ is coming out

Steve Buscemi attacked by random man in Manhattan

Roger Corman, the ‘king of cult cinema’, dies at 98

How many episodes of ‘Demon Slayer’ season four ‘Hashira Training Arc’ are there?

FILM & TV REVIEWS

‘Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes’ review: more maniacal monkeys in a middling sequel

‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling’s Ken-ergetic ode to stunt workers

‘Bodkin’ review: ‘Father Ted’ meets ‘Twin Peaks’ in Irish true-crime comedy drama

‘The Tattooist Of Auschwitz’ review: moving romance amid the horrors of the Holocaust

GAMING NEWS

Rather than delisting them, Warner Bros. has now returned Adult Swim Games to original developers

EA wants to put adverts into AAA games and rely on AI more

‘Ghost Of Tsushima’ PC port currently unavailable in nearly 200 countries

Square Enix to “aggressively” pivot towards multiplatform releases

Microsoft confirms new ‘Call Of Duty’ is still coming to Game Pass following studio closures

Nintendo confirms retro speedrunning game for Switch

Mark Hamill will return as The Joker in ‘MultiVersus’

Sega confirms new mobile ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ battle royale game

GAME REVIEWS

‘Sand Land’ review: a charming adaptation of Akira Toriyama’s legendary manga

‘Tales Of Kenzera: Zau’ review: a beautiful fusion of tragedy and adventure

‘Life Eater’ review: twisted kidnapping simulator strikes at the heart

‘Children Of The Sun’ review: brain-teasing shooter hits the mark