Music Features

These are the most in-demand gigs of 2026 so far

From a resurgent Britpop icon to Gen Z's new king of indie

Remembering the music legends we lost in 2025

NME remembers the influential and beloved artists who left us this year

These were the most in-demand gigs by female artists in 2025

From stadium-slaying country spectaculars to high-choreo arena pop shows

PinkPantheress on the surprise success of ‘Illegal’: “I didn’t really think it was going to be ‘the one’”

The Grammy nominee, whose viral phenomenon has been named NME’s Song Of The Year, reflects on a momentous 2025

The bittersweet rise of Bassvictim: “Cool is the good, bad and ugly”

NME meets the London duo making raw, riveting electroclash – amid a turbulent friendship

The 25 best K-pop songs of 2025

From a chart-topping Netflix phenomenon to a well-deserved redemption story, 2025 was one for the books

These are the most in-demand UK gigs in December

Unbutton your waistcoat and put on your silly hat – this is one diverse selection of music

The 20 best debut albums of 2025

These artists put out indelible introductory albums this year – don’t sleep on them

The 50 best albums of 2025

It’s time to celebrate your faves – and discover something new to love

Kurayamisaka tell stories with sincere, blown-out bliss from Japan’s spirited underground

Armed with triple-guitar catharsis and cinematic noise pop, the Tokyo quintet’s towers of distortion and devoted indie rock tell poetic tales of past and possible lives – and have ignited fierce genre debates