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Chloe Qisha has spoken to NME about new music, lessons she's learned from touring with Coldplay and RAYE, and how “authenticity” is the key to being a great songwriter. The former NME Cover star spoke to us while at the 2026 Ivor Novellos, where she was nominated for the Rising Star Award alongside Kwn, Divorce and BBC Sound of 2026 winner Skye Newman. The award ultimately went to Jacob Alon, who also took home the Best Song Musically and Lyrically trophy for 'Don't Fall Asleep'. Her nod from the Ivors Academy came following the release of her EP 'Modern Romance'…

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Muna is ready to bring the heat on tour — even if pyrotechnics are out of the question. “Our lighting guy is trying to sell us on pyro,” guitarist Naomi McPherson says. “He pulled me aside during rehearsal, so I was like, 'We don't have a fire budget. We can't afford fire.'” Even so, the band is aiming to showcase their new album, Dancing on the Wallwith unforgettable concerts for their upcoming Gets So Hot tour. “The shows in the fall are going to be the best shows you could ever see in your whole damn life,” guitarist Josette Maskin…

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vote7.0 Bands: NARNIA Duration: 00:42:41 Available from: 05/29/2026 Streaming not yet available. Narnia reach the tenth studio album of their career and choose a very simple “X” as the title. The Swedish band maintains its Christian inspiration as always, with lyrics that flaunt more than ever references to the Bible or to the figure of Jesus, while the style tends to seem a little more homogeneous compared to the latest releases, focusing on neoclassical metal with evident traits of Swedish hard rock and even some use, albeit sporadic, of Hammond. We have always referred, in the past, to the skill…

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Gabry Ponte And Psalm Together. Is called TIK TAKis the new single from the most listened to Italian DJ-producer in the world, and arrives on Friday 29 May on all digital platforms. The song also works as a forerunner for the live return of Gabry Ponte at the San Siro Stadium of Milan, where it will be staged on Saturday 27 June 2026 San Siro Dance 2026the second chapter of his stadium event after last year's sold out. Gabry Ponte and Salmo, “TIK TAK”: a dance-rap featuring TIK TAK was born in the studio from the meeting of two worlds…

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The Maccabees’ Orlando Weeks has spoken to NME about taking part in War Child’s Secret 7” record auction, playing Harry Styles’ Meltdown festival, new solo material and this summer’s upcoming Maccabees gigs. This year’s Secret 7” track contributions come from John Lennon, The Last Dinner Party, Gabrielle, Skin, Glass Animals, and Bastille, alongside The Maccabees – with each artist giving one song to be pressed 100 times each on 7-inch vinyl in aid of War Child. A host of artists, designers and creatives from around the world are invited to create their own artwork for the track of their choice,…

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Divorce have spoken to NME about “evolving” and moving forward as a two-piece – revealing that they have been writing new music with plans to release it soon. The Nottingham alt-country band dropped their critically acclaimed debut album 'Drive To Goldenhammer' in March last year, and it went on to be named as one of NME's favorite debut records of 2025. After playing live across the globe throughout the year, the band confirmed earlier this month that drummer Kasper Sandstrom and lead guitarist Adam Peter Smith had made the decision to leave the line-up. In their statement, they confirmed that…

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Beastie Boys’ Mike D has shared the new single ‘What We Got’ and announced that his first UK show will be an intimate gig near Newcastle. The hip-hop veteran surprised fans when he released his debut solo single ‘Switch Up’ earlier this month, the first new music from any Beastie Boys member since their 2011 album ’Hot Sauce Committee Part Two’. Now, he has followed it up with ‘What We Got’, a track built around heavy, clattering percussive beats and distorted guitars, matched by Mike’s distinctive aggressive, clipped vocal delivery. Check it out below. He had already announced his first ever string of UK and European solo shows to take place…

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Strengthened by a sensationally growing international popularity, the ELECTRIC CALLBOY announce today the new dates of their “Tanzneid World Tour”. Among these, a concert is also planned in Italy: the show will be held on 22 February 2027 at the Unipol Forum in Assago (Milan). Other artists will perform at the opening and will be announced soon. The Germans, among the avant-gardes of the electronicore scene and imminent protagonists of the main summer festivals, will therefore return to our country for their first event in a sports hall. The band's new album will be released in August 2026. CALLBOY –…

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After the sold out second New York edition, C2C Festival celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary with an edition that raises the bar even further. The appointment is in Turin from 29 October to 1 November, between OGR, Lingotto and, for the first time after eleven years, the Teatro Carignano, a baroque theater in the heart of the city where in 2010 the world premiere of Kode9 plays Burialone of the performances that made the history of contemporary electronic music. The Smerz will inaugurate the great return of the venue, with a special matinee on Saturday 31 October, dedicated to Big City…

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