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Divorce share wistful new single ‘Antarctica’ featuring Marcus Mumford
Divorce have shared a new version of their single ‘Antarctica’ featuring Mumford & Sons‘ Marcus Mumford. Check it out below. READ MORE: The NME Cover: For alt-country stars Divorce, home is where the art is Last month, Mumford told NME that he had discovered Divorce through their NME The Cover interview, saying: “I would like to thank NME for introducing me to the band Divorce. They’ve just become one of my favourite bands in the world. Advertisement “We invited them out on tour with us,” he continued. “I saw them on an NME cover. I’d never heard of them, but now...
Saint Etienne on their farewell album and tour: “It’s a good point to stop let’s not fuck it up it up now”
Saint Etienne have spoken to NME about their last album and plans to “party” on their 2026 farewell tour, while vowing to carry on working together and teasing future projects. The London trio, who formed back in 1990, shocked fans in May when they announced their 13th studio effort, ‘International’, which contains collaborations with Confidence Man’s Janet Planet, The Chemical Brothers‘ Tom Rowlands, Paul Hartnoll of Orbital, and more. Advertisement They later confirmed a UK and Ireland farewell run for next autumn, which will see them give fans “the best of the best” from their 35-year catalogue, as they bow...
Lily Allen announces biggest North American tour of her career for 2026
Lily Allen has announced her biggest North American tour yet for 2026. Find all the details below. READ MORE: Lily Allen – ‘West End Girl’ review: a vicious, vulnerable and victorious comeback The singer-songwriter will head to the US and Canada next spring in support of her acclaimed new album ‘West End Girl’, which was released in October. She’ll perform the record in its entirety, front to back. Advertisement Allen’s nine-date run is set to kick off in Chicago on April 3. Further shows are scheduled in Toronto, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Los Angeles and San Francisco....
Listen to The Struts frontman Luke Spiller’s “stripped-back” and mournful take on Slade’s ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’
The Struts frontman Luke Spiller has shared a cover of Slade’s festive classic ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’ – check it out here. READ MORE: Friends Like These: The Struts’ Luke Spiller x Paris Jackson Spiller’s version is a little different from the original, which became Christmas Number One in 1973 and was certified double platinum in 2021 after repeatedly returning to the charts during the holiday season. Advertisement It’s more stripped-back and mournful, and it’s joined by a video which features Spiller sporting a Santa hat and riding through the concrete channel of the Los Angeles River. “Like so many of us,...
Guns N’ Roses return with two new singles, ‘Nothin’ and ‘Atlas’
Guns N’ Roses have debuted two new singles, ‘Nothin’ and ‘Atlas’. READ MORE: Guns N’ Roses live at Glastonbury: a solid performance… to the wrong crowd The pair of songs is the legendary rockers’ first release in two years, following ‘Perhaps’ and ‘The General’ in 2023. Advertisement Of the pair, ‘Nothin’ is the slower of the pair, taking on the form of a rock power ballad with thick, retro-sounding keyboard chords and a characteristically elaborate burst of soloing from Slash. Meanwhile, ‘Atlas’ is a mid-tempo stadium rock tune. Check out ‘Nothin’ and ‘Atlas’ below: Guns N’...
Rüfüs Du Sol score highest-selling electronic tour of all time
Rüfüs Du Sol have made history with the highest-selling electronic tour of all time. READ MORE: RÜFÜS DU SOL – ‘Surrender’ review: Electronic trio offer atmospheric optimism but nothing new The Australian trio have been out on the road on their ‘Inhale/Exhale’ world tour in support of the album of the same name which came out last year. Advertisement The tour has sold 750,000 headline tickets and reached 1.5million fans worldwide across festivals and headline shows in 2025, according to a press release from Live Nation. Of that number, they shifted 180,000 tickets across Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and...
Spotify Wrapped: Kneecap score more listeners than The Beatles in Ireland, as Irish music continues to thrive
Irish music has had a stellar year on streaming according to Spotify Wrapped 2025, with Kneecap attracting more listeners on the platform than The Beatles and Elton John in their native Ireland – NME can exclusively reveal. Today (Wednesday December 3) saw the launch of Spotify Wrapped 2025 – showing music fans their most listened to songs, artists, albums and more from the last 12 months. While globally, listening habits on the streaming service were dominated by the likes of Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – and with top 10s in the UK...
Hundreds of Radiohead fans gather for replacement karaoke party after Copenhagen gig cancellation
Hundreds of Radiohead fans came together for a karaoke party after the band cancelled a show in Copenhagen – watch footage below. Yesterday (December 1), the group announced that their first two concerts in the Royal Arena in the Danish capital had been postponed after frontman Thom Yorke contracted an “extreme throat infection”. Advertisement Shows on Monday and Tuesday (December 1 and 2) have been delayed to December 15 and 16, with tickets being automatically transferred to the new dates and refunds available from point of purchase. The December 4 and 5 dates are still set to go ahead as planned. Fans...
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea tackles division on solo single ‘A Plea’: “I don’t care about the act of politics”
Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has shared a new solo single that tackles division and political unease. Check out the intense ‘A Plea’ below. The song is the first preview of an upcoming solo record from the generation-defining bassist. More details about the record are set to be shared in early 2026. Advertisement For the project, the musician is going back to his early roots as a trumpet player, and leaning into his longtime love of jazz. In ‘A Plea’, he takes on bass, vocal and trumpet duties, and uses his lyrics to shed light on the political...Recent Posts
Lily Allen announces biggest North American tour of her career for 2026
Listen to The Struts frontman Luke Spiller’s “stripped-back” and mournful take on Slade’s ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’
Guns N’ Roses return with two new singles, ‘Nothin’ and ‘Atlas’
Rüfüs Du Sol score highest-selling electronic tour of all time
Spotify Wrapped: Kneecap score more listeners than The Beatles in Ireland, as Irish music continues to thrive