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Step right up! Haute & Freddy’s pop circus of wild imagination awaits

Michelle Buzz and Lance Shipp used to be frustrated songwriters for hire. Now they’ve created their own thrilling musical world where crisp ’80s synth-pop meets flamboyant Renaissance fashion

JENNIE and Addison Rae bring an unapologetic pop spectacle to Open’er Festival 2026 day four

Jade and PinkPantheress were also on hand for the high-energy takeover

The Cure and Ethel Cain unleash surprisingly sunny emo rock on Open’er Festival 2026 day three

Sets from Just Mustard and Slowdive prove there’s joy to be found in the darkness

New indie supergroup M.O.T.H.E.R.: “I wanted it to be the guitar version of N.E.R.D.”

The Big Pink's Robbie Furze and The Kills' Jamie Hince from the project – which also currently features Jamie T – tell NME how losing parents and a sense of brotherhood brought them together, and their epic hit list of future collaborators

Soundtrack Of My Life: Ed Gamble

Comedian, podcaster and lifelong nu-metalhead

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds and Calvin Harris deliver joyous hits at Open’er Festival 2026 day two

Performances from Idles, Halsey and a live orchestra playing Chopin – this Polish bash really does have it all

Taylor Momsen talks “tapping into the innermost, darkest corners” of her mind for The Pretty Reckless’ ‘Dear God’

“There's a fire in us that has been relit and is burning with gasoline," the frontwoman tells NME, along with how Chris Cornell’s music touched her soul and plans for their “primal” upcoming tour

Bilbao BBK Live’s best sets from its 20-year history

Two decades’ worth of incredible music on Spain’s north coast

Nia Smith is closing old cycles and setting a new wheel in motion

On her new EP ‘Payback Is A Dog’, the London talent alchemises life’s lessons with confidence and poise

Mick Jagger on The Rolling Stones’ future: “I’m already writing for the next album”

The legendary rock and rollers aren't done yet, says the snake-hipped frontman
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