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BTS shut down Seoul for historic live return: “BTS 2.0 is just getting started”

The K-pop seven-piece delivered their first group live performance in three and a half years in Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square – one day after the release of new album ‘Arirang’

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Underscores – ‘U’ review: zeitgeisty hyperpop for an overstimulated, isolated generation

Kevin Woo on why Korean culture must “stay true to its roots” after ‘KPop Demon Hunters’

Elsas makes choral, Spanish alt-pop for lover girls: “Getting my heart broken is a great muse”

How ‘Life Is Strange’s main character became its charming indie rock soundtrack

In Naïka’s sensuous ‘world pop’, “people from everywhere find home in each other”

TRENDING NEWS

Dave Grohl “had to turn everything off” after public admission of infidelity: “I’ve been in therapy six days a week for 70 weeks”

Every song on the ‘Project Hail Mary’ soundtrack

Every song on the ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’ soundtrack

Justin Bieber and Usher reportedly clashed at Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Oscars after-party

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ trailer breaks record set by ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’

‘Undertale’ confirms 2026 orchestral world soundtrack tour

ALBUM REVIEWS

Underscores – ‘U’ review: zeitgeisty hyperpop for an overstimulated, isolated generation

Jack Harlow – ‘Monica’ review: pivot into jazzy R&B struggles to leave a lasting impact

Kim Gordon – ‘Play Me’ review: the godmother of alt-rock fearlessly turns to beats

Chalk – ‘Crystalpunk’ review: a knockout collection of arresting dance-punk

FEATURES

Every BTS song ranked in order of greatness

Underscores: “I’m trying to restore my relationship with making music”

Inside the ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’ soundtrack: “All the artists are dirty, gritty and dangerous”

Why ‘The Traitors’ is easier if you play video games

‘THE BRIDE!’ is Maggie Gyllenhaal’s punk rock passion project

The NME 100: essential emerging artists for 2026

GIG REVIEWS

Dijon live in London: celebration and reinvention from one of 2025’s breakout stars

Cameron Winter live in London: Geese star soars with the voice of a future great

Radiohead live in London: a generous and visceral hit parade (of sorts)

Lorde live in London: an intimate, intentional portrait of an artist put back together

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Soundtrack Of My Life: Elijah Wood

Ryan Gosling tells the spooky story of his gothic noughties folk duo Dead Man’s Bones

Elsas makes choral, Spanish alt-pop for lover girls: “Getting my heart broken is a great muse”

Kevin Woo on why Korean culture must “stay true to its roots” after ‘KPop Demon Hunters’

RZA on Wu-Tang Clan’s final tour and staying relevant for 100 years: “A lot of heroes go unsung, I refuse for that to happen”

Underscores: “I’m trying to restore my relationship with making music”

THE COVER

In Naïka’s sensuous ‘world pop’, “people from everywhere find home in each other”

Mandy, Indiana’s speaker-blowing noise-punk is here to galvanise

Chalk’s uncompromising dance-punk is fuelled by personal vulnerability and political questioning

MORE NEWS

Chappell Roan addresses security incident after Jorginho criticism: “You did not deserve that”

Every song on ‘The Madison’ soundtrack

Every song on the ‘Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come’ soundtrack

Rosanna Arquette hits back at claims from Harvey Weinstein’s prison interview: “I have never exaggerated my assault”

Rio mayor bans Chappell Roan from music festival after Jorginho says her security guard left his 11-year-old daughter “in tears”

Singer-songwriter Michael Smith pleads guilty to defrauding music streamers out of millions using AI in first-ever case of its kind

‘Harry Potter’ star Paapa Essiedu says he received death threats after being cast as Snape in HBO series

Barry Keoghan says online “abuse” about his appearance is so bad it makes him “not want to go outside”

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

The Sophs’ impulsive alt-rock is messy by design: “A pretty distinctive theme throughout is lack of identity”

KiiiKiii want you to lock in on being delulu: “It is a really optimistic driving force”

Microtonal pop innovator Maddie Ashman wants to mess with your brain

Ceebo: the Lambeth rapper giving a voice to his generation’s struggles

FILM & TV NEWS

Every song on ‘The Madison’ soundtrack

Every song on the ‘Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come’ soundtrack

Rosanna Arquette hits back at claims from Harvey Weinstein’s prison interview: “I have never exaggerated my assault”

‘Harry Potter’ star Paapa Essiedu says he received death threats after being cast as Snape in HBO series

Barry Keoghan says online “abuse” about his appearance is so bad it makes him “not want to go outside”

Viewers react to debut of ‘SNL UK’: “Brilliant” or “utter slop”?

Sarah Michelle Gellar pays tribute to ‘Buffy’ co-star Nicholas Brendon: “I saw you Nicky”

Netflix bosses deny they’re dumbing down plots so that phone users can follow

FILM & TV REVIEWS

‘Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat’ review: elaborate prank show sequel ups the ante

‘Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come’ review: devilish horror comedy sequel is a rehash of the original

‘Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere’ review: one of the greatest documentaries of his career

‘Vladimir’ review: Rachel Weisz is mad about the boy in this steamy midlife crisis comedy

GAMING NEWS

Minecraft World theme park to open in the UK next year

‘Fortnite’ confirms 15th anniversary ‘Game Of Thrones’ collaboration

‘Crimson Desert’ launches to mixed reviews: “Some of the worst controls in modern gaming”

‘Elden Ring: Nightreign’ soundtrack is coming to vinyl

Kirsten Dunst joins ‘A Minecraft Movie’ sequel after joking about wanting “a pile of cash”

Xbox Game Pass confirms ‘Resident Evil 7’, ‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’ for March 2026

‘Starfield’ is finally coming to PlayStation next month

‘Grand Theft Auto’ boss shuts down Elon Musk’s “laughable” great AI games claim

GAME REVIEWS

‘Resident Evil Requiem’ review: an inventive and unnerving survival horror sequel

‘Reanimal’ review: this horror adventure is scary enough to give you little nightmares

‘I Hate This Place’ review: can you survive this monster-infested cesspool?

‘MIO: Memories In Orbit’ review: ‘Hollow Knight’ meets ‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’