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Michael Kiwanuka Fudge Review

Album Reviews

Michael Kiwanuka – ‘Fudge’ review: a powerful portrait of a man on the precipice of tragedy

Still in recovery from a life-shattering stroke, the Mercury Prize winner offers a deeply poignant, lyrically brilliant glimpse into his state pre-illness

Fred Garratt-Stanley
Twenty One Children

From Bathing Suits to Martial Arts, these were NME’s top shows from Sŵn Festival 2026

Marvel's Wolverine soundtrack

Whiskey, ‘Widow’s Bay’ and Johnny Cash: how the “dark folk” soundtrack of ‘Marvel’s Wolverine’ came together

Linda Cardellini

Linda Cardellini on musical ‘Crystal Lake’ murderer Pamela Voorhees and her favourite Prince and Madonna albums

Radio Free Alice (2026), photo by Tom Oxley

Radio Free Alice are ready to take on the world

Lara Ricote Break Clause interview

Lara Ricote always knew ‘Break Clause’ would be a hit

Trending News

Raye wins the 2026 Mercury Music prize at Utilita Arena in Newcastle on October 22 (Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage)

Raye on the “best birthday present” of her Mercury Prize win: “I just feel seriously seen”

Isle Of Wight Festival, photo by Dylan Roberts

Isle Of Wight Festival 2027 headliners and first wave of line-up announced

Kraftwerk perform live in 2025

Kraftwerk announce two huge UK gigs in run-up to Glastonbury 2027

Fontaines D.C. live at Reading 2026. Credit: Andy Ford for NME

Grian Chatten says Fontaines D.C. had no idea AI was used in ‘Marianne’ video: “I don’t condone it”

New James Bond actor

James Bond casting down to three actors, insider claims

Daft Punk GTA 6

Daft Punk reportedly turned down ‘GTA 6’ soundtrack offer before Justice said yes

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Album Reviews

Young Eman BINE Review

Young Eman – ‘BINE’ review: a wild ride with a dark side

Michael Kiwanuka Fudge Review

Michael Kiwanuka – ‘Fudge’ review: a powerful portrait of a man on the precipice of tragedy

Chrissi I Hate You Dont Leave Me Review

Chrissi – ‘I Hate You Don’t Leave Me !’ review: a layered look at love, loss and self-doubt

The Avalanches No Bad Memories Review

The Avalanches – ‘No Bad Memories’ review: excessive and overstimulating by design

Features

Rachel Chinouriri

Rachel Chinouriri embraces her party girl past on ‘I Think I Spoke Too Soon’: “I don’t have to demonise that experience”

Hayley Kiyoko girls Like Girls

After fighting to enter her film director era, Hayley Kiyoko isn’t done calling the shots

Bathing Suits

Bathing Suits are bringing deranged noise-punk to the dancefloor

Mia Tharia

All eyes should be on Mia Tharia, breakout star of ‘Klara And The Sun’

Image

Here’s how Jarvis Cocker blind-ranked five Pulp songs: “Hopefully I will get it right”

Shoji Meguro interview

‘Metaphor: ReFantazio’ composer Shoji Meguro wants to keep surprising you

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Gig Reviews

Angine de Poitrine

Angine de Poitrine live in London: alien pair are out of this world

Madra Salach

Madra Salach live in London: an unmissable live band with incredible power

The Strokes

The Strokes live in London: playful proof they’ve still got the goods

bigbang live review london setlist photos

BIGBANG live in London: 20 years in, the K-pop kings still have plenty to offer

Exclusive Interviews

Doves' Jez Williams, 2026. Credit: Mat Norman

Doves’ Jez Williams talks debut solo album ‘Life Of Me And You’: “It feels like destiny is coming to its starting point”

Janine Warren with Bloc Party's Kele Okereke and Carmaletta at The Roxy, New York, 2005. Credit: Janine Warren

The new book that revisits the messy magic of the UK ’00s indie scene: “If you weren’t out, you felt like you were missing out”

Troye Sivan

For Troye Sivan, the dancefloor is a healing space

The Killers

See where ‘Mr Brightside’ lands in Brandon Flowers’ blind-ranking of five Killers songs

Bodega. Credit: Pooneh Ghana

Bodega tell us about new album ‘All Inside Aquarium’: “We decided to make proper rock without the ‘indie’ modifier”

Blossoms' Tom Ogden live at Leeds Festival 2026 (Photo by Matthew Baker/Getty Images)

Blossoms on being sandwiched between The Beatles and Johnny Marr in chart battle: “We’re in good company, aren’t we?”

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The Cover

Piss band, image taken by Maya Fuhr

Piss: a punk band unflinching about the brutal toll of misogyny

Eli (2026), photo by Emma Drew Berson

Eli’s pop star fantasy gets real

After (2026), photo by David Milan Kelly

After’s nostalgic trip-pop is bringing the “promise of Y2K” into the present

More News

Raye speaks as she accepts the Mercury Prize 2026 for 'This Music May Contain Hope' in Newcastle (Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage)

Raye wins the Mercury Prize 2026: “Hope is just something that we all need. Music is medicine”

Cliff Richard performing live on stage, photo by Jo Hale/Redferns/Getty

Cliff Richard says he’s “learning reggae” for new version of ‘The Lord Is My Shepherd’ for Christmas single

Fontaines D.C. live at Reading 2026. Credit: Andy Ford for NME

Fontaines D.C. kick off ‘Dopamine Chamber’ arena tour in Lisbon

Talking Heads in 2026

Talking Heads announce first ever authorised book ‘New Feeling’ featuring unseen archive material

Amy Winehouse Band Roundhouse gig. CREDIT -SAMIR HUSSEIN/UMR/THE AMY WINEHOUSE ESTATE

Watch Mark Ronson, Salaam Remi, Corinne Bailey Rae, Jessie Reyez and more celebrate 20 years of ‘Back To Black’ with Amy Winehouse’s band at London’s Roundhouse

Slow Horses finale

‘Slow Horses’ fans in shock after deadly season six finale: “The best hour of TV this year”

Amelia Dimoldenberg and Noel Gallagher

Noel Gallagher to appear on final season of ‘Chicken Shop Date’

The crowd for Wolf Alice at Glastonbury 2025, photo by Andy Ford

Glastonbury 2027: coach tickets oversold in admin error

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Radar - New Music

Bathing Suits

Bathing Suits are bringing deranged noise-punk to the dancefloor

The Slow Country

The Slow Country’s wholesome alt-folk is a good time, guaranteed

Adult DVD

Follow Adult DVD down the rabbit hole into their rave-rock wonderland of characters

NME 100 of 2026

The NME 100: essential emerging artists for 2026

Film & TV News

Sacha Baron Cohen Ali G

Sacha Baron Cohen defends reviving “problematic” Ali G character for new film

Sharon Osbourne attends premiere of "Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning"

Sharon Osbourne says ‘Back To The Beginning’ was a celebration of “people who have been considered the bastards of the music industry for so long”

10 Things I Hate About You

Julia Stiles pays emotional tribute to Heath Ledger with ’10 Things I Hate About You’ cast reunion

Cliff Booth

Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Cliff Booth’ script required serious cuts to make filmable, says director David Fincher

Christopher Nolan The Prestige

Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Prestige’ is coming to IMAX cinemas in January

Hideo Kojima 'Whalefall'

Hideo Kojima says ‘Whalefall’ ruined “eating squid” for him

Michael

Jaafar Jackson on ‘cut’ third act of ‘Michael’ that tackled child abuse allegations

Richard Riehle

‘Office Space’ actor Richard Riehle dies, aged 78

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Film & TV Reviews

Cameron Winter Carnegie hall review

‘Cameron Winter At Carnegie Hall’ review: intimate portrait of a blossoming rock superstar

Crystal Lake review

‘Crystal Lake’ review: ‘Friday The 13th’ prequel gives Jason’s mum a twisted origin story

Carrie review

‘Carrie’ review: muted modern reboot of a savage horror classic

Social Reckoning review

‘The Social Reckoning’ review: solid sequel to the original social media horror story

Gaming News

Grand Theft Auto 6 soundtrack

‘GTA 6’ predicted to cause 1.5million Americans to take sick day, costing companies $1billion

Mass Effect sequel

‘Mass Effect’ sequel cancelled as acclaimed developer BioWare closes

Xbox Project Helix cost

Xbox’s new console could cost $1800, new report claims

League Of Legends k/da

‘League Of Legends’ K-pop virtual group K/DA returns without Madison Beer

The Ivors Composer Awards artwork.

‘007 First Light’ and ‘Saros’ soundtracks nominated for Ivor Composer awards

Diddy Kong Racing vinyl

‘Diddy Kong Racing’ soundtrack getting ‘Revisited’ vinyl release

"Project Hadar"

‘The Witcher’ team details mysterious new game “Project Hadar”

Poppy

Poppy launches her own ‘Fortnite’ musical mini-game

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Game Reviews

Marvel's Wolverine review

‘Marvel’s Wolverine’ review: get your claws into this violent action romance

Silent Hill

‘Silent Hill: Townfall’ review: like a folk-horror sequel to ‘Alien: Isolation’

Resonance

‘Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy’ review: ‘Uncharted’-style adventuring in Ancient Greece

'Beast Of Reincarnation' review

‘Beast Of Reincarnation’ review: the most forgettable game of 2026

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