Music Interviews

Poppy cranks up the heaviness: “Sitting amongst the extremes feels very whole to me”

After teaming up with Jordan Fish on her “relentless” sixth album ‘Negative Spaces,’ Poppy tells NME about being rock's most in-demand collaborator, screaming like never before and her inherent desire to create

Shawn Mendes on rewiring his career: “Of course I want this album to do well – but not at the expense of my happiness”

For this week's In Conversation we sat down with Shawn Mendes to talk personal happiness over external achievements, challenges of fame, mental health, and self-discovery in the public eye.

horsegiirL: “Making people happy is something I take quite seriously”

The half-horse, half-human producer and DJ shot to fame off the back of a TikTok-viral banger and became a fast festival favourite. Now, she readies an EP about her new jetset lifestyle: ‘V.I.P.,’ or ‘Very Important Pony’

tripleS Visionary Vision on the group’s future: “We’re trying to break the perception of what we can do as girls”

Following tripleS’ much-awaited debut with all 24 members, the group’s Visionary Vision sub-unit tell NME about taking on new challenges in the pursuit of growth, their one-of-a-kind relationship with fans and sharing their hopes for the future

Happy Mondays on the fate of the Shaun Ryder biopic and getting “back at it” in 2025

“We’re getting the band back together again...again!”

Download boss Andy Copping on the 2025 line-up: “The festival will die if we don’t move with the times”

Following the 2025 line-up being shared, Copping talks to NME about tackling fan expectations, the decision for Sleep Token to top the bill, and the female-fronted band he sees as a future headliner

Olly Alexander on his “anti-‘Brat’ summer” and ’80s-inspired new album ‘Polari’

The former Eurovision star spoke to NME about Manchester's gay scene, taking inspiration from Pet Shop Boys and Kate Bush, and leaving the Years & Years name behind

St Vincent tells us about her Spanish-language album ‘Todos Nacen Gritando’: “It was a beautiful exercise”

Annie Clark tells NME about the joys and frustrations of translation, her Duolingo level, why there's "so much heart in my shows in Mexico and South America", and what she's planning next

Blossoms reveal their top three famous Gary’s and talk partying with Inhaler

The band also revealed their favourite Manchester anthems and told us about covering Charli XCX: "Calling your album 'Gary' is quite 'Brat'..."
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