Music Interviews

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

Positioning classicality versus contemporaneity, the Spanish musician’s latest EP ‘Aporiamor’ careens from cerebral balladry to buzzing electronica

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”

The rap and screen icon talks to NME about the collective's 'The Final Chamber' tour, shaping the world of rap, Martin Shkreli, and finally releasing 'Once Upon A Time In Shaolin' in the year 2103

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

Amid industry pressures and the trappings of fame, the hyperpop musician tells us about the journey to her escapist dance-pop album ‘U’

MNEK is ready to share his first new music in eight years: “This album is going to be very exciting”

The songwriter and producer spoke to NME at Trans Mission about the power of music in overcoming “things that are built to divide us”, and teased the “exciting” follow-up to 2018’s ‘Language’

Rose Gray on supporting the LGBTQ+ community, Wolf Alice, and the “different world” of her “wild” new music”

The recent NME Cover star spoke to us at Wembley's Trans Mission gig about embracing the guitar on her “wild” forthcoming album, and explained how she uses her music to represent the voices of those around her

Jordan Stephens on being “inspired” by the trans community, supporting grassroots venues, and seeing Kate Nash as a “big sister”

The rapper, presenter and Rizzle Kicks star spoke to NME backstage at Trans Mission, and discussed the importance of standing up for those being "targeted" in society

Jacob Alon: “You can’t just sit idly and maintain the status quo. You’ve got to have a fight”

The BRIT winner spoke to NME at Wembley's Trans Mission gig about why they will always have a political element to their songwriting, and about their refusal to “live in a world” designed by people who want to "dominate and control” minority groups

Zack Polanski: “We have a right wing media that seeks to divide us, distract us and claim that trans people are our problems”

The Green Party leader spoke to NME about the importance of “celebrating and amplifying” the trans community, creating more “safe spaces” across the UK, and love of Beverley Knight and Kae Tempest

Sugababes tease new music and tell us about fighting injustice and why “love is the biggest thing”

The trio spoke to NME at ‘Trans Mission’ charity show in London about teaming up with the “incredible” PinkPantheress and why it's "selfish" not to "use your voice to bring awareness to the injustice in the world"

Olly Alexander: “I hope that Trans Mission is a beacon of positivity and light in a dark time”

The singer sat down with Not A Phase founder Danielle St James to tell NME why they wanted to organise “what feels like the world's biggest ever fundraiser” to spread hope and solidarity for the LGBTQ+ community
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