Kyann-Sian Williams, Author at NME

Carnival In Jamaica 2026: how music kept Jamaica moving

Evidenced by the massive spectacle that is Kingston’s carnival season, music has been a lifeline, a memory and the muscle of the island – especially in hard times

Saam Sultan lets his instincts guide the way: “Music is supposed to plug into your soul”

The Florida-born, Brighton-raised artist is building his sound beyond ‘Ydoifeel?’, the cloud rap hit that first put him on the map

Elmiene – ‘Sounds For Someone’ review: the arrival of soul’s newest custodian

On his debut album, the Oxford-raised singer turns life’s smallest moments into something brilliantly monumental

Denzel Curry & The Scythe – ‘Strictly 4 The Scythe’ review: a fun, freewheeling rap link-up

Curry and friends show love to the Dirty South with their genre-hopping experiment, even if it swings a little too wide

Kidwild is UK rap’s comeback kid who never quit

Fresh from his spot on the NME 100 of 2026, this east London hustler tells us how sheer self-belief powered him out of record deal doldrums and into a resurgent new chapter

Natanya is pop’s new auteur, building feeling note by note

Shaped by classical training and jazz discovery, the north London vocalist-producer has learned how to turn experience into pop music that moves, lingers and lasts

A$AP Rocky – ‘Don’t Be Dumb’ review: a suited, settled and self-assured return that doesn’t dim his light

After years of false starts, the rapper re-emerges poised and polished, delivering a comeback that shines brightest in its psychedelic, cinematic moments

Elmiene is in pursuit of honest artistry: “I’m just writing what my soul is telling me to write”

Guided by lineage, learning and lived experience, the British-Sudanese singer has become an unignorable new voice

Infinite Coles – ‘SweetFace Killah’ album review: more than just his father’s son

For years, Infinite Coles refused to be defined by Ghostface Killah – but on his debut album, he confronts the legacy he once was adamant to outrun

Bib Sama. and TayoLoxs on the science of “ear candy” and creating their own digital universe

The duo fuse glitch, trap and video game soundtracks into a universe of chaos and liberation, staking their claim as the underground’s next great world-builders