Music Interviews

SuperJazzClub: West Africa’s genre-bending wizards taking UK festivals by storm

With their new EP 'Monochrome Radio', the six-piece encapsulate the breadth of Ghana's rich cultural diaspora

Kneecap at Glastonbury 2024 on their love of Fontaines D.C. and Lewis Capaldi – and an apology to Paul Mescal

The Irish language rap trio also told us about the success of their movie, taking the UK government to court, and plans for a new album

The National talk returning to Glastonbury – and a dream supergroup with IDLES, Fontaines D.C. and Ed Sheeran

We caught up with the band backstage to talk about getting revenge on Dave Grohl, new material, the magic of Taylor Swift, and this new supergroup The Strawberry Blondes

Serge Pizzorno: “Kasabian’s trajectory is exactly where it’s always been, and always will be”

Kasabian’s frontman discusses the band’s longevity, ethos and their rise back to the top – “second time around” – as Leicester’s golden boys gear up to headline Victoria Park and go for their seventh Number One with ‘Happenings’

Maina Doe: reinventing the torch singer for a progressive R&B era

Part of an adventurous homegrown R&B movement, the Somali-Indonesian-Australian singer showcases songs of self-discovery on her debut EP ‘ODIWAMS’

Beth Ditto at Glastonbury 2024 on Gossip’s return: “It felt exactly the same as ever”

The singer caught up with NME backstage at the festival, and recalled what it was like to team up with her bandmates for their first new album in over a decade

Justice at Glastonbury 2024: “At the shows, we don’t really care if you even know our music”

The French electronic duo caught up with NME to discuss why they try to avoid hearing fans’ thoughts on their music, and reveal the one thing that all of their collaborators have in common

Confidence Man at Glastonbury 2024: “We’re between musical theatre, art and just being completely wasted”

The dance pop duo tell NME about returning to Glasto, their Charli XCX remix and new album '3AM (LA LA LA)'

Fontaines D.C. at Glastonbury 2024 on ‘Romance’, looking forward and their love of KoRn

"We're trying to understand the world we live in right now"

Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright at Glastonbury 2024: ‘Shaun of the Dead’, sequels and their plans to make another movie

The filmmaking duo spoke to NME at Worthy Farm before they introduced the film at Pilton Palais to mark its 20th anniversary
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