Music Interviews

Pete Doherty: “I don’t think I ever dared to dream that I’d still be knocking about”

Watch The Libertines frontman (and his dog Gladys) sit down with NME to look over a huge comeback year and tell us about family life, his record label, the battle for new music, the return of Babyshambles, impersonating Radiohead, and what 2025 has in store

Jordan Fish: “With every project, I want to immerse myself to the point where I feel like I am the artist”

In the year since he left Bring Me The Horizon, Jordan Fish has become the rock and metal world’s new go-to producer. He talks to NME about working with Poppy and Architects, criticism of the ‘Jordan Fish sound’ – and what he makes of the label ‘super-producer’

Charlie Simpson talks new role in ‘The War of the Worlds’ and the future of Fightstar and Busted

The frontman tells NME about how the plot reflects the threat of AI, what to expect from upcoming tour with McFly, and whether his bands are working on new material

Reverend & The Makers on their charity Christmas single: “The Samaritans helped me, so I should help them”

Jon McClure tells NME about the personal impetus behind festive single ‘Late Night Phone Call’, why he does private shows for fans on Christmas Day, his ADHD diagnosis and past jealously of old flatmate Alex Turner, the new era of the band, and his “fucking genius” new friend, Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams and director Michael Gracey on their bananas, CGI monkey- featuring biopic ‘Better Man’: “It’s healing”

Williams also speculated on Liam Gallagher’s reaction to his role on the movie and teased a new album featuring Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi

Massive Attack tell us about tackling the climate crisis at gigs and new music incoming for 2025

Robert Del Naja and long-term collaborator Mark Donne told NME about the live music industry slowly waking up to the climate crisis, why the band turned down the opportunity to play Coachella 2025 and plans to work with Billie Eilish on her 2025 European tour

Odeal: the LVRN-backed rising star redefining R&B with his alté fusion

At first, the south Londoner dominated the alté world – but now, with a softer Afro-R&B sound and renewed TikTok fame, is he still “alté’s renaissance man”?

Clown talks Slipknot’s 25th anniversary tour and future: “We probably have several albums in us right now”

As the masked metallers' anniversary tour hits the UK, the founding member tells NME about the "beautiful" dynamic of the current line-up, how "the days of great music have come and gone" and we're awash with "horrible bands right now", and when fans can expect lost album ‘Look Outside Your Window’

Yungblud tells us about BLUDFEST 2 and “fucking bonkers” new double album: “This is the master plan”

Dom Harrison tells NME about the impact of this year’s inaugural event, overcoming queues and logistical issues, how “cultivator” David Bowie inspired him to curate a genre-defying line-up, plans to take the festival worldwide in 2026, and the “self-reclamation” that is central to his next album
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