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NME @nme.com · 4d

Ever since BOYNEXTDOOR stepped into the K-pop scene in May 2023, they've stood out for their sincerity. The first group to debut from Zico’s HYBE sublabel KOZ Entertainment, they set out to express universal emotions in the most honest way possible.

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NME @nme.com · 11d

Channelling the guerrilla spirit of the UK's most iconic girl groups, Say Now are "super-ready for a major girl band renaissance", setting the stage for what's to come as they ready themselves for the big leagues.

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NME @nme.com · 18d

To keep some mystery around her, goth-glam alt-pop star Luvcat has adopted a “two truths, one lie” approach to sharing her story. “I'm drawn to artists that I don't know everything about; there's more intrigue there,” she explains.

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NME @nme.com · 25d

Breaking out from Vancouver’s DIY scene, genre-bending musician Sophia Stel beckons you to live in the moment and “treat everything as a big deal” amid the fleeting chaos of life.

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NME @nme.com · Sep 29

Ena Mori made a loud, colourful entrance with her debut album, 2022's ‘Don’t Blame The Wild One!’. Now, she’s finding new ways to pursue her artistic mission: “show up, be vulnerable and be bold”.

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NME @nme.com · Sep 22

Drawing on their shared love of ’90s pop, rock, and alternative music, Crushed are making postmodern, emotive alt-pop – and “just going for it”.

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NME @nme.com · Sep 15

Last year, ‘Sailor Song’ took Gigi Perez to a new heights – an experience that’s shown her what “the community around [the song] can be for others”. “I’m a fan of music before I’m a songwriter, so I know what those songs feel like in my life.”

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NME @nme.com · Sep 8

Night Tapes’ refined dream-pop is engineered for midnight drives and wandering neon-lit streets and their debut album ‘Portals // Polarities’ continues their knack for gliding melodies and synths that practically glow.

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NME @nme.com · Sep 1

Die Spitz are here to break apart the stultifying air of your day-to-day, and they’ll do it their way. That’s a feeling reinforced by their imminent debut album ‘Something To Consume’, which finds them “doing whatever the fuck we want”.

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NME @nme.com · Aug 25

South London saxophonist and producer Venna doesn’t want to be “boxed in”. “I just want people to see me as a prolific musician and someone who will stand the test of time,” he tells NME, and so far, he’s on the right path.

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NME @nme.com · Aug 18

Debbii Dawson is letting the light shine on her eccentric musical world. Her fantastical sound is rooted in the eclectic soundtrack of her nomadic upbringing, giving her music a voice that stands apart in the pop landscape.

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NME @nme.com · Aug 11

Balu Brigada might have been working on music for a decade but it wasn’t until last year that they really scored a breakthrough with ‘So Cold’. Since, they’ve been on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and toured the world with Twenty One Pilots.

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NME @nme.com · Aug 4

Anxiety and dread have long been bubbling in Maruja’s music, including in their debut album ‘Pain To Power’, but Harry Wilkinson tells us: “It’s often with the intent of us trying to reach for the betterment of culture.”

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NME @nme.com · Jul 28

Most of the world met Hanumankind last summer with the release of ‘Big Dawgs’. The high-octane rap track broke barriers on the Billboard charts and struck viral gold on many platforms. Now, his focus is on “trying to be a better storyteller every day”.

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NME @nme.com · Jul 21

To call the last year of Alessi Rose’s life a whirlwind is an understatement. She’s supported Noah Kahan and Dua Lipa, played Glastonbury and sold out her own tour. Along the way, she’s inspired utter devotion in legions of fans.

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NME @nme.com · Jul 14

Don’t let the small town charm fool you, 18-year-old country crooner Waylon Wyatt makes music that cuts deep. From Hackett to Hyde Park, he's proving heartbreak sounds the same everywhere you go.

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NME @nme.com · Jul 7

Nourished By Time has always been confident in his talents, but thought recognition wouldn’t find him in his lifetime. His debut album changed all that, and his upcoming second, ‘The Passionate Ones’, affirms his place as a world-beating cult star.

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Gary Ryan @garyryanfreelance.bsky.social · Jul 3

Coming on like Leigh Bowery organising a children’s birthday party, the world of Gelli Haha is riotously fun. I interviewed her about her debut album ‘Switcheroo’ for
@nme.com

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Gelli Haha paints the town red with cheeky, liberatory dance pop

The Gelliverse is a kaleidoscopic world soundtracked by Los Angeles artist Gelli Haha’s silly, soaring synth pop – read the NME interview

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NME @nme.com · Jun 30

TWS didn't expect their coming-of-age anthem 'Plot Twist' to catch on like wildfire – but their wistful “boyhood pop” sound struck a chord in the crowded K-pop scene, launching the six young idols into stardom.

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NME @nme.com · Jun 23

Jazzy might have the most Spotify monthly listeners of any Irish female solo artist, but it can’t distract her from keeping her focus on music: “I play anything down. No matter how big it is, I tell myself it's not a big deal.”

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NME @nme.com · Jun 16

Folk Bitch Trio’s ‘Now Would Be A Good Time’ approaches early twenty-something life with humour, heart and goosebump-worthy harmonies as the trio transform their experiences into art.

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NME @nme.com · Jun 10

Sailorr's breakup anthem ‘Pookie’s Requiem’ put the Florida singer in the spotlight. Fame isn’t changing her approach to music, though: “That's the beauty of making music. You don't do it for anybody else.”

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NME @nme.com · Jun 3

Turnstile went stratospheric with their last album ‘Glow On’. To make their new record ‘Never Enough’, the hardcore band shut out the noise and dove deep into their own “infinite well” – read the NME interview www.nme.com/features/mus...

Turnstile embarked on an odyssey of their own to make new album ‘Never Enough’

Turnstile went stratospheric with their last album ‘Glow On’. They shut out the noise to make ‘Never Enough’ – read the NME interview

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NME @nme.com · Jun 3

The road to Annahstasia’s debut album ‘Tether’ hasn’t always been smooth, but the folk star has always followed her own instincts, even if that meant foregoing instant success. “I went on my own path to figure it out,” she says.

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NME @nme.com · May 28

Kwn is following up her viral hit ‘Worst Behaviour’ with a new EP – and supreme confidence. “If you didn’t take me in then, you're going to take me in now – in the least and most big-headed way possible,” she says.

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