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The Dare caught up with NME backstage at Reading 2025, where the ‘indie sleaze’ star spoke to us about working with Billie Eilish, the future of Charli XCX, his love of LCD Soundsystem and plans for new material. Watch our full video interview above. The solo star and producer – real name Harrison Smith – had played the Leeds leg of the twin-site R&L festival the night before (a “really fun, really intense” experience, he said) before rolling into Reading to play the closing headline slot on the Festival Republic stage – fully aware of the pressure that comes with…
Lana Del Rey has changed the name of her upcoming album to ‘Stove’, and seemingly won’t be releasing it until 2026. The ‘Summertime Sadness’ icon first announced details of the follow up to 2023’s ‘Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’ last year, sharing that it would see her hone in on a country sound. In the time since, the highly-anticipated 10th album has undergone some changes – being renamed from ‘Lasso’ to ‘The Right Person Will Stay’, and having the expected release date pushed back from May 2025 to September 2025. Now, Del Rey has shared more…
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have officially confirmed their engagement. READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour comes to an end: a look at its massive global impact Swift shared the news on her Instagram account, posting a carousel of photos of her and the Kansas City tight end embracing in a garden. There is also a photo featuring a close-up of her engagement ring. The post is captioned: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.” The pair have been in a relationship since 2023, with Kelce saying he “threw the ball in her court” after seeing her ‘Eras’…
Kneecap have formally cancelled fifteen shows due to take place in the US in October. It’s thought the band have been having visa issues, though an official statement simply says that the cancellations were necessary because of the US tour’s “proximity” to band member Mo Chara’s next UK court hearing on terror offence charges. But those ongoing legal issues could well be impacting on the band’s US visas.“With every show fully sold out, to tens of thousands of fans, this is news we are sad to deliver”, the band said in their statement, before adding, “Once we win our court…
Despite being renewed earlier this year, Dexter: Original Sin is no longer returning for a second season. Created by Clyde Phillips, the prequel series served as an origin story for Dexter Morgan set in 1991, where the young killer was played by Patrick Gibson. Michael C. Hall, who played the character in the original series, served as a producer on the spin-off show, and provided the voice of young Dexter’s inner monologue. Along with Gibson, the show’s cast included Molly Brown, Christina Milan, Christian Slater, James Martinez, Alex Shimizu and Reno Wilson. What is the reason for Dexter: Original Sin’s…
Universal Music has again asked the US courts to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by the rap duo Salt N Pepa, who are trying to reclaim ownership of their 1980s recordings by exercising the termination right that exists in US copyright law. The major previously rejected termination notices that were filed by the rappers on the basis that deals signed by the duo in the 1980s were ‘work for hire’ arrangements, which means the termination right doesn’t apply. That prompted litigation from Salt N Pepa, real names Cheryl James and Sandra Denton.The record company “properly disputed the validity” of the…
Sydney Chandler and Alex Lawther lead the cast of Alien: Earth, which expands on the world of Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic. Set two years before the events of Alien in 2120, the show picks up as a group of soldiers are sent to investigate a crashed space vessel on Earth. Among these individuals is a hybrid named Wendy, who finds herself facing a mix of terrifying creatures. Along with Chandler and Lawther, the show’s cast includes Essie Davis, Samuel Blenkin, Babou Ceesay, Adarsh Gourav, Adrian Edmondson and Timothy Olyphant. Alien: Earth is created by writer-director Noah Hawley, who is best…
John Cena enters the newly rebooted DC Universe with Peacemaker season two. Created by James Gunn, the show’s second season serves as a quasi-reboot and takes place after events in 2025’s Superman. It picks up as the vigilante hero discovers a parallel world where he can live out his dream life, but its discovery forces him to confront his traumatic past. READ MORE: ‘Superman’ review: James Gunn puts some pep back in Clark Kent’s pants Cena returns in the title role alongside Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, and Robert Patrick. Newcomers to the cast include Frank Grillo, Sol…
Joe Hickerson, a singer-songwriter who served as the lead archivist for folk music at the Library of Congress for 25 years has died at 89. According to The New York Times, Hickerson passed away on Aug. 17 at a care facility in Portland, Ore., as confirmed by his partner, Ruth Bolliger. Explore See latest videos, charts and news At the height of folk revival, Hickerson began what became more than a quarter-century tenure at the Library of Congress in 1963, swiftly establishing himself as a knowledgeable guide to the sometimes convoluted collections of recordings, documents and oral histories that were…
NME checked out the major “world-first” revamp of the Reading & Leeds campsites over the weekend and all the new initiatives to keep festival-goers happy, active, safe and mindful. Watch our video guide above. The iconic twin-site festival returned over the weekend (August 22-24) with a packed line-up that saw headliners Chappell Roan, Hozier, Bring Me The Horizon, Limp Bizkit and Travis Scott. For those staying overnight, festival-goers experienced the new and improved campsite, with new areas designed around sustainability, wellness and inclusivity. Festival boss Melvin Benn previously told NME about his plans for a major “overhaul” of the camping…