Category: Music Interview

Vic Mensa: “Hip-hop is resistance in its purest manifestation”

Vic Mensa: “Hip-hop is resistance in its purest manifestation”

Vic Mensa is in a good place, literally. “I’m by the beach,” he tells NME on a Zoom call from…

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NU’EST: “We hope when others think of us they’ll think of artists who never settle for the status quo”

NU’EST: “We hope when others think of us they’ll think of artists who never settle for the status quo”

NU’EST aren’t known as the kings of comebacks for nothing. Over the last nine years, the Pledis Entertainment boyband have…

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Audrey Nuna: modern R&B’s new visionary cooking up a storm

Audrey Nuna: modern R&B’s new visionary cooking up a storm

Music’s hall of fame is dotted with artists so iconic just one name has been more than enough to propel…

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Soundtrack Of My Life: Estelle

Soundtrack Of My Life: Estelle

The first song I remember hearing Prince Nico Mbarga – ‘Sweet Mother’ “If you were born in the ‘80s, and…

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Porter Robinson: “I felt convinced that I wouldn’t be able to ever make music again”

Porter Robinson: “I felt convinced that I wouldn’t be able to ever make music again”

Porter Robinson has spoken about how making his new album ‘Nurture’ gave him a refreshed perspective on life and music,…

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Alex Gough: “We have a group of artists that are 100% raw with no gimmicks and proud to be Irish”

Alex Gough: “We have a group of artists that are 100% raw with no gimmicks and proud to be Irish”

Although first released in 2019 as part of his ‘80%’ EP, Alex Gough didn’t expect ‘Dear SJ’ to give him…

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Kang Daniel on vulnerable new mini-album ‘Yellow’: “All I have is myself and my story”

Kang Daniel on vulnerable new mini-album ‘Yellow’: “All I have is myself and my story”

Kang Daniel’s meteoric rise from obscurity to one of the most popular soloists in South Korea is the stuff of…

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Pop powerhouse Benny Blanco: “Do I consider myself a ‘hitmaker’? I think I’m a loser!”

Pop powerhouse Benny Blanco: “Do I consider myself a ‘hitmaker’? I think I’m a loser!”

Penning worldwide smashes that will live on in the hearts of millennials and gen-Zers for the rest of their lives,…

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Girl In Red: “Gen Z expect more honesty, intimacy and rawness”

Girl In Red: “Gen Z expect more honesty, intimacy and rawness”

“World domination. That’s what I want”. That was the bold mission statement from Marie Ulven, aka Girl In Red, when…

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Third Man signees Silver Synthetic: “If we’re making punks mad, we’re more punk than the punks!”

Third Man signees Silver Synthetic: “If we’re making punks mad, we’re more punk than the punks!”

The retro-sounding band with the futuristic sounding name, New Orleans’ Silver Synthetic are the latest signing to Jack White’s Third…

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