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The Mercury Prize shortlist has been announced, which we'll get to a moment. But first, to celebrate the now-defunct communications comp...

Kanye West - the character out of the Kim Cardigan show - has already made noises about perhaps running for president in 2020. I think we...

Oh, good. They're turning Michael Jackson's death into a jolly television drama . (Given it was played out on TV in real time, str...

To be fair to Bieber, you should be able to do what you like in what should be a private place, with your private places, but this just soun...

Camera Obscura keyboardist and singer Carey Lander has died . The band issued a statement via Facebook: It is with the greatest sadness, th...

So Annie Clark's sister has got a Mexican restaurant in Dallas. And because Mexican restaurants are best if they're family businesse...

Demi Lovato has been sharing stories of her mental health with Senators in the hope they might try and sort out the messy US healthcare sys...

Robbin Thompson, singer with Steel Mill (which also featured a young Bruce Springsteen), has died . He'd been leading his own band, Me...

There's an excellent piece about Terence Trent D'Arby at the New Statesman website . Interviewed by Kate Mossman, he's by turns ...

Ten years ago this week: Ricky Wilson and Mark Radcliffe swap jobs. As if Wilson would end up a presenter, eh? Melissa Etheridge was happ...

BBC News is reporting that Jim Diamond has died. Diamond's breakthrough came as part of PhD, formed with some offcuts of the Jeff Beck...

Here's something that I don't think anyone was expecting to be reading a couple of years back: HMV is thriving. Yes, HMV. Yes, i...

Here's what Bucks Fizz (or the remnants thereof) are legally trading as these days: "Cheryl, Mike & Jay Formerly of Bucks Fizz...

It's Paris Fashion Week - you don't need me to tell you that. Our eye is caught by a line in Wonderland Magazine : Acne Studio’s Cr...

Ahhhh #glastonbury website has crashed — Dirk Parker (@Dirk_KonceptGym) October 4, 2015 Every year.

These were last week's new starts: Chvrches - Every Open Eye Download Every Open Eye Kurt Vile - B'lieve I'm Going Down...

Somebody called out a proposal during Chvrches in London. Lauren didn't fan herself and say yes : "Come on! What's the hit rat...

So, apparently, Russia is going to stamp down on piracy by shaming advertisers : The Russian government has vowed to crack down on the top ...

Week three of the car-crash that is Free NME looking for an identity, and it manages to make last week's Robert Pattinson cover look lik...

Bruce Dickinson has shared how he sees his role knocking out old Iron Maiden songs for ageing rock fans : "I feel like that sometimes ...

Apparently, Harry Styles gets sent so many loads of designer clothes, he just drops them straight off at charity shops. Apparently : A sour...

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Most-read September stories: 1. Emily Ratajkowski's blurred lines 2. Pop papers: First free NME 3. David Cassidy won't be coming...

Thomas Dolby, you're probably aware, has kept himself busy over the years. But he's doing something even more impressive than inven...

Australia's Immigration Minister is being encouraged to refuse an entry visa to Chris Brown, on account of his domestic violence : Aust...

Sad news from MegaCountry. Kenny Rogers is retiring : Rogers, 77, said that has accomplished everything he wanted to achieve as an artist a...

Pope Francis - his chosen Papal name means 'one desperate to be liked' - is going to release an album of rock music . Or rather, i...

Last week, the free NME made a semi-decent bid at suggesting there was a life ahead for the title. This week? Not so much. You could proba...

Robbie Williams is hoping to rejoin Take That again . The way he keeps popping in and out of the band, and with Gary Barlow's love of ...

I know it must be a bore of a job, having to try and interest people in a picture of Mel B, while trying to justify running a photo of a tee...