Commanding, stylish and unapologetic – #XG have set themselves apart in the crowded idol music scene as a genre-breaking girl group to be reckoned with. @xgofficial are on #NMETheCover. Read the full story here:

RT @NME: Watch @nodoubt reunite for medley of hits at LA FireAid concert

.@DavidBowieReal ‘Ready, Set, Go!’ live album to be released for @recordstoreday 2025. The one-off concert saw the rock icon perform his album 'Reality' in its entirety for the first time ever

Watch @CHVRCHES’ @laurenevemay’s tender cover of The Verve’s ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’

‘Emilia Pérez’ star Karla Sofía Gascón deactivates X account after offensive posts resurface

‘Superman’ creator’s estate is suing Warner Bros. to block release of James Gunn’s movie

Here’s what @Sum41 played on the final show of their farewell tour

.@blurofficial’s @Damonalbarn on getting “quite lairy” with Marianne Faithfull. "She was always a bit cynical about how people were transformed into pillars of the establishment. But she was always true to her creed"

Jeff Goldblum announces new album ‘Still Blooming’ – featuring Ariana Grande, Scarlett Johansson and more

‘Eyes Wide Shut’ novella adapted into new film – and it’s set for a worldwide release

.@PaulMcCartney shares tribute to “beautiful, sweet” Marianne Faithfull. "It’s very sad to think that I won’t be meeting her again but my memories of our encounters over the years will always bring me joy"

Will Ferrell says some people were angry he “smoked cigarettes and drank beer” in Buddy The Elf costume. “They thought, ‘Please be true to the character. That was not cool'"

.@lauramarlinghq announces Manchester gigs as only shows of 2025

.@SmashingPumpkins’ @Billy Corgan to interview @genesimmons, Tom Morello (@tmorello) and more on new podcast ‘The Magnificent Others’. The likes of @Corey_Feldman, Pat Benatar and more will also appear on the podcast

.@madcoolfestival 2025 day tickets on sale now. @oliviarodrigo, @KingsOfLeon, @NoahKahan, @nineinchnails, @GeordieGreep and more are set to play at the Spaniard music bash

Anthony Hopkins gets revenge on carjacker in tense ‘Locked’ trailer

.@theweeknd announces “all new show” for massive ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ 2025 North American stadium tour

RT @NME: The @RollingStones reportedly scrap plans for 2025 UK and European tour

RT @NME: Watch The @libertines become holograms for new ‘Live Odyssey’ experience in Camden. "From squatters to holograms, buskers to beams….

‘Stranger Things’ creators on Kate Bush viral moment: “You can’t really manufacture it”

Jack Quaid and Sophie Thatcher on #CompanionMovie, the bonding power of drunken karaoke and why horror is telling the best stories in cinema @wbpictures . Check out the full interview here: .