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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.nme.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/boy_george_live.jpg”] NewsMusic News Boy George responds to “genocide denier” criticism after pro-Israel song ‘We Will Dance Again’: “I come from a place of peace” “The suggestion that I feel no compassion for Palestinians is both untrue and absurd” By Max Pilley 31st July 2026 Boy George of Culture Club at Blackheath Common on…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.nme.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/massive_attack_delnaja.jpg”] NewsMusic News Massive Attack members banned from re-entering Singapore after Palestinian flag display Authorities have also said they will not allow the band to perform in the country in the future By Max Pilley 31st July 2026 Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack at Lido Festival in Lido Field on June 06,…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.nme.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/sam-fender-olivia-dean@2000×1270.jpg”] NewsMusic News Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s ‘Rein Me In’ becomes longest-running UK Number One single of all time With the accomplishment, the song overtakes Frankie Laine’s ‘I Believe’ By Liberty Dunworth 31st July 2026 Sam Fender and Olivia Dean at The BRIT Awards 2026. CREDIT: Shirlaine Forrest/Redferns/Getty Sam Fender and Olivia…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.nme.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/sinead-o-connor@2000×1270.jpg”] NewsMusic News Adele Bertei says Sinéad O’Connor “dumped” David Holmes from producing final album and accuses him of “exploiting” her memory “SINÉAD IS FURIOUS. I commune with her through the veil” By Liberty Dunworth 31st July 2026 Sinead O’Connor performs in 2020. CREDIT: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Adele Bertei has hit out at…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.nme.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/TheStrokesAlbertHammondJr-Angles-interview.jpg”] NewsMusic News Albert Hammond Jr says The Strokes’ ‘Angles’ was originally “more Stones-y” but ended up “flat” and “all over the place” He did, however, hail one track on the album as “production-wise very cool” By Tom Skinner 31st July 2026 Albert Hammomd Jr performs live with The Strokes. CREDIT: Erika Goldring/Getty…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.nme.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/fontaines_early_days_1.jpg”] NewsMusic News John Robb looks back on the earliest days and unreleased music of Fontaines D.C.: “They made the world a better place” Check out an excerpt from Robb’s new memoir, where he shares what Grian Chatten and co were like back in college and tells us about two unheard Fontaines songs…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.nme.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/NMEAR_NME-GLASTO-2025-THE-MACCABEES-LIVE-DEREK-BREMNER-20@2000×1270.jpg”] NewsMusic News The Maccabees say new music is on the way and “the aim” is for an album They said adding a new song to the setlist recently gave “a hint of the future” By Tom Skinner 31st July 2026 The Maccabees live at Glastonbury 2025. Credit: Derek Bremner for NME The…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.nme.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ozzy-osbourne-haunted-house@2000×1270.jpg”] NewsMusic News Universal Studios to launch two Ozzy Osbourne haunted houses in move to “grow his licensing program around the world” “Ozzy never stopped pushing boundaries, and he loved anything that gave fans a new way to experience his music and the worlds he created,” said Sharon and Jack Osbourne By Liberty…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.nme.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/nieve-ella@2000×1270.jpg”] NewsMusic News Nieve Ella talks new album ‘How Long Will It Take?’: “The world is crumbling day by day, so we might as well just be open and honest” The former NME Cover star explains why she is embracing insecurity for her “epic” and “theatrical” debut album, and how she is taking…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://www.nme.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GlenHansardBarackObamatribute-summer-playlist-news-story.jpg”] NewsMusic News Barack Obama pays tribute to Glen Hansard with summer 2026 playlist “Our hearts go out to his family” By Tom Skinner 31st July 2026 Glen Hansard and Barack Obama. CREDITS: Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Getty (L), Pablo Martinez Monsivais-Pool/Getty (R) Barack Obama has paid tribute to Glen Hansard while sharing his annual summer…