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How Vanessa Kirby became Napoleon’s empress: “Joaquin Phoenix and I laughed all the way through”

Playing the spirited Joséphine was a tall order, especially opposite one of Hollywoods's all-time greats

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‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ review: give this game show spin-off the green light

Wasia Project: jazz-pop ballads to make your heart skip a beat

‘Super Mario RPG’ review: a fantastic remake of Mario’s ‘Final Fantasy’-style adventure

Danny Brown: “When I was making this album, I didn’t think I’d be alive to see it”

Heartworms live in London: British rock’s newest cult heroes go to war

Reading & Leeds 2024: Six headliners revealed as first wave of line-up announced

Flow Festival announces Pulp, PJ Harvey, The Smile, Fred Again.. and more for stacked 2024 line-up

Fans love the way Ringo Starr’s son Zak Starkey shut down the chances of Beatles’ children’s supergroup

Ringo Starr addresses “terrible rumours” that John Lennon doesn’t sing on The Beatles’ ‘Now and Then’

RIIZE member Seunghan to “halt his activities” indefinitely

Eminem is officially coming to ‘Fortnite’ with an event and three skins

ALBUM REVIEWS

Dolly Parton – ‘Rockstar’ review: Queen of Country throws up the Devil horns

Red Velvet – ‘Chill Kill’ review: deliciously dark, delightfully macabre

PinkPantheress – ‘Heaven Knows’ review: the blueprint for the future of British pop

The Kid Laroi – ‘The First Time’ review: rapper reflects on his rapid rise

FEATURES

‘Napoleon’ review: swords, sex and musket fire in an unmissable historical epic

Emerald Fennell is well aware of her own privilege: “Class is such a fixation in this country”

‘Persona 5 Tactica’ review: a cutesy strategy with surprising emotional depth

Jessie Ware live in London: a ray of light in an increasingly gloomy world

G Flip on their new album ‘Drummer’, their six ARIA nominations and becoming the queer non-binary rolemodel they always wanted

Kitty Green makes films that fight back: “Being abducted was terrifying, but it didn’t stop me”

GIG REVIEWS

Heartworms live in London: British rock’s newest cult heroes go to war

Jessie Ware live in London: a ray of light in an increasingly gloomy world

Lip Critic live in London: furious intensity from a remarkable new band

Queens of the Stone Age live in London: Josh Homme turns on the charm

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Alesha Dixon

How Vanessa Kirby became Napoleon’s empress: “Joaquin Phoenix and I laughed all the way through”

Lifesize Teddy: the formidable new talent revolutionising the sound of Afrobeats

Todd Haynes: “no doubt” Greta Gerwig saw my banned ‘Barbie’ film

Danny Brown: “When I was making this album, I didn’t think I’d be alive to see it”

G Flip on their new album ‘Drummer’, their six ARIA nominations and becoming the queer non-binary rolemodel they always wanted

THE COVER

Wasia Project: jazz-pop ballads to make your heart skip a beat

Luh Tyler wants to raise the bar for Florida’s rap scene

Towa Bird is writing a queer love story for the ages

MORE NEWS

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of drugging, sexually assaulting woman in new “revenge porn” lawsuit

NME to support Featured Artists’ Coalition 2023 AGM once more

Jon Hamm wants to be “included” in the MCU

Listen to a preview of BABYMONSTER’s debut single ‘Batter Up’

aespa ring in the holiday season with a remake of ‘Jingle Bell Rock’

‘The Witcher’ author says Netflix “never listened” to his ideas

‘Scream VII’ reportedly eyeing Neve Campbell’s return in creative overhaul

Fans think Lady Gaga and Will.i.am are working together

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

Brigitte Calls Me Baby: Chicago romantics deliver the thrills of a bygone era

University: an explosion of energy unlike anything you’ve heard this year

O. – ‘Slice’ EP review: two artists with an undeniable synergy

Lifesize Teddy: the formidable new talent revolutionising the sound of Afrobeats

FILM & TV NEWS

Paul Rudd reveals “horrible” and “restrictive” Marvel diet to play Ant-Man

Kim Kardashian says she cried after Robin Williams Met Gala roast

Jon Hamm wants to be “included” in the MCU

‘The Witcher’ author says Netflix “never listened” to his ideas

‘Scream VII’ reportedly eyeing Neve Campbell’s return in creative overhaul

‘Napoleon’ soundtrack: listen to the epic score here

When is ‘Napoleon’ on streaming?

What really happened to Napoleon?

FILM & TV REVIEWS

‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’ review: anime adaptation can’t meet sky-high expectations

‘The Marvels’ review: a quirky cosmic caper that lacks punch

‘Robbie Williams’ review: Netflix doc makes clear the perils of pop stardom

‘How To Have Sex’ review: a post-GCSEs blowout gone bad

GAMING NEWS

‘Dave the Diver’ studio’s zombie game begins testing next week

‘Plague Tale’ developer working on a “major new project”

‘Prince of Persia: The Sands Of Time Remake’ passes “important” milestone

‘Grand Theft Auto’ developer almost made a “depressing” Scottish zombie game

‘PUBG’ is getting an ‘Escape From Tarkov’-style spin-off in 2024

‘Call Of Duty’ 2024 will reportedly be a ‘Black Ops’ game set in the Gulf War

Eminem is officially coming to ‘Fortnite’ with an event and three skins

‘South Park: Snow Day’ gets new trailer revealing four-player carnage

GAME REVIEWS

‘Super Mario RPG’ review: a fantastic remake of Mario’s ‘Final Fantasy’-style adventure

‘Persona 5 Tactica’ review: a cutesy strategy with surprising emotional depth

‘Warhammer Age Of Sigmar: Realms Of Ruin’ review: the setting’s first must-play game

‘Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’ review: sublime multiplayer saves a dull shooter