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A match made in indie heaven: Hyukoh and Sunset Rollercoaster on the warmth and friendship of their collaborative album ‘AAA’

Two of Asia’s leading indie bands – and two groups of “super nerdy music lovers” – team up on a surprise joint album. Frontmen Oh Hyuk and Tseng Kuo-Hung, plus co-producer JNKYRD, talk to NME before they kick off a massive tour

NIKI – ‘Buzz’ review: heartbreak and healing

The Indonesian singer-songwriter swings between cool coquetry and emotional devastation on her finest work to date

On ‘Buzz’, NIKI goes from burnout to balance: “I feel awake for the first time”

Overcoming exhaustion from touring and career pressure, Nicole Zefanya loosened up and took the reins for album three

Say Sue Me open up on the cancelled concert that would have chipped away at China’s ‘Hallyu ban’ on Korean entertainment

The Busan indie rockers came close to playing Beijing in a show that would have signalled the further easing of China’s years-long ban on entertainment and pop culture from South Korea. Frontwoman Choi Sumi tells NME more in an exclusive interview

Here’s a list of music festivals taking place in Asia in 2024

Start saving and planning – from Clockenflap to Joyland to Summer Sonic, there’s lots to look forward to this year

Hitsujibungaku share ‘Oshi No Ko’ theme ‘Burning’: “I wanted to inject the characters’ unfulfilled emotions into the song”

The ascendant Japanese indie rock trio talk to NME about taking a “rockier, shoegaze approach” to their new anime theme, channelling Pavement for a tie-up with ‘Shaun The Sheep’, and more