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Skunk Anansie frontwoman Skin has told NME about the “honour” of being asked to play the Grace Jones-curated Meltdown festival 2022, and revealed the memorable request letter that the icon sent her.Having been handpicked by Jones to perform at this June’s Meltdown festival in London alongside the likes of John Grant, Sky Ferreira, Peaches, Hot Chip and Greentea Peng, Skin described the invitation as “an honour”.“I was aghast because we were the first band she asked,” Skin told NME. “She wrote us a letter saying: ‘If you don’t do it, I’m going to break your neck!’ Something like that! It was a typical Grace Jones letter and it cracked me up.”In the ‘90s, Skin resented constant comparisons to Jones, considering it reductive to equate the two trailblazers because they are both outspoken black female performers.

Nova Twins have shared their new single ‘Puzzles’ – you can listen to the track below.The song is the latest preview of the duo’s forthcoming new album ‘Supernova’, which is set for release on June 17 via Marshall Records.Speaking about ‘Puzzles’, Nova Twins said in a statement: “Inspired by the many sexy R&B songs we love, we wanted to make a heavy rocked-out version of a song that makes us feel powerful.“It’s always been fine for men to vocalise liking sex, so why can’t the same rules apply to us? We’re women, we should be free to explore what we like in our songwriting! A general Nova Twins theme is that we’re always in control.”The band added of ‘Puzzles’, which you can hear above: “When it comes to a track like this, we were always going to show our domineering side.”‘Puzzles’ follows on from the previously released ‘Supernova’ singles ‘Antagonist’, ‘Cleopatra’ and ‘K.M.B.’. You can see the tracklist for the album below and pre-order the record here.1. ‘Power (Intro)’2. ‘Antagonist’3. ‘Cleopatra’4. ‘K.M.B.’5. ‘Fire & Ice’6. ‘Puzzles’7. ‘A Dark Place For Somewhere Beautiful’8. ‘Toolbox’9. ‘Choose Your Fighter’10. ‘Enemy’11. ‘Sleep Paralysis’ Nova Twins will play at a number of festivals this summer, including Glastonbury, Latitude and 2000trees, before they embark on their ‘Supernova Tour’ of the UK and Europe in October and November.

Glastonbury has announced the line-up for its Shangri-La area at this year’s festival, with the likes of Bob Vylan, Brass Against and Nova Twins set to perform.The bill continues to grow for the returning Worthy Farm festival, which will be held next month from June 22-26.Shangri-La, a popular live music and late-night area located in the south-east corner of the festival site, has now revealed its line-up and theme for 2022, ‘WE THE PEOPLE’.“Shangri-La 2022 presents: WE THE PEOPLE,” a statement on the festival’s site reads. “Community, collaboration and hope for the next generation.

Nova Twins, Alfie Templeman, Caroline and Curtis Harding are among the acts that have been added to Latitude 2022’s massive festival line-up today (April 28).Foals, Maggie Rogers, Little Simz, Manic Street Preachers, Fontaines D.C., and Phoebe Bridgers were previously announced as performers for the four day Suffolk celebration, which is set to take place at Henham Park from July 21-24.The festival, which took a hiatus due to COVID in 2020 before returning last year, has announced more than 60 names across music, comedy, dance, and podcast for 2022. Aisling Bea, Marcus Brigstocke, and Rachel Parris are among the names that have been added to this year’s comedy bill.

Rage Against The Machine have announced details of a huge outdoor summer show in Edinburgh.The returning four-piece will play the gig two days before the first of their two headline dates at Reading & Leeds Festival on August 26 (Leeds) and 28.RATM will perform live at the Royal Highland Showgrounds on August 24 as an extension of Edinburgh’s Connect Music Festival, which will also welcome sets from Massive Attack, The Chemical Brothers and The National from August 26-28.RATM will be supported on August 24 by Run The Jewels, Nova Twins and The Last Internationale.A post shared by Connect Music Festival (@connectfestsco)Tickets for the Edinburgh show go on general sale at 9am tomorrow (April 23), and you’ll be able to buy them from here.Nova Twins said in a tweet this afternoon (April 22) that they were “beyond honoured to join this legendary line-up” in Edinburgh.We’re supporting Rage Against The Machine!!!!! ❤️‍

You Me At Six, Nova Twins and Twin Atlantic.The Cheltenham music festival will take place from July 6-9, with the likes of Jimmy Eat World, Turnstile and IDLES set to top the bill.2000trees has this afternoon (March 28) added a number of artists to their 2022 bill. As well as You Me At Six, Nova Twins and Twin Atlantic, the likes of Boston Manor, KennyHoopla, Angel Du$t, Heavy Lungs, Salem, The Hurt Process, Mannequin Pussy, They Fell From The Sky, As December Falls and Kid Brunswick are set to perform at the event.Peaks!, cheerbleederz, GIRLI, Petrol Girls, Daisy Brain, Berries, Thrill Collins, The Scratch, ME REX, Grandma’s House, Cold Years, Cassyette, Crashface, joe unknown, onelinedrawing, Gaz Brookfield, James and the Cold Gun, Bastions, XL Life, The Violent Hearts, Joe Appleford, Masca and Dean McMullen will also play at 2000trees this year.“There is a lot to be excited about at Trees this year,” 2000trees Festival organiser and booker James Scarlett said in a statement.“Particular highlights for me are Twin Atlantic doing a special forest acoustic set, the Xcerts headlining Wednesday night in the Forest with a full on rock set and just generally watching the best up & coming rock acts in the world (Cassyette, Salem, GIRLI etc etc etc).

Nova Twins have shared a powerful new song from their forthcoming album ‘Supernova’ – listen to ‘Cleopatra’ below.The duo will release ‘Supernova’ on June 17 via Marshall Music. So far, they’ve shared the single ‘Antagonist’, released last November, and recent track ‘K.M.B.’, which stands for ‘Kill My Boyfriend’.Speaking of ‘Cleopatra’, the band’s Amy Love said: “‘Cleopatra’ was written off the back of the Black Lives Matter protests. Attending them made us feel powerful as two mixed-race women in an era where people were suddenly waking up to Anti Racists conversations.“It’s about celebrating who we are and being proud of where we come from.

Nova Twins have announced multiple new dates in support of their upcoming second album, ‘Supernova’. Tickets are available here.The duo will be hitting the road in November with stops in Glasgow, Manchester, and London.

Duran Duran biopic, he revealed at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.Le Bon was speaking to NME on the red carpet of the awards show held March 2 at the O2 Academy Brixton, where he and Ivorian Doll presented the trophy for Best Band From The UK Supported By Pizza Express to Bring Me The Horizon.The Duran Duran frontman said he’d want Queen’s Gambit and Last Night In Soho (which won Best Film on the night) actress Anya Taylor-Joy to play him in a biopic, which the band’s drummer Roger Taylor said in October was “under discussion”. Watch his full red carpet interview above.Le Bon also shared with NME the young UK artists he’s following today: Nova Twins, Wolf Alice and Glass Animals, all of whom he’s played on his weekly SiriusXM podcast WHOOOSH!.“Bring Me The Horizon are an incredible group, as are CHVRCHES.

Nova Twins have told NME about what to expect from their new album ‘Supernova’, describing it as “a journey of lockdown and coming out the other end a winner”.The pair performed with Bring Me The Horizon and presented BERWYN with the Best New Act From The UK Supported by the Music Venue Trust award at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 in London last night (March 2). They were also nominated for Best Band In The World.Ahead of the ceremony, the duo talked to NME on the red carpet at the O2 Academy Brixton and looked ahead to the release of their second album, which is due out on June 17.Asked how the album pushes their sound forward, guitarist and vocalist Amy Love said it does so “in a lot of emotional, moody ways”.“It’s dark, but it’s also quite sinister.

Bring Me The Horizon closed the BandLab NME Awards 2022 tonight (March 2) with a storming six-song set which the band dedicated to the people of Ukraine.Taking to the O2 Academy Brixton stage for their ceremony-ending set, BMTH, who were proudly displaying the Ukrainian flag on their bass drum skin, launched into ‘Can You Feel My Heart’.They then played ‘Parasite Eve’ (where they were joined by two dancers in yellow hazmat suits), ‘Die4U’, ‘Mantra’ and ‘1×1’, which they performed with help from Nova Twins.Prior to their set-closing track ‘Throne’, BMTH frontman Oli Sykes paid tribute to the Ukrainian people following last week’s Russian invasion.“I guess it’s better being here in a room full of influential people: they need to use their voice every single day until this crisis is over,” he told the room.“If Kyiv does not survive, international peace will not survive,” he added, before the band tore into ‘Throne’.Earlier in the night, the Sheffield five-piece collected the award for Best Band From The UK Supported By Pizza Express. Elsewhere, the likes of Sam Fender, Lorde, Fontaines D.C.

Nova Twins have announced details of their much-anticipated second album ‘Supernova’, plus visuals for an intense new single ‘K.M.B.’.The track, which stands for ‘Kill My Boyfriend’, comes with visuals that sees various people who have murdered their partners enlisting the duo to help clean up the aftermath.“’K.M.B.’ will stitch-up the hearts of the heartbroken, teaching the ones who broke it a lesson”, said Nova Twins of the visuals.“Inspired by the sound and feel of the ’90s, we wrote and filmed our version of a playful horror movie. Think Mean Girls meets Clueless meets Pulp Fiction. Somewhere between those storylines is where you will find ‘K.M.B.’”‘Supernova’ will be released on June 17 via Marshall Music, and will also include the single ‘Antagonist’, released last November.

Wet Leg, Years & Years and James Bay.The ninth consecutive edition of IVW will take place across over 210 independent UK venues between Monday (January 31) and Sunday, February 6. It’ll host more than 485 performances, including live gigs, comedy shows, Q&A sessions, films and documentaries.BBC Radio 6 Music DJ Steve Lamacq will celebrate Independent Venue Week 2022 by presenting a series of one-off shows between January 31 and February 4.It’ll kick off with Franz Ferdinand at PJ Molloys in Dunfermline ahead of Yard Act performing a hometown gig at Belgrave Music Hall in Leeds on February 1.

Nova Twins and Amyl And The Sniffers are among artists to contribute to a new compilation supporting women’s organisation Reclaim These Streets.‘New Moons XVI’ is a 10-track compilation of female and non-binary talent which also features Deap Vally, KT Tunstall and more.The compilation, to be released on February 10, was curated by The Music Federation’s Head of Promotions Jasmine Hodge, who said: “What better way than to get some of the best female names in rock and do it all in the name of a killer charity?“Big shout out to all the amazing women involved, and to Will [Power, of Bad Nerves] for the kick-ass artwork. Sticking two fingers up to the patriarchy is literally the most fun a girl can have.”See the tracklist and artwork for ‘New Moons XVI’, the 15th compilation of its kind, below.The artwork, designed by Bad Nerves’ Will Power, depicts UK Home Secretary Priti Patel’s face, included to highlight “the sheer ignorance from her and the government towards women’s safety.”1. Amyl & The Sniffers – ‘Knifey’2. Nova Twins – ‘Bullet’3. TELGATE – ‘Love Zone’4. Deap Vally – ‘Royal Jelly’5. KT Tunstall – ‘In This Body’6. Cruel Hearts Club – ‘Sink This Low’7. IDestroy – ‘Petting Zoo’8. pink suits – ‘Fake Great Britain’9. BLAB – ‘Eton Mess’10. Pleasure Venom – ‘We Get What You Deserve’“I am so happy to be included on this exciting compilation for such a great cause,” KT Tunstall said of her involvement.

You Me At Six have shared a video of them performing ‘Bite My Tongue’ live in London with Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes – watch it below.The Surrey band hit the road with Bring Me The Horizon back in September alongside Nova Twins, performing gigs in Glasgow, Cardiff, Sheffield, Hull, Birmingham and London.The London date took place at The O2 on September 26, where You Me At Six brought out Sykes to perform their 2011 collaboration ‘Bite My Tongue’.“We have all been caged up like animals for

Nova Twins have shared a video for their latest single ‘Antagonist’ – you can watch it below.The new clip finds the duo – recently hailed by Tom Morello as “an incredible band who deserve to be huge” in an interview with NME – bouncing around a variety of colourfully-lit rooms with hooded and tied up figures nodding in the background.“‘Antagonist’ is a defiant tune about self-belief; how you can summon the inner strength to be ready for whatever comes at you,” the band explained in a press

Nova Twins made a surprise appearance in London yesterday, performing from an open-top bus at the Camden Stables as part of an impromptu setup organised by Climate Live.The Climate Live initiative was launched in November of 2020 and made its official debut this April, with the primary aim (per its website) being to “enlarge the global movement [to fight climate change] by engaging with a new audience through music”.Yesterday’s (November 6) concert was held to raise awareness for Climate Live’s

Nova Twins have shared their brutal new single ‘Antagonist’.The track is the former NME cover stars‘ first new material since recently supporting Bring Me The Horizon on their POST HUMAN UK arena tour.

Tom Morello has called Nova Twins “one of my favourite bands” and said they are “an incredible band who deserve to be huge,” in a new interview with NME.Morello shared his admiration for the former NME cover stars saying: “I love that band. From the first time I saw them in soundcheck, I thought, ‘This is an incredible band who deserve to be huge’.

Sleaford Mods have announced details of the support acts for their forthcoming UK tour, including Dry Cleaning, Nova Twins and more.The Nottingham duo will head around the UK in November in support of recent album ‘Spare Ribs’, with the dates beginning in Manchester and running until early December with a final show in Brighton.At the shows, they’ll also be joined by the likes of Goat Girl, recent collaborator Billy Nomates, 4 Brown Girls Who Write, Warmduscher and more.See the full list of tour

Nova Twins and Blu De Tiger.The new series features brand new versions of seven of Fender’s most iconic guitars and basses and have been created to “match the unique characteristics of today’s players and creators.”“Artists will always be at the heart of what drives us to create and innovate,” Fender CMO Evan Jones said in a statement about the new range.

Nova Twins have discussed the resurgence of rock and punk music at this summer’s festivals, saying rock i “having its moment again.”The duo were speaking to NME for a new Big Read cover feature following their sets at Reading & Leeds festivals last month, and discussed how rock and punk “deserves” to be at the forefront of the UK music scene.“Reading & Leeds is so prestigious and everyone talks about their memories of it, but when I was 16, I never did all of that stuff; I was just doing gigs,

Nova Twins and Yonaka‘s Theresa Jarvis are among the panelists announced for the forthcoming Sound City+ music business conference in Liverpool next month.Jarvis will speak with Nova Twins’ Amy Love and Georgia South on a panel discussion titled Success Without Compromising Your Artistic Vision, where the two acts will discuss their journeys navigating the industry.Sound City+ is set to run from October 1-3, and will feature representatives from the likes of Beggars Group, Secretly Group, Ninja

Bring Me The Horizon and Nova Twins among the winners.The awards’ fifth annual ceremony was held at the Kentish Town Forum in London in front of a capacity crowd, and saw live performances from Wargasm, Hot Milk and more.The big prize on the night, for Best Album, went to Bring Me The Horizon for ‘Post Human: Survival Horror’, with the band also winning Best UK Band.When accepting the award, frontman Oli Sykes said:  “We are so stoked.

Nova Twins have announced a new partnership with Marshall Records, the label run by the Marshall amps company. The firm describes the partnership as “a forward-thinking deal that favours the artist and includes opportunities with Marshall Amplification”.Bigging up the partnership from their side, the Nova Twins say in a joint statement: “We’re so happy to be extending our team by joining forces with Marshall on this new venture.

Frank Turner will play four different shows at The Roundhouse in Camden, North London, for the fourth installment of his ‘Lost Evenings’ festival.The shows take place from Thursday September 16 to Sunday September 19, with the building’s rooms, bars and outdoor space utilised for additional talks and performances under the name ‘Last Minutes’.The first night will see Turner play in an acoustic duo with Matt Nasir with support from Grace Petrie and Emily Barker.The second will see Turner perform

Bring Me The Horizon have revealed the support acts for their upcoming UK tour and made more tickets available – see the details below.Oli Sykes and co.

Nova Twins have shared a new Dream Wife remix of their single ‘Bullet’, as well as announcing details of a 2022 UK and European tour.

Nova Twins, HAAi, Moxie Adwaith, Kerri Watt, and the director/booking agent of Mother Artists Live, Natasha Gregory.Sarah Claudine, Events, Projects & Communications at Music Venue Trust said in a statement: “We are very proud to have so many remarkable women contribute to MVT, from our core team and coordinators to our board of trustees and patrons and know that this diversity is reflective of the changing face of the wider live music community.”British punk duo Nova Twins added: “We owe so