Does NME cover film, TV and gaming as well as music?

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Yes. NME covers film, TV, gaming and broader pop culture alongside music. Its own site title and description name “Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News” as the scope, and the homepage shows non-music stories in the same feed as album and gig reviews. Music remains the core, but film, TV and gaming are treated as parallel entertainment beats rather than side notes.

What the site says about its own coverage

NME describes itself as bringing “the latest music and pop culture news and reviews, along with videos and galleries, band features, concert tickets, magazine, radio and more.” The word “and” matters here: pop culture is listed as part of the main offering, not an occasional extra.

Evidence on the page

The homepage mixes music coverage with film, TV and gaming items in the same news and features blocks:

Area Example visible on the page
Film A feature on Hayley Kiyoko entering her film-director era; a news item on Josh Brolin making a documentary about his teenage punk band
TV A feature spotlighting Mia Tharia, described as the breakout star of Klara And The Sun
Gaming An interview with Metaphor: ReFantazio composer Shoji Meguro about wanting to keep surprising listeners
Music (core) Album reviews (Chrissi, The Avalanches, Nieve Ella, Rachel Chinouriri), gig reviews (The Strokes, BIGBANG, Kneecap) and artist interviews

The gaming example is a useful test case: Shoji Meguro is a game composer, so the piece sits at the intersection of games and music, but it is framed as a games-culture interview rather than a music review. That is consistent with gaming being its own beat.

How the sections are organised

The page groups content under headings such as Trending News, Album Reviews, Features and Gig Reviews. Film, TV and gaming stories appear inside Trending News and Features rather than in separate labelled sections on this page. So if you are looking specifically for film or gaming coverage, expect to find it mixed into the news and features streams rather than under a dedicated “Film” or “Gaming” tab in the visible navigation.

What this means if you are deciding whether to use NME

  • If you want music news and reviews: NME is clearly built around this, with album reviews, gig reviews and artist interviews as recurring formats.
  • If you want film, TV or gaming coverage: NME does publish it, but as part of a general entertainment and pop-culture mix. It is not a dedicated film or gaming outlet, so depth in those areas will vary by story.
  • If you want a single feed across culture: the homepage format suits you, because music, film, TV and gaming items sit side by side.

One limit worth noting: the page evidence shows these categories through headlines and short excerpts, not through a full section index. To judge how regularly film or gaming stories appear, browse the Trending News and Features blocks over several visits rather than relying on a single snapshot.