We’ve Just Found The Perfect Christmas Gift For That Music Lover in Your Life
If you’re scratching your head wondering what to get the music obsessive in your life this Christmas, look no further.
NME’s The Cover 2024–2025 is here, and it’s everything a music fan could dream of. This 300-page premium coffee table book is a collector’s delight, packed with bespoke artwork, interviews, and unseen photography of the hottest emerging artists from around the globe.
Inside, it shines a spotlight on Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap, Brit-nominated singer Lola Young, K-pop superstars LE SSERAFIM, and Sudanese Canadian folk artist Mustafa, alongside punk sensations Lambrini Girls, experimental acts like Upsahl and Divorce, and genre-bending talents including H1-KEY, FCUKERS, Nieve Ella, Dora Jar, Atarashii Gakko!, Victoria Canal, and Juliet Ivy, just to name a few.
For more than 70 years, NME have been tastemakers in the future of music. As one of the longest-running music publications, they’ve had their eyes and ears across a tidal wave of upcoming talents, shining a spotlight on them at the perfect point in their careers. This year’s edition of The Cover seeks to be no exception.
Karen Gwee, NME’s Managing Editor (Music), says the book “celebrates risk-taking and imagination, and salutes the vibrant community that makes artistry reality.” It’s that mix of creativity, artistry, and insider insight that makes this a gift any music fan would treasure.
Here’s the practical bit: The Cover 2024–2025 is available exclusively online via music retailer Dawsons. It retails at £160 – a premium price, yes, but one that matches the premium content inside.
If your loved one spends hours following emerging artists, listening to new tracks on repeat, or hunting for the next big thing before anyone else, this book will become their go-to reference, coffee table showpiece, and conversation starter all in one.
The Cover 2024–2025 is available now from the NME website or exclusively in-store at Dawsons Music Co.
