As part of this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association weekend, Deadline gathered the creator and cast of Netflix‘s The Diplomat for an event hosted by the Irish ambassador to the United States, Geraldine Byrne Nason.
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Mae Muller has spoken to NME about leaving her record label to become an independent artist, feeling “at peace” with Eurovision and headlining this week’s Club NME event.The 26-year-old singer-songwriter will take to the stage at London’s Scala on Friday (April 12) for a live headline set. She’ll be joined on the night by Self Esteem and special guest Raven Mandella – both of whom will be hitting the decks to DJ into the early hours.The legendary Club NME series returned last September with Courteeners playing in London before Blossoms delivered a special show in Manchester earlier this year.
Ahead of Club NME’s latest edition on Friday, Muller revealed that her set will include songs from her debut album, 2023’s ‘Sorry I’m Late‘, that she’s never performed live before.Muller also said she’s feeling “really excited” to sing her hit Eurovision bop ‘I Wrote A Song’ with a live band. “I actually way prefer performing it with a band because it just opens everything up,” she said.Muller promised to cherry-pick “anything kind of upbeat” from her discography to match the floor-filling energy of Self Esteem and Raven Mandella’s DJ sets.
“I know Raven knows how to get the party started so the audience is going to be super-warmed up when I come on,” she said. “And that definitely gives me big shoes to fill.”Of appearing on the Club NME bill alongside Self Esteem, whose 2021 album ‘Prioritise Pleasure‘ was nominated for the Mercury Prize, Muller said: “She’s so cool and such an inspiration – I love women that are amazing storytellers.
So I’m really looking forward to seeing her again.”Muller represented the UK at last May’s Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, where she finished 25th in the grand final. She and many pop fans were
.As part of this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association weekend, Deadline gathered the creator and cast of Netflix‘s The Diplomat for an event hosted by the Irish ambassador to the United States, Geraldine Byrne Nason.
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Mae Muller headlined the most recent edition of Club NME with Ladbrokes LIVE this weekend at London’s Scala (April 12).In what was her first headline show of the year, Muller debuted tracks from her 2023 album ‘Sorry I’m Late’ for the first time returning to the stage in style. Performing to a hometown crowd who knew every lyric, the set spanned from fan favourite ‘Work Like That’ through to her enormous single ‘I Wrote A Song’, which was the UK’s Eurovision entry for 2023.The crowd were also treated to DJ sets from pop royalty Self Esteem and drag icon Raven Mandella, the latter of whom kicked things off with a colourful, energetic set.
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Mae Muller and Self Esteem are set to perform as part of this week’s Club NME event. Grab free tickets here and find all the details below.The legendary Club NME series returned last September with Courteeners playing in London before Blossoms delivered a special show in Manchester earlier this year.On Friday (April 12) Club NME will take over London’s Scala in King’s Cross, with Muller due to deliver a live headline set at the venue.
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