Editing NME (section)

===2010s===
Krissi Murison was appointed editor in June 2009, launching a new redesigned NME in April 2010. The issue had 10 different covers, highlighting the broader range of music the magazine would cover, and featured [[Jack White (musician)|Jack White]], [[Florence and the Machine]], [[LCD Soundsystem]], [[Rihanna]], [[Kasabian]], [[Laura Marling]], [[Foals (band)|Foals]], [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]], [[Biffy Clyro]] and [[Magnetic Man]].

Murison was replaced as editor in July 2012 by Mike Williams, who had previously been the magazine's deputy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/may/31/nme-editor-appointed|title=NME deputy editor Mike Williams steps up to edit IPC's weekly music title|last=Sweney|first=Mark|date=31 May 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=20 November 2016}}</ref> Williams is now Editor in Chief, with full responsibility for NME's cross platform output. Under Williams, NME has launched the NME Daily app,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ppa.co.uk/news/industry/2015/07/nme-launches-nme-daily-app/|title=PPA: NME launches NME Daily App|website=Ppa.co.uk|access-date=20 November 2016|archive-date=21 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121043446/http://www.ppa.co.uk/news/industry/2015/07/nme-launches-nme-daily-app/}}</ref> a new career focussed event called Lifehacks,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eventmagazine.co.uk/nme-launches-lifehacks-event-millennials/article/1402299|title=NME launches #LifeHacks event for millennials|website=Eventmagazine.co.uk|access-date=20 November 2016}}</ref> and successfully relaunched both the ''NME'' magazine and NME's website, NME.com.

In 2013, ''[[NME's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]'' was criticized by the media. ''[[The Guardian]]'' pointed out that Features Editor Laura Snapes included, in her top 5 "greatest albums of all time", four albums from the same band which was [[The National (band)|The National]].<ref name=guardian>{{cite web |title=What's the difference between best and favourite albums? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2013/oct/24/best-favourite-albums-nme-difference |author=Hann, Michael |website=The Guardian |date=24 October 2013 |access-date=6 August 2014}}</ref> [[Consequence of Sound]] similarly observed that "if Laura Snapes had her wish, the top four would all be The National albums".<ref name="cos">{{cite web |url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/10/the-top-500-albums-of-all-time-according-to-nme/ |title=The Top 500 Albums of All Time, according to NME |last=Kaye |first=Ben |date=25 October 2013 |work=Consequence of Sound|access-date=4 August 2014}}</ref>

The magazine's paid circulation in the first half of 2014 was 15,830.<ref name="mediaweek2">{{cite news |last=Reynolds |first=John |date=16 August 2012 |title=NME and Q suffer major circulation falls |url=http://MediaWeek.co.UK/article/1145894/magazine-abcs-nme-q-suffer-major-circulation-falls |access-date=14 September 2012 |newspaper=Media Week |location=London}}</ref>