Are The 1975’s Matt Healy & Skepta Forming Their Own Band?

Joe Jonas and Lil Wayne. Eddie Murphy and Michael Jackson. Music’s history is peppered with unlikely collaborations. The latest in this long line? Skepta and The 1975’s Matt Healy.

Speaking after The 1975 picked up Best Live Band at the VO5 NME Awards 2017, Healy told NME: “Me and Skepta know each other. We tried working with each other recently but it just didn’t work out. Just for loads of reasons – but we’re going to do something in the future.”

He continued: “We’re going to do a tune together. We want to do like a ‘West End Girls’ Pet Shop Boys [kind of thing]. Maybe start a band, just me and Skepta do a band. Well we’re talking about it, so let’s see what happens.”

Who saw that coming? Absolutely nobody is the correct answer.

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For the full NME Awards 2017 winners list, including Skepta, M.I.A and Christine and the Queens, head here.

Also, 5SOS won worst band for the third time. For more on that, including reactions, click here.

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