Mel Myers, who writes the Daily Star’s ‘Bitches’ column is leaving the tabloid to take on the post of News Editor at the NME. When she joins the IPC weekly in July she will coordinate news coverage at the IPC title and its new media outlets, including NME.com and the SMS updates service. "I've read the NME since I was a young teenager and it's always been an ambition of mine to work on the title. NME has an unrivalled reputation for breaking the best new music and covering the biggest stars," Myers told the Media Guardian. "I'm looking forward to taking NME's news service on to even bigger and better things. I also can't wait to swap soap stars for guitars and get out to loads of gigs!"
NME editor Conor McNicholas said that the combination of Myers' skills and taste in music made her the perfect choice. “I'm delighted to be announcing the appointment of such a talented and high-profile journalist as Mel to be NME's group news editor.