Mike Williams

Mike Williams (born 4 February 1979 in Wrexham), is a British journalist and editor, currently Editor in Chief of the NME.

Williams studied Film & Television at University of Wales, Aberystwyth, before moving to Cardiff and launching the independent music magazine Kruger in 2003. Halfway between a fanzine and a magazine, and with good design at its core, Kruger was a mix of music reviews, interviews with interesting angles and features about music and culture. Kruger folded in April 2010.

Williams joined NME as Features Editor in September 2010, was promoted to Deputy Editor in July 2011, and replaced Krissi Murison as Editor in June 2012. In 2015 he led NME through the biggest change in its history when he relaunched the magazine as a free title, delivering the highest ever circulation for the brand at 307,217. Williams was named Editor Of The Year at the BSME Awards 2016 for his work on the NME transformation, with the judges stating that under Williams' leadership, NME had "bounced back from an uncertain future and established itself confidently and creatively in a new market."

• Editor of the Year (Entertainment Brand) (British Society of Magazine Editors Awards, November 2016)
• Event of the Year for the NME Awards 2014 (PPA Connect Awards, December 2014)
• Music Media Brand Of The Year for NME (Music Week Awards, April 2013)
• Editor of the Year (Record of the Day Music Journalism and PR Awards, November 2009)