NME.com editor Luke Lewis revealed the news this afternoon via Twitter, saying: "Really bloody thrilled to announce that @lucyjones will be starting as Deputy Editor of NME.COM in August"
Jones joined The Telegraph in 2008, and has regularly written music blogs for the newspaper's online portal.
Her appointment comes almost two months after Mike Williams was announced as the new NME editor, replacing Krissi Murison.
Jones replaces former NME.com deputy editor Tim Chester.
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