Bono calls for end to war in Gaza as U2 perform Sunday Bloody Sunday at Ivor Novello awards
U2 singer calls for Hamas to release hostages and Israel to be released from Netanyahu
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran has the closest thing to a song of the summer. Is that a ‘recession indicator’?
Summer music falls into two broad categories: songs that make you feel better about the life you have and songs that offer a fantasy of a more glamorous, more exotic existence that is somehow as magically affordable as the drinks at Club Tropicana
Self Esteem on the music business: ‘It’s things like dressing rooms with only a urinal which make women give up’
For Rebecca Lucy Taylor, performing as Self Esteem has been a way of unpicking years of anger at the way the industry operates
Hozier joins Donald Trump, Keir Starmer and Hollywood stars on Time influence list
Wicklow musician described as being ‘as kind as they come’ in tribute from Noah Kahan
Mumford & Sons: Rushmere review – Old-school nu-folk might just give the band a new beginning
The nu-folk figureheads, now a three-piece, remain cheerfully bombastic on this spirited if uneven album
Snow Patrol at 3Arena review: ‘Am I about to die?’ Gary Lightbody nearly plunges from the stage in a thrilling Dublin show
Gripping gig is thoughtfully paced with blitz of singles followed by a pivot into slower, more introspective numbers
Eli Hewson of Inhaler: ‘There’s so much nepotism in every facet of life’
The Dublin band are well aware of their gilded backgrounds. But, they say, as they prepare to release their glossy third album, ‘We’re, like, kind of dorks’
David Gray: Dear Life review – Lean into this raw, bumpy album. It’s well worth the effort
Never mind that he’s British. David Gray might be the most consequential Irish songwriter of his generation
Andrea Bocelli: ‘My son, Johnny Depp, Ed Sheeran and Russell Crowe made pasta together, and were up until 6am’
A year in which the Italian tenor celebrates his luminous 30-year career will be rounded off by a well-earned Christmas at home
Love Actually and That Christmas writer Richard Curtis: ‘I still hope to convince my wife to watch one episode of Blackadder’
There’s little in comedy writing that Richard Curtis hasn’t done. So adapting his That Christmas children’s tales for the screen has been a welcome change
Ed Sheeran and Mary Robinson are right. It’s time to bin Band Aid
Band Aid revisionism hasn’t dropped from the clear blue winter sky. It’s been there since the start
Bob Geldof defends Band Aid as 40th anniversary single released: ‘This little pop song has kept millions alive’
Band Aid 40 remix of Do They Know It’s Christmas? blends voices of Bono, Harry Styles and George Michael
Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody: ‘I was using alcohol to drown all kinds of different things in me. I didn’t have anything else’
Snow Patrol frontman hasn’t forgiven himself for letting down the people in his life. But the band’s new album is a far cry from its angst-ridden predecessor
Warner strikes right note as profits jump 62% in Irish business
Sales by Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa and Kylie helped Irish arm of music giant record 8% rise in revenues
‘When we first moved into our house, we ordered a custom-made bed for €4,800. Pure luxury’
Me & My Money: Margaret Barrett, managing director of Mortgage Navigators
Trad musicians begin two-week journey in tribute to Traveller forefathers
Paddy Keenan and Mickey Dunne travelling by horse-drawn wagon to Donegal
Celebrity-backed Donegal brand Muff Liquor secures US distribution deal
Russell Crowe, Ed Sheeran, Ronan Keating and Jimmy Carr have all invested in the business in recent years
Ed Sheeran: Autumn Variations – The news is not good
Review: This is not so much a companion piece to Subtract, from just four months ago, as an ugly stepsister
Sometimes, when you need a witness – or Ed Sheeran – social media can be a source for good
Orla Tinsley: Social media morphs into a space to write intentionally and lyrically when picking up a pen is not an option
Kitsch Kitchen – Frank McNally on a Salthill institution, O’Connor’s Famous Pub
For sheer exuberance, the collection of bric-a-brac might be unique
Irish woman successfully summits Mount Kilimanjaro with a harp
Siobhán Brady successfully completed her quest to reach the top of Africa’s highest peak on Tuesday, raising funds for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland and Harp Ireland
Warner Music Ireland profits jump by a fifth
Irish arm of music giant boosted by likes of Ed Sheeran and Dua Lipa
Tom Grennan: ‘I’ve got a big heart. And I’ve got a sensitive one, too’
The singer-songwriter says he feels he’s an arena artist and wants to be a global star – but he still finds time for a night of Guinness drinking with his Irish cousins
‘Rap is expressive, open, honest. It’s storytelling in your own voice. It’s real’
Rappers from the Kabin, a creative hub for young people, will showcase their talents as part of the Rhyme Island project during Cruinniú na nÓg this weekend
Keaton Henson: ‘I just hate being looked at by lots of people’
Songwriter’s new album, House Party, investigates notion of musicians projecting alter-ego versions of themselves
Lewis Capaldi: Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent – Pallid pop brought to you by the algorithm
Anything has to be better than this by-the-numbers mulch
Amazon to stock Lowden Guitars’ Ed Sheeran line in US
Down-based instrument-maker launched collaborative range in 2019
Ed Sheeran: Subtract – Open-hearted, honest and schmaltz-free
Sincerity without sentimentality can go a surprisingly long way on the star’s fifth solo album
‘I won’t get that time back’: Ed Sheeran on missing grandmother’s funeral in Ireland due to New York trial
Songwriter’s heirs sued British musician claiming Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud copied melody, harmony and rhythm of Gaye’s Let’s Get It On
Ed Sheeran concerts help Thomond Park to almost triple revenue
Company’s income of €1.52 million compare to takings of €650,342 in 2021
Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All – Compelling look at singer’s struggle to create a place of calm for himself and his family
Television: The music documentary does exemplary work capturing one of the world’s most streamed artists at the crossroads
Ed Sheeran at 3Arena review: an acoustic guitar, some loop pedals and a night of red-hot pop
‘I always get mad excited coming to Ireland. Ireland embraced me the quickest,” the astute showman and singer tells the sould-out Dublin audience
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