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
Abel Tesfaye’s ever-ratcheting anxiety becomes overwhelming, then numbing over 22 tracks and 80 minutes
The Beatles drummer on his former band and his new country album, Look Up, which features a line-up of Nashville stars
The American singer-songwriter is set to play at the Aviva next June, and demand for tickets will be high
LanaDel Rey (39) and Jeremy Dufrene (49) applied for a marriage licence on Monday in Lafourche, Louisiana, and married three days later
Former British prime ministers Tony Blair and Boris Johnson, John Cena, David Beckham and several Bollywood stars among those in attendance
It’s summer festival time again. As we retrieve our wellies and thermal sleeping bags, what better moment to rank great Irish highlights of the past?
Jack Antonoff is a top-flight producer of the likes of Lorde, Lana Del Rey and St Vincent. He’s also very keen to talk about the recently departed Pogues singer
A disengaged vibe, unnecessary sax solos and a heavy leaning on influences weight this album down
British singer-songwriter Raye makes Brit Award history by securing seven nominations
Stradbally has welcomed thousands of acts since 2004. As this year’s festival approaches, here are 15 moments that stick in our minds
An ecstatic performance doubles as full-throttle love-in with the anti-Adele in the 3Arena
From the crowd helping a struggling Capaldi, to Del Rey being escorted off stage by security, the weekend had some unplanned events
The star’s ninth album is one of her most confounding to date. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing
Prolific producer of Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey and Lorde albums on new Bleachers project
The late songwriter, who had mental health issues all his life, remains hugely influential
Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley on their Mercury-winning trip-hop classic album
Natalie Portman has disputed the musician’s account of their ‘relationship’. But fear not: his new book has plenty more steamy stories
Musician says boycott is ‘partly the reason I am playing Israel – to stand against those who shame and silence musicians’
After six years away, Power is too vibrant a songwriter, with too many feelings, to stop now
South by Southwest Music festival: the 17 acts that stood at the annual Austin, Texas music extravaganza
Planet Business: Meanwhile, the blockchain bandwagon rolls on
Our new Very Best Friend: the ink is still dry on the Irish singer-songwriter’s recording and 2018 is shaping up to be a big year
She’s been in ‘Raw’, ‘The Fall’, ‘A Date for Mad Mary’ and stars in newfilm ‘Moon Dogs’, but the 22-year-old singer-songwriter from Donard didn’t always see herself as an actor
Members of the Lana del Cult rejoice: your dark queen is back among you
Other acts include LCD Soundsystem, New Order and The Chemical Brothers
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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