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The Wolfe Tones announce ‘final farewell’ show next year in Limerick
Folk group set to play last ever Irish show after more than 60 years together
Sean Combs’s legal woes are growing. So are his streaming numbers
The popularity of ‘Diddy’ has been steady or even increased on Spotify and Apple Music
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The Music Quiz: Who sings Ode to Billy Joe on Mercury Rev’s covers album of Bobbie Gentry’s The Delta Sweete?
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Tara Erraught: ‘I was terrified. I was, like, Callas probably touched this doorknob’
Singing the same role in the same place as the opera great was a goal fulfilled for Ireland’s leading mezzo and NCH artist-in-residence
Liam Payne death: Initial report ‘suggests cocaine’ in his system, says official
One Direction singer (31) died after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires on Wednesday
Richard Ashcroft confirmed as special guest for Oasis’s 2025 Ireland shows
Former lead singer of The Verve said he was ‘ready to bring it’ to Manchester band’s concerts
Danish guitarist Jakob Bro on Paul Motian: ‘It was the most surreal thing ever, like calling someone from a different planet’
Cork Jazz Festival 2024: Bro got his big break when the renowned drummer Motian asked him to join his band
Iron Maiden ‘deeply saddened’ after former singer Paul Di’Anno dies aged 66
‘Pioneering’ frontman performed with British band between 1978 and 1981, featuring on their 1980 debut album
Why are so many old rockers still touring? ‘It doesn’t matter how much money they have. Musicians live for the next gig’
David Hepworth, author of Hope I Get Old Before I Die, on why rock stars never retire
An Irishman in Berlin: ‘Gentrification was creeping in but since the pandemic it’s really pronounced’
What’s Next For?: Liam Cagney, a musicologist based in the German capital, is writing a book about Berghain, the city’s fabled nightclub
‘The script is Sinéad O’Connor – it’s the music’: Christeene on The Lion the Witch and The Cobra
The performance artist, musician and drag experimentalist is bringing her reimagining of the late Irish singer’s first album to Dublin
Liam Payne’s relatives and friends call for ‘dignity’ for singer in the wake of tragedy
Cheryl Tweedy called for media to consider ‘what use’ some graphic reports serve as she considers protection of their son, Bear
Gavin Friday: ‘Ireland wasn’t an easy place back then to go out and be the Virgin Prunes or U2′
Ecce Homo, the singer’s new album, is not just the best record of his significant solo career but also an account of a life less ordinary
‘We are happy with the price’: Music promoter Denis Desmond on buying Rory Gallagher’s guitar
Fender Stratocaster is acquired for more than €1 million at auction in London
Liam Payne death: One Direction bandmates ‘devastated’, autopsy shows cause of death after hotel fall
Ongoing investigation, including interview of five witnesses, indicates former pop group member (31) was alone at time of death
Rory Gallagher’s signature Stratocaster to be donated to national museum after selling for more than €1m at auction
Musician’s 1961 Fender secured for National Museum of Ireland with support from Live Nation Gaiety Ltd, says Minister for Arts
Fans in Argentina sing and hold vigil for One Direction's Liam Payne
Argentine fans of One Direction sang the boyband’s song Infinity to pay homage to member Liam Payne following his death in Buenos Aires. Video: Reuters