Music
Niamh O’Sullivan: ‘I am obsessed with singing. I couldn’t imagine myself doing anything else’
Cork mezzo-soprano on her packed schedule, shifting pitch and the sadness of being away from home with constant travelling for performances and rehearsals
‘Reneé Rapp, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan – it feels like there’s a wave of queer artists now. It’s so good’
Pale Waves singer Heather Baron-Gracie on learning to deal with online attacks, her enduring love of The Cranberries, and the ‘very nice’ Matty Healy
Album Reviews
‘Reneé Rapp, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan – it feels like there’s a wave of queer artists now. It’s so good’
Pale Waves singer Heather Baron-Gracie on learning to deal with online attacks, her enduring love of The Cranberries, and the ‘very nice’ Matty Healy
Dua Lipa Dublin concert tickets go on sale on Friday. Here’s how to get yours before they go Houdini
Pop princess is bringing some much-needed radical optimism to Ireland with her Aviva gig next June
Iron Maiden to play in Dublin as part of 2025 world tour
Band will play Malahide Castle gig next June as part of 50th anniversary Run for Your Lives tour
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail in sex-trafficking case
Music mogul (54), who pleaded not guilty in Manhattan court, could face life in prison if convicted
Johnny Marr: I turned down Smiths reunion and acted to protect band’s legacy
Guitarist said he was responding to statements made by former bandmate Morrissey
Jamie xx on new album In Waves: ‘It has definitely ended up sounding more like one of my DJ sets’
The second solo album from the sonic architect of The xx is a masterful tapestry of melodies, moods, ideas and bangers to carry you through the warehouse party of your dreams
The Music Quiz: Which band’s orchestral ballad was rejected as the title track for the Bond movie Spectre?
Plus: Who is Kayleigh Rose Amstutz better known as?
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleads not guilty to federal charges including sex trafficking
Rapper and producer faces a mandatory minimum 15-year prison sentence and up to life behind bars if convicted
Jane’s Addiction cancel tour after onstage fight in Boston
Rock band makes decision after incident involving singer Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro
Katy Perry’s rocky album rollout shows how not to manage your pop career
The lead-up to this week’s release of 143, her seventh album, has been a disaster. What went wrong – and where does she go from here?
‘They put Cork on the map!’: what the kids behind rap sensation The Spark did next
Collaboration between Kabin Crew and Lisdoonvarna Crew has amassed more than 51 million streams across multiple platforms
‘You can’t have a GAA kit and not have GAA trading cards’: Ahmed, With Love and the rise of Irish artist merch
Merchandise sales are not just a fun thing for independent artists but an important source of income
Oasis: There are reasons why they are last great working-class band to conquer the world
After Britpop, creative industries became cliquey, closed off and harder to break, especially if your dad didn’t go to school with lads working at Sony or Universal
Morrissey’s at it again. This time it’s ‘vapourised’ Ariana Grande fans and a plot to ‘silence’ the Smiths singer
The Smiths frontman believes his most recent album is being suppressed. It’s a reminder of how interesting his former band once were
Marc Almond: ‘I was hysterical about everything. Everything was total drama’
The singer, now 67, talks about his semi-anonymous life on a farm in Portugal, writing new songs with Soft Cell partner Dave Ball, and the challenges of ageing