Music
Celebrating the Voice expert Paul Kwak: ‘I live and breathe singing and voices all day long’
With her National Concert Hall programme, the mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught is on a mission to fill gaps in the way singers are trained and cared for
How a chance meeting in a Norwegian songwriting camp inspired Ireland’s Eurovision entry
Laika Party, the story of the Soviet dog in space, is an unlikely subject for a Eurovision song
Album Reviews
Grammy winner Cian Ducrot: ‘I just have crazy ADHD, so I can’t stop thinking, and my mind jumps around’
Cork singer and songwriter has won a Grammy for co-writing SZA’s hit track Saturn. His new single, Who’s Making You Feel It?, is out now
Irish star conductor David Brophy on his big new job in Germany: ‘You only become competent when you’re 60′
The Dubliner is thrilling critics at his new musical home in Cologne but he still finds time to worry about Ireland’s cultural capital
Fiachna Ó Braonáin of Hothouse Flowers: ‘I was quite disappointed by Bono. I don’t think Sinéad O’Connor would have done it’
The U2 frontman was an early cheerleader for his fellow Irish band, who are back on tour to mark 40 years together. But his acceptance of a medal from Joe Biden sent the wrong signal, they say
Kanye West announces he has been diagnosed with autism
Rapper and fashion designer Kanye West says he was misdiagnosed as bipolar in podcast appearance where he also opines new album Bully and the Drake-Kendrick beef
Irv Gotti, Murder Inc founder and hip-hop legend, dies aged 54
Record company started the careers of successful acts including Ashanti and Ja Rule
Ozzy Osbourne to reunite with original Black Sabbath for final performance at Villa Park
Metallica, Slayer and Pantera join line-up for farewell to heavy metal star Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham in July
The Music Quiz: Who is the first female pop star to win a Grammy, an Oscar, a Bafta and a Golden Globe?
Plus: What was named as the best protest song of all time by Rolling Stone magazine?
Grammy Awards 2025 in pictures
Winners at the Grammy Awards 2025 include Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan
Irish musician Cian Ducrot wins Grammy Award for songwriting
Beyoncé secures album of the year award for Cowboy Carter after previously missing out four times
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’
For Marianne Faithfull, Ireland was where one of the most misunderstood women in music could make sense of her life
Ireland also gave the singer a first hit for nearly a decade, after ‘a deejay by the name of Patrick Kenny started to play it’
Singer and actor Marianne Faithfull dies aged 78
Star of 1960s first found popularity with song As Tears Go By
Skinner: ‘A lot of bands are afraid of speaking out about the way they’ve been treated. Some of the carry-on is atrocious’
The postpunk songwriter has been careful to make his debut album, New Wave Vaudeville, as independently as he can
The Music Quiz: What’s the title of the forthcoming Jeff Buckley documentary?
Plus: Which country singer has released albums titled Pony, Bronco and Stampede?
Boyzone documentary: ‘Some of the things Louis Walsh did were wrong,’ says Ronan Keating
Ronan Keating on Boyzone manager Louis Walsh: ‘Some of the things he did were wrong’
