Janis Ian: ‘It was astonishing to realise that At Seventeen applied to boys too’

After a career tackling difficult subjects, the singer-songwriter is releasing a final album

Calm the house down with these sound for self-isolating

At times like these, we can turn to music to soothe our souls and restore equilibrium

Should we censor ‘homophobic’ Fairytale of New York and ‘rape anthem’ Baby It's Cold Outside?

Some hear a song about sexual coercion and say it’s inappropriate in the #MeToo era

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Christmas ads: Instilling the festive spirit (greed, avariciousness, gluttony)

Donald Clarke: There’s a reason advertising executives have second homes in Tuscany

Carole King: ‘I want to take us away from the terrible direction America is going in’

The songwriter has emerged from semi-retirement to rewrite some of her songs in the age of Trump. ‘I’m the honest opposition’

Elvis Costello: Look Now review – Focused and pulsating with vigour

Dublin songwriter to the stars finding her own voice

After writing hits for Niall Horan and Britney Spears, Dubliner Ruth-Anne Cunningham is striking out on her own

How Carole King conquered the Brill Building system

A new musical on the singer's life is at its best on the hit factory that King made her own

Laura Marling - Semper Femina album review: A woman’s heart, brilliantly laid bare

Leonard Cohen captured ‘essence of human life’, President says

Lissadell co-owner says 2010 concerts made up ‘one of most incredible weekends in my life’

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Leonard Cohen, singer-songwriter and poet, dies at the age of 82

Artist’s most ardent admirers compared his works to spiritual prophecy

Album of the Day - Arc Iris ‘Moon Saloon’: a joyful, freewheeling journey

Various - The Ladies of Too Slow To Disco review: rich grooves, textured sounds, serious voices

Man from the Bronx who put hurling on Irish screens

Burt Budin: October 17th, 1929 - October 30th, 2015