Glastonbury 2025: Neil Young confirms he will play festival after ‘error in information’ led him to pull out
Earlier this week Young backed out of the festival claiming it was ‘under corporate control’ of the BBC
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Glastonbury Festival doubles profits amid accusations of ‘corporate control’
Capacity at the famous music festival, which turns over much of its profit to charities, has increased to 210,000 people
Glastonbury 2025: Neil Young pulls out of festival claiming it is ‘under corporate control’ of BBC
Young says BBC wanted him and his band to ‘do a lot of things in a way we were not interested’
In 1975, Dylan, Patti Smith, Bowie and Marley woke up a cosseted music culture. It’s a 50th anniversary worth celebrating
2025 marks the golden jubilee of some fine records, to be sure, but also of a time when punk came to sack rock’s citadel and popular music began to go in new directions
Nightmare concerts: Nicki Minaj put on one of Ireland’s most disappointing gigs. Here are nine more disasters
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Anamoe Drive: Breakfast in Bed – Like all your treasured singer-songwriters put through a sonic wringer
Thumper singer Oisín Leahy Furlong’s debut solo album is the yin to Thumper’s yang, a delicate, un-self-pitying collection of heartbreak songs
Buying records, DVDs and physical books: A 2024 resolution for culture lovers
Aoife Barry: I don’t want to leave the albums I love to linger in the digital air, untethered to me and my world, so that’s why I’m back buying vinyl
Foo Fighters, Oasis, U2, the Rolling Stones and more: Slane’s 15 greatest acts – in reverse order
As Harry Styles limbers up for this year’s gig, on Saturday, we pick our favourite performances at the castle since the inaugural Slane Festival, in 1981
Graham Nash: ‘Most of the sad songs are about my relationship with Joni Mitchell’
The Crosby, Stills and Nash singer on the wild early years, feuds, divorce and ego
Aldous Harding: Warm Chris – Well crafted but anchorless
An admirable showcase of various roles, some of which work better than others
Sting sells songwriting catalogue for estimated $300m
Deal covers copyrights for more than 600 songs and future music earnings
Neil Young may have given Spotify the kick it has long deserved
Exit by veteran rocker amplifies both streamer’s misinformation and artist exploitation
Spotify forecasts weaker-than-expected first quarter subscriber numbers
Music streaming company posts 18% rise in active monthly users
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