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The Music Quiz: Coles Corner, Lady’s Bridge, Truelove’s Gutter and Hollow Meadows are album titles referencing which UK city?

Plus: Lewis Capaldi released a cover version of which song by Britney Spears?

Joy Crookes: ‘England has a way of screwing people over constantly’

Mercury-nominated singer Joy Crookes on colonialism, resilience and regarding Sinéad O’Connor as her musical godmother

Patti Smith: ‘After the Taylor Swift song, what made me happy was that kids were buying Dylan Thomas books’

The 78-year-old poet, artist and musician on the 50th anniversary of Horses, rock’n’roll as revolution and the first time she heard U2

Kneecap barred from entering Canada for ‘displaying hate symbols targeting Jewish community’

Irish rap trio will have to cancel October tour dates in Toronto and Vancouver after government decision

Take That announce concert in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium next July

Group will use theme from 2009 tour, The Circus Live, which featured grand theatrics and circus performers

Meet the travelling cleaner army working 12-hour days at Electric Picnic and the Ploughing Championships

Seasonal workers are the backbone of operations at festivities like the National Ploughing Championships

The Music Quiz: On Human League’s album Octopus, which British comedian is namechecked in a song title?

What is the birth surname of Irish singer-songwriter Gavin James?

Dónal Lunny returns to stage after illness with surprise appearance in Cork

Musician performed with Andy Irvine following a showing in Cork of a new film about his life

King Princess: ‘Harry Potter is a queer story: it’s about choice and difference. JK Rowling is a demon’

The Brooklyn musician on her new album Girl Violence, wealthy Titanic relatives and acting opposite Nicole Kidman

Nicky Ryan, producer behind Enya’s global success, dies aged 79

Nicky Ryan and his wife Roma helped Enya to become a hugely successful recording artist in 1980s and 1990s

CMAT and Fontaines DC among artists nominated for Mercury Prize

Pulp, Sam Fender, Wolf Alice and more feature on 12-artist shortlist

The Music Quiz: Rock band Biffy Clyro formed in which Scottish town in 1995?

Plus: Which now-defunct Irish band included journalists/authors Anna Carey and Patrick Freyne?

Keri-Lynn Wilson: The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra symbolises what extraordinary good can come out of evil

Founder and music director of a cultural symbol of Ukraine makes her Irish National Opera debut this weekend

Rick Davies: Supertramp frontman and co-founder dies aged 81

Davies remembered as ‘the voice and pianist behind Supertramp’s most iconic songs’

Lady Gaga wins artist of the year among four awards at MTV VMAs

Sabrina Carpenter and Ariana Grande collect three wins each

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