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‘I’m finally being honest’: Tommy Fleming comes out as gay
Sligo singer expressed regret for hurting those he loved after ‘hand was forced’ by leaked recording
Imelda May: I was told, ‘You will amount to nothing. Aim for not getting pregnant’
Working-class children were routinely underestimated when the singer was at school. She wants her gigs to give people the sense of connectedness that sustained her community
Eurovision 2026: Australia through to grand final
Only 35 countries competing this year with Ireland among nations not taking part due to Israel’s involvement
Eurovision: prominent bars join TV boycott as Jewish Council criticises RTÉ
PantiBar owner says decision to stop screening contest is validated by Israel’s attempt to use it as ‘propaganda tool’
The Music Quiz: A singer from which Irish band is co-lead in the Irish production of Oklahoma!
Plus: According to Rolling Stone, which guitarist is the King of the Licks?
Israel through to Eurovision final after shouts of ‘stop the genocide’ during song
Noam Bettan will compete on Saturday night in the boycott-hit 70th year of the song contest, held in Vienna
Eurovision 2026: From boycotts to media blackouts, this is now a spectacle under pressure
It is an unprecedented moment in the Eurovision Song Contest’s history, and this year’s competition could have long-term consequences
Eurovision 2026: When is it on, who is boycotting and could Israel win?
Tensions and disunity haunt the song contest as it marks its 70th anniversary in Vienna
Lemoncello: ‘Dublin is squeezing the life out of musicians. It’s not a home for artists any more’
Claire Kinsella and Laura Quirke form the duo Lemoncello, now one of the most important young folk acts in Ireland
Bonnie Tyler in induced coma after emergency surgery
Bonnie Tyler had been rushed to hospital in Portugal for emergency intestinal surgery
Mike D of Beastie Boys to headline Beyond the Pale festival
Mike D’s joins line-up including Father John Misty, Primal Scream and Of Monsters and Men
Kylie Minogue on her breast cancer diagnosis: ‘I was so scared of what was ahead of me’
Upcoming Netflix series will explore how Kylie Minogue became one of pop’s biggest stars
The Music Quiz: Which Irish newspaper might remind you of the 1970s rock band Wishbone Ash?
Plus: US country singer Kacey Musgraves performed which song by SZA on BBC1’s Live Lounge?
Dolly Parton cancels Las Vegas residency over health issues: ‘Everything I have is treatable’
Dolly Parton says she is ‘responding really well to meds and treatments’ and is ‘improving every day’
Musician and composer Mary Halvorson: ‘I’m not trying to be weird. It’s just how I see things’
The American jazz guitarist, who is on her way to Ireland, may have the feel of a modern folk musician, but she can shred and distort like a death-metal band
The best and biggest music festivals to see around Ireland this summer
Your guide to live music for May, June, July and August in 2026 from CMAT, Forbidden Fruit, Fontaines DC, The Cure to Electric Picnic
Psychedelic rockers The Lemon Twigs: ‘Singing for Brian Wilson at his birthday was surreal’
Hanging out with The Beach Boys’ troubled genius a signpost for still-youthful industry veterans Michael and Brian D’Addario
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