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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleads not guilty to federal charges including sex trafficking
Rapper and producer faces a mandatory minimum 15-year prison sentence and up to life behind bars if convicted
Jane’s Addiction cancel tour after onstage fight in Boston
Rock band makes decision after incident involving singer Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro
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Jane’s Addiction cancel tour after onstage fight in Boston
Rock band makes decision after incident involving singer Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro
Katy Perry’s rocky album rollout shows how not to manage your pop career
The lead-up to this week’s release of 143, her seventh album, has been a disaster. What went wrong – and where does she go from here?
‘They put Cork on the map!’: what the kids behind rap sensation The Spark did next
Collaboration between Kabin Crew and Lisdoonvarna Crew has amassed more than 51 million streams across multiple platforms
‘You can’t have a GAA kit and not have GAA trading cards’: Ahmed, With Love and the rise of Irish artist merch
Merchandise sales are not just a fun thing for independent artists but an important source of income
Oasis: There are reasons why they are last great working-class band to conquer the world
After Britpop, creative industries became cliquey, closed off and harder to break, especially if your dad didn’t go to school with lads working at Sony or Universal
Morrissey’s at it again. This time it’s ‘vapourised’ Ariana Grande fans and a plot to ‘silence’ the Smiths singer
The Smiths frontman believes his most recent album is being suppressed. It’s a reminder of how interesting his former band once were
Marc Almond: ‘I was hysterical about everything. Everything was total drama’
The singer, now 67, talks about his semi-anonymous life on a farm in Portugal, writing new songs with Soft Cell partner Dave Ball, and the challenges of ageing
MTV Video Music Awards 2024: Taylor Swift wins seven categories at ceremony dominated by women artists
Swift is now the most decorated solo artist at the VMAs of all time, surpassing Beyoncé's record
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sued for sexual assault by former Bad Boy Records singer
Dawn Richard, who appeared on TV show Making the Band, filed suit against label founder in New York on Tuesday
Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for US president in statement signed ‘childless cat lady’
Singer also addressed AI images shared by Trump which falsely depicted her endorsing his campaign
Dave Grohl reveals he has become father of baby girl born ‘outside my marriage’
Foo Fighters frontman aims to be ‘loving parent’ to new daughter and earn family’s ‘forgiveness’
The Music Quiz: What’s the best Oasis song of all time, according to Rolling Stone?
Plus: questions about The Supremes before they were supreme, Kate Bush covers Elton John, Wendy Erskine on Rod Stewart, and the only two-time British Mercury prize winner
Nilüfer Yanya: ‘People are really harsh towards female or female-presenting artists. Especially the big pop ones’
After a decade of resisting the not-so-subtle pressures that women in the music industry face, the singer is more determined than ever to stick to her guns
Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody: ‘I was using alcohol to drown all kinds of different things in me. I didn’t have anything else’
Snow Patrol frontman hasn’t forgiven himself for letting down the people in his life. But the band’s new album is a far cry from its angst-ridden predecessor
Through a Yellow Door, musicians find a creative home in Dublin
Yellow Door Music Studios is Ireland’s largest rehearsal studio for musicians – and it’s a resource that is badly needed, say its founders