Music

Severe eye infection left singer blind in his right eye and with ‘only limited vision’ in his left

The Dubliner isn’t the first name that comes to mind as a songwriter for a boy-band megastar. But working with Louis Tomlinson was just what he needed after his record-label disappoinment

Irish rap group plans to donate award to two youth groups in Belfast after grant was blocked on grounds that Kneecap ‘oppose the United Kingdom itself’

The American singer-songwriter is set to play at the Aviva next June, and demand for tickets will be high

Plus: What topped the list of Rolling Stone magazine’s 74 Best Albums of ’74?

It may be album aimed at club or in-car entertainment than listening at home but that doesn’t stop it having a rich and eclectic sound

Scottish singer Rod Stweart will become one of the oldest artists to perform a major set at the Glastonbury festival

Which forgotten releases do Irish musicians treasure most, and why?

Band Aid 40 remix of Do They Know It’s Christmas? blends voices of Bono, Harry Styles and George Michael

The Cure’s Robert Smith interview: With his band’s first new album in 16 years just released, post-punk’s dark prince discusses enduring on his own terms and clashing with the most powerful company in live music

Drummer Benante discusses how the music industry rips off bands, rumours of a new Anthrax album and his love for U2

How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb features 10 tracks from the recording sessions that made some of the band wonder if they’d have anything to release

Irish acts Fontaines DC and CMAT will headline the three-day festival in Waterford’s Curraghmore Estate

Get ready for Brat summer 2.0 as the English pop sensation is set to play two outdoor concerts

Former One Direction band members, friends and family remember singer who died in a hotel fall in Buenos Aires