Madonna falls flat and Kanye is kept quiet at the O2 Arena in London

Bray singer up against Beck, Jack White, John Legend and Pharrell Williams

Light Colour Sound, Groove and Daytripper - tripping through another trilogy

Traditional music, David Gray, viking boat trips and aqua sphering among weekend events

He may have reunited with former Beautiful South bandmate Jacqui Abbot for a new album and tour, but Paul Heaton will never, ever, get the band back together. "My only pang of regret was that I didn’t disband it early enough"

It’s summertime, which means it’s time to hit the fields, parks, GAA stadiums and forests for a blast of live music. Here’s our guide to the 25 festivals and music events you have to see this year

Tinie Tempah has come a long way from his grime roots of old. Ahead of his forthcoming arena tour, he talks to Jim Carroll about going large – and looking back

Kilkenny has just added another hooley to the summer mix

The singer reveals how she got the ‘Blood Brothers’ gig 30 years ago, and why she’s no fan of TV talent shows

Killarney’s Jessie Buckley is to share a stage with Jude Law in a West End production of ‘Henry V’. The experience has been terrifying and ‘completely liberating’