In her new memoir, the Blondie singer writes candidly about sex and fame

French leader is demonstrating the ability to learn from his mistakes

Jennifer O'Connell: If you thought I was fun before I had kids, the toddler-toting festival-goers brag, see me now!

Indiependence, Lethal Dialect, Richard Thompson and a celebration of Elliott Smith

Indiependence, Beatyard, All Together Now. Plus: Daithí, kd lang, Billy Bragg, Jenny Lewis

As they celebrate 25 years together, the band’s lead singer Shirley Manson explains why they’re as relevant today as they were in the ’90s

Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell and Allen Ginsberg feature in this epic chronicle’s new chapter

Sold-out music festival also announces John Grant, The Wailers and Anna Calvi

‘California Son’ will feature songs by Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Joni Mitchell

Liss Ard which has hosted arts festivals and famous musicians on market for €5m

Where can you buy his socks? Which predecessor once put a dead body on trial?

The Garbage frontwoman on her Dublin cancer scare, imposter syndrome, and her first 25 years in the business

Discovering Dylan about the same time I discovered punk felt right. He’s like punk’s secret grandfather

Patti Smith’s support performance is a poetic, urgent statement to the field of thousands

The gig is the first time Cave and his band have performed in Ireland for more five years

Also this week: Lindi Ortega, G-Easy, Mik Pyro, Kodaline, Magic Numbers, Sleep Thieves

Former first lady could be caustic, but she also championed causes such as literacy and Aids

Patrick Freyne: Butcher, Benatar, Swayze, Smith, St Patrick . . . Who comes out tops?

Long-lost painting shatters world record for any work of art sold at auction

Feature-length update of now snub-nosed equine will appeal to kids and Bronies alike

Part of its turnover in coffees and stodgy lemon cake is covering a lot of free lunches

Obituary: The Pulitzer winner captured the fractured American dream

In a gnarled voice, the ever-defiant songwriter explains his music and lyrics

Writer and art historian Francesco Spampinato explores collaborations between musician and artists in his new book Art Record Covers

Songwriter’s speech read out at the Nobel prize-giving dinner in Sweden

US singer admitted nerves during performance of Dylan’s A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall at Noble prize-giving ceremony

Fintan O'Toole visits the cell where Wilde was imprisoned, and finds it haunted by the ghosts of more anonymous victims

CF campaigner Orla Tinsley responds to ‘devastating’ rejection of the drug she says has transformed her quality of life

U2 frontman performs 'Because the Night' with US star during second Dublin gig

Country estate near Skibbereen, Co Cork, on 163 acres with a lake, beach and sky garden

Artist went from androgyny to outer space, before becoming elder statesman of British music

Band that was onstage at the Bataclan during the terrorist attacks in Paris perform at U2 concert

Security was tight at the show which was the first large-scale cultural event in the city since the November 13th attacks

Kevin Courtney reviews new rock and pop books by or about Patti Smith, Lou Reed, Grace Jones, Bernard Sumner, Allen Klein and Bob Stanley

Band’s first show in city since 1997 combined big songs with overwhelming visuals

In a fast car in Italy, the U2 singer takes a ride through the band’s Dublin roots

Joseph O’Connor pays tribute to one of the figures who inspired The Thrill of it All

Forbidden Fruit promoters say ‘safety and comfort of our fans is of utmost importance’