I thought Paul McCartney had sent me a gift after my cancer diagnosis
I rang my friend Paul Howard, a huge Beatles fan, to tell him all about it
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Orla Gartland beats Fontaines DC to win best song at Ivor Novello awards
Dubliner released her second album, Everybody Needs a Hero, last year
Best new music books: The Bangles, tensions and sexism; Sinéad O’Connor as ‘a witch, burned at the stake’
Plus: A refreshing take on the Lennon-McCartney dynamic; Boz Scaggs resurfaces; and Heartbreaker Mike Campbell’s story
Van Morrison’s Madame George remains a work of great poignancy
What did the old grump mean in Madame George about pitching pennies into the Boyne? We’re one step closer to reconnecting with his great artwork
Twiggy looks back: ‘You’ve got to remember I was 16. It was bloomin’ exciting. I was travelling the world. I was getting paid’
Twiggy arrived like a pocket cyclone in 1966. A charming new documentary by Sadie Frost charts the rise, success and fears that came with such attention
‘That was a Beatles scream!’ – inside Paul McCartney’s surprise tiny New York show
Just 575 people got to see the pop-up show on in the Bowery Ballroom, with tickets disappearing immediately
Ringo Starr on holidaying in Ireland: ‘We hopped over on a plane, rented a car and found a little guesthouse for two nights’
The Beatles drummer on his former band and his new country album, Look Up, which features a line-up of Nashville stars
What kind of Christmas songs are Jingle Bells and Winter Wonderland? Funny you should ask
It’s a swizz: both belong to a large class of winter songs that have been shuffled cynically on to the Christmas playlist
Paul Mescal to star in Beatles film, Ridley Scott says
Rumours suggest actor will play Paul McCartney, with Barry Keoghan also linked to four-film biopic
Barry Keoghan set to feature in Beatles biopic, Ringo Starr says
No casting officially confirmed but names are being discussed, including Paul Mescal as McCartney
Why are so many old rockers still touring? ‘It doesn’t matter how much money they have. Musicians live for the next gig’
David Hepworth, author of Hope I Get Old Before I Die, on why rock stars never retire
Taylorwatch: Dublin pub says ‘great to welcome’ Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce after three Aviva gigs
The weekend-long celebration of Swiftness has passed but the memories remain
Sade Malone: ‘We had lots of conversations about the characters’ black Irishness. That’s something really relevant now, to be black and Irish’
The unstoppable young actor on her flourishing career, leading John B Keane’s Sive and being cast in Twig, a new film set in a dystopian, gang-run Dublin
Paul McCartney and John Lennon’s sons team up for new song Primrose Hill
James McCartney’s acoustic ballad, co-written with Sean Ono Lennon, draws from a childhood vision in Scotland
Barry Keoghan, Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal as stars of four Beatles biopics? I’ve heard better ideas
Donald Clarke: The musical biopic is among the most benighted of cinematic genres, but there is perhaps more chance of innovation with Sam Mendes’s planned set
Get back: Paul McCartney’s long-lost bass guitar returned after more than 50 years
Höfner bass guitar bought by former Beatle in 1961 is returned after global search to find instrument
McCartney: A Life in Lyrics podcast – Deliciously intimate conversations between the Beatle and Paul Muldoon
Podcast review: An extraordinary audio journey featuring find after glorious find by Paul McCartney
The Beatles: Now and Then review - A near miraculous, sad, fab farewell
There is plenty of spirit on Now and Then. John Lennon has never sounded more emotionally present
Rock of ages: The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Debbie Harry and 12 other classic acts still going strong
As Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood release their new album, we pick our favourite over-75s in music
Rolling Stones: Hackney Diamonds – These stone-cold crackers are the band’s best songs in decades
Review: No one expects the band’s quality control to scale the heights of yesteryear, but this collection is more than a pleasant surprise
Rolling Stones on new album: ‘We wouldn’t have put this album out if we hadn’t really liked it’
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood reunite at a live event about Hackney Diamonds, their first album of original music for 18 years
Campaign aims to find Paul McCartney’s first Höfner bass guitar
Beatle’s ‘favourite’ violin bass was last seen before the band broke up more than 50 years ago
‘When we left Donegal, I spent my whole school year yearning to go back’
Hannah Peel’s Mercury-nominated Fir Wave, her Dancing at Lughnasa soundtrack, her Game of Thrones score – all are illuminated by a longing that folds into how she feels about Ireland
From cookies to plant-based burgers: How are chefs keeping artists like Beyoncé and Lizzo fed on tour?
While idiosyncrasies like Van Halen’s ban on brown M&Ms have become familiar lore, artists have a bigger focus on wellness when it comes to food
Glastonbury 2023: from Lana Del Rey to Lewis Capaldi – the memorable and controversial moments
From the crowd helping a struggling Capaldi, to Del Rey being escorted off stage by security, the weekend had some unplanned events
Give Me a Crash Course in ... the new Beatles song
Before AI conquers humanity, it’s helping Paul McCartney complete a new Beatles tune using old John Lennon demo
The Fab Four’s finest: 20 Beatles tracks for George Harrison’s birthday
The Beatles guitarist and songwriter would have turned 80 tomorrow. Which is reason enough to nominate the band’s best songs, both together and solo
At 80, Paul McCartney still makes genius look effortless
‘He can do it all,’ Bob Dylan said of the former Beatle who has been writing good-to-great songs since 1956
Glastonbury 2022: Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar to headline
Majority of acts announced feature women as festival recovers from pandemic hiatus
Paul Muldoon: ‘There are great writers who never win anything’
The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet spoke at the Irish Times Winter Nights Festival
Paddy Murray: A summer holiday is all the more tricky with a chronic illness
I’m hoping that by the time we go for a break, we will be able to eat out safely
John Lennon was shot dead on this day in 1980. Here’s how The Irish Times paid tribute
We published six stories about the former Beatle, including the appreciation reproduced here
Live music on TV more precious than ever in time of broken audience connections
Funding scheme for music broadcasting should be repeated as restrictions return
In the end the Glazers shot Bambi, but where do Manchester United go now?
Look up ‘shambles’ in the dictionary and you’ll find United post-Alex Ferguson
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Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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