How Miss Piggy went from minor Muppet to TV’s top hog
Miss Piggy began as a bit player, but a sassy attitude and a karate chop carried her to the pinnacle of pop culture
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The Muppet Show on Disney+: The humour is largely terrible – but isn’t that the point?
Television: This one-off reboot is faithful to the 1970s original, when there was no high concept, and Sabrina Carpenter provides the perfect opening night guest
The Killarney man behind Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy win: ‘It was a real joy’
From rap to opera, Irish talent was celebrated at the 2026 awards ceremony
Bad Bunny and Kendrick Lamar win big in Grammys ceremony filled with anti-Ice sentiment
Billie Eilish wins song of the year for Wildflower while Olivia Dean takes award for best new artist
Mario Kempes didn’t find me by accident - this was a targeted hit
Nostalgia is not what it used to be. It has been commodified like everything else, because we have no secrets from our phones
Sabrina Carpenter and Billie Eilish contribute to 3Arena ticket sales of €60m
Fontaines DC generate €1.2m and The Script €2.6m
CMAT receives Brit Awards nomination for best international artist
Olivia Dean and Lola Young are the most nominated acts for year’s awards with five each
Taylor Swift is Ireland’s Spotify Wrapped most-streamed artist but loses global crown
Kingfishr’s Killeagh is most-streamed song in Ireland while Amble’s Reverie is most-streamed album
Five stars for Taylor Swift’s Life of a Showgirl: Travis Kelce at the heart; as is disdain for fellow star
The Life of a Showgirl: Actually Romantic lyrics take aim unnamed pop star who called Swift a ‘Boring Barbie’
Lady Gaga wins artist of the year among four awards at MTV VMAs
Sabrina Carpenter and Ariana Grande collect three wins each
Sabrina Carpenter: Man’s Best Friend review – After Espresso, this decaf album desperately lacks buzz
Sabrina Carpenter’s ambitious LP lacks the sense of fun that crackled through Short n’ Sweet
‘We want to stop in our prime’: Saint Etienne on their final album and why pop is a dying art
The trio of Bob Stanley, Pete Wiggs and Sarah Cracknell are wrapping up after 13 albums
Met Gala 2025 in pictures: Barry Keoghan and Andrew Scott fly Irish flag while Diana Ross leads with opulence
Stars shine in tailored looks at Met Ball celebration of Black style
Ed Sheeran has the closest thing to a song of the summer. Is that a ‘recession indicator’?
Summer music falls into two broad categories: songs that make you feel better about the life you have and songs that offer a fantasy of a more glamorous, more exotic existence that is somehow as magically affordable as the drinks at Club Tropicana
The Music Quiz: What is the name of Sabrina Carpenter’s latest fragrance?
Plus: Which folk artist recently covered The Spice Girls' Say You’ll Be There?
From Brat to Brits: Charli XCX wins five awards, while Fontaines DC take one
Hozier lost out to Chappell Roan, who paid tribute to Sinéad O’Connor as she celebrated win
The Guide: Sabrina Carpenter, Clairo, Iris DeMent and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
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Grammy Awards 2025 in pictures
Winners at the Grammy Awards 2025 include Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan
Irish musician Cian Ducrot wins Grammy Award for songwriting
Beyoncé secures album of the year award for Cowboy Carter after previously missing out four times
Sabrina Carpenter earrings to Fontaines DC T-shirts: Christmas gifts for music lovers
From a Chappell Roan T-shirt to Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso earrings, we’ve got you sorted
You are one of six types of people – and your Spotify Unwrapped results will reveal which one
Your Spotify Unwrapped for 2024 is due: Best to fess up to the Sabrina Carpenter
The Music Quiz: Who is the new popstar ‘face’ of Lancôme?
Plus: What topped the list of Rolling Stone magazine’s 74 Best Albums of ’74?
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
Sabrina Carpenter: Short n’ Sweet – Pop’s hottest property mixes eye-rolling takedowns with provocative glamour
The star’s breezy collection of songs treads a thin line between frivolous and throwaway. Isn’t that just what a pop album should do?
Nicola Coughlan becomes latest celebrity to model for Kim Kardashian’s Skims
Galway actor appeared in Instagram post from underwear brand, saying: ‘Everybody’s wearing Skims’
Six Irish cultural touchstones for Barry Keoghan’s popstar girlfriend Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter needs to be educated in the ways of Mattress Mick, stone-age election recounts and keeping corpses company before the big day
Four new films to stream this weekend
Unsettling Wicklow-shot The Other Lamb, Sundance winner Time, harrowing Body of Water, saccharine Disney biopic Clouds
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