No sleep ’til Wicklow: Mike D brings a note of mayhem to a laid-back Beyond the Pale
Review: The former Beastie Boy throws himself around like your dad cutting loose when the wedding DJ plays Nirvana
Taylor Swift
Is Olivia Rodrigo covering Fontaines DC and CMAT the pop artist’s bid to garner grown-up cred?
With her album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, the singer wants a place as a grown-up artist. She tested the water with her Fontaines DC and CMAT songs
Los Angeles, the city created by an Irish vagabond visionary, licks its wounds in 2026
With Hollywood’s star at risk of losing its lustre, and homelessness spreading, a huge city strives to get its story straight
The Music Quiz: Which Taylor Swift song won best female video at the 2009 MTV VMAs?
Plus: Which two former Beatles have children that share the same birthday?
Taylor Swift confirms new single for Toy Story 5 soundtrack
Swift’s new song, titled I Knew It, I Knew You, will be released on June 5th
Man (21) jailed for planning terror attack on Taylor Swift concert in Austria
Austrian man pleaded guilty to charges related to plan, will serve 15 years in prison
Profits slide at company behind O’Donoghue’s pub in Dublin 2
Earnings after tax slump 78% in year to end of June 2025
Jack Antonoff on living in the spotlight with Margaret Qualley and producing Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift’s superstar producer makes his own music with Bleachers. On their new album, Everyone for Ten Minutes, he weighs up the impact of celebrity
Lemoncello: ‘Dublin is squeezing the life out of musicians. It’s not a home for artists any more’
Claire Kinsella and Laura Quirke form the duo Lemoncello, now one of the most important young folk acts in Ireland
Emer McLysaght: If I’d met Matt Damon with his SuperValu bag, I’d have jumped into the sea
My pathological fear of inconveniencing anyone extends to the brightest stars
Austrian man accused of plotting to attack Taylor Swift concert goes on trial
Man allegedly planned to target onlookers outside stadium with knives or home-made explosives
Live Nation and Ticketmaster had monopoly over major venues, US jury finds
Jurors say Ticketmaster overcharged fans as states pursue damages
Holly Humberstone: ‘I have to look nice, or my album isn’t going to sell. The same rules don’t apply for dudes’
The singer was still at school when the BBC discovered her. By 2024 she was opening for Taylor Swift – yet she still doesn’t have the music industry all figured out, she says
Dermot Kennedy: ‘I was freaking out about my voice. I did two weeks where I didn’t speak’
Dermot Kennedy is one of Ireland's most successful music artists, with hundreds of millions of streams on Spotify and two sold-out gigs coming up at the Aviva, but naturally shy, and 'a bit of a loner' at heart, he finds touring hard. His new album is a declaration of allegiance to his home in Rathcoole in Dublin
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