The world-renowned author is back in the public eye with new novel Dream Count on the shelves, and determined to live life on her terms
Winners at the Grammy Awards 2025 include Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan
Beyoncé secures album of the year award for Cowboy Carter after previously missing out four times
The values tied to country music — patriotism, rugged individualism, the American Dream — feel, if not tainted by their ties to Trump-era politics, then at the very least complicated by the culture wars
Progressive principles held an iron grip on big-budget US entertainment in Donald Trump’s first term as US president. Did that serve those principles well?
The Beatles drummer on his former band and his new country album, Look Up, which features a line-up of Nashville stars
As global executive editor of Glamour, the Cork woman is one of the best known media people in the United States
Beyoncé out in front with 11 Grammy nominations for Cowboy Carter while Kendrick Lamar, Charli xcx, Post Malone and Billie Eilish follow
Her campaign ads have tackled everything from women’s rights to Putin. Meanwhile, billionaires have blocked their newspapers from taking a stand
Swift is now the most decorated solo artist at the VMAs of all time, surpassing Beyoncé's record
With fans including Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and Gigi Hadid, Van Herpen’s fashion designs are as innovative as they are beautiful
It’s summer festival time again. As we retrieve our wellies and thermal sleeping bags, what better moment to rank great Irish highlights of the past?
Album review: As Beyoncé ventures into country and Taylor Swift wallows in another break-up album, Dua Lipa is the star we need right now
Her new album arrived on Friday and is currently being listened to by millions across the world
Co Derry-born Anderson began his career as a visual merchandiser in Brown Thomas
The Grammy winner, who performs at the National Concert Hall this month, only has to sing a note or two for you to realise how exceptional she is
Cork native takes a confident step forward with these vibrant, dynamic songs
On her new album the star shows she still excels at big gestures and still brings the bounce, the groove, the everything
The singer’s pivot into country music, via her hit Texas Hold ‘Em and her new album, Cowboy Carter, is the latest smart move in a glittering career
This Vicar Street show features the Limerick-based singer and composer as a roots rock star, but folk isn’t forgotten
The vehicles for bullying may have evolved - social media, linguistic custom - but people are still who they always were: cruel, forgiving, hierarchical
Singer is also the first woman to top the Hot Country Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hip Songs charts since the lists began in 1958
Watching the glitzy Super Bowl after Saturday’s Six Nations match laid bare many cultural differences
Plus: a song from Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and a rock star as a child
It’s not just about getting gig tickets, it’s about the themed manicure, the outfit, the free advertising you generate
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
Spiking prices in Sweden coincided with Beyonce playing in Stockholm - could the same happen when Taylor Swift is in Dublin?
Singer enjoyed some success performing with her abusive husband Ike, but returned solo later in life as a global superstar
By rewiring dance music past in a sensory overload, Beyoncé is writing some history of her own
Casey Cadwallader, creative director of Mugler, and Ann-Sofie Johansson, creative adviser to H&M, on the Swedish company’s latest designer collaboration
Hugh Linehan: How did the word’s richest and most sophisticated media industry get to be so bad at the basics?
Harry Styles showed up bare-chested, Mary J. Blige exposed her hips, while Lizzo, Sam Smith and Taylor Swift turned heads with stunning colours
Beyoncé won a record-breaking 32nd Grammy Award, while Harry Styles won album of the year
Beyoncé has now received 88 nominations throughout her career, tying with her husband Jay-Z
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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