Rambo, Kiss and Gloria Gaynor: Donald Trump’s cultural revolution comes to Washington

A day after drafting in the National Guard and just before he sits down with Putin, the US president took time out to consider the arts

Eurovision 2024: Boy George, Helen Mirren, Gene Simmons sign open letter supporting Israel’s inclusion

Those seeking Israel’s exclusion from song contest are subverting its spirit and ‘turning it from a celebration of unity into a tool of politics’, says lobby group

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

Ian Paisley jr and the mock-cock-rock of Kiss: Strange things happen behind the privet hedges of North Antrim

Hugh Linehan: Gene Simmons and Nick Cave represent two very different strands of musical conservatism

Does economic health ever equal public wealth here?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Kiss rocker Gene Simmons visits House of Commons as Ian Paisley’s guest

North Antrim MP joked that bassist was planning ‘a private concert as a DUP fundraiser’

Irish Goldman Sachs executive quits after making millions from Dogecoin

Aziz McMahon previously worked with ABN Amro and Ulster Bank in Dublin

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Tributes paid to Prince following his death

Legion of entertainers express their sorrow and pay tribute to late singer

Love, science and top-shelf liquor: the world of They Might Be Giants

The New York duo have been making hard-to-define music since 1983. Their latest album for children preaches the virtues of science, but their tour is strictly for adults

‘Born to lose, lived to win’: Musicians pay tribute to Lemmy

Foo Fighters, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne among mourners of Motorhead frontman

Home of Kiss star Gene Simmons raided in child porn investigation

Bassist not under suspicion as police believe he may have been a victim of hacking

Tributes flood in for blues musician BB King

Ringo Starr, actor Hugh Laurie and Lenny Kravitz remember ‘one of the best blues guitarists ever’

Guys and Dolls review: Blue Eyes and Brando

Radio: Grief and anger at needless, ‘depressingly familiar’ death of Jonathan Corrie

Review: TDs steered clear of tragic case of homeless man. Sean O’Rourke and Joe Duffy brought humanity