The Weeknd: Hurry Up Tomorrow review – Summer melodies meet bummer vibes
Abel Tesfaye’s ever-ratcheting anxiety becomes overwhelming, then numbing over 22 tracks and 80 minutes
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The best Christmas playlist, according to the pros
From cosy classics to Christmas with Captain Kirk, we’ve chosen tunes for your holiday playlist, with a little help from three professionals
St Vincent in Dublin: Romance is the lifeblood of this show but it is hard-wrought
Annie Clark flies around the stage with a woozy grace, like a frustrated ballerina gone rogue
Harold and the Purple Crayon: ‘I always question: why purple? But that became the colour and then I embraced it’
Harold and the Purple Crayon, a longtime children’s favourite in the US and by a writer with a radical edge, has finally been adapted for screen by Carlos Saldanha
Prince’s Paisley Park: In Minneapolis, everyone’s got a Prince story
Bob Dylan is a famous son of Minneapolis but the city is speckled with places to pay homage to its long-time resident Prince, thanks to his zest for local life
Vince Power: Waterford-born ‘Godfather of Gigs’ who rocked the UK music scene
Music promoter, entrepreneur and founder of the Mean Fiddler Group had a favourite mantra: ‘Keep one eye on the till and one eye on the talent’
Andy Warhol gets another 15 minutes of fame – a reminder we all still live in his world
Hugh Linehan: A judgment by the US supreme court may have all sorts of legal implications for copyright in the future
Prince’s Welcome 2 America: Unreleased album due out in July
Politically minded 2010 album will be first complete project released from storied vault
Teddy’s Ice Cream issued with closure order by food safety body
FSAI says storage area poorly pest-proofed with holes allowing potential rodent access
Prince’s last days: ‘He seemed so strong. He was still burning with ambition’
Dan Piepenbring on how he brought the musician’s memoir to life following his death
Prince’s unfinished memoir The Beautiful Ones to be published in October
Newly envisioned treatment of ‘deeply personal’ book will be released on October 29th
George Michael revealed in artworks by Hirst and Emin
Key pieces being sold from the late singer’s art collection reflect his life and demons
The farms that let you choose and cut your own Christmas tree
Ireland faces a Christmas Tree shortage in seven years after the 2018 heatwave
Rapper Mac Miller died of drugs and alcohol overdose
Accidental overdose involving fentanyl, cocaine and alcohol cause of death, rules coroner
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