Scene + Heard: Music, film and gig news

MUSIC NEWS: Apart from Kanye West meeting Donald Trump (we thought you were cool, Yeezus!?) the music news is winding down for the year. Thankfully. 

We’ve lost far too many musical icons in the past 12 months — we’re ready to turn the tape and play in 2017. And then James Blunt tweets: “If you thought 2016 was bad, I’m releasing an album in 2017.” Maybe 2016 wasn’t so bad after alll...

GIG NEWS: The summer stadium shows and festival announcements have begun in earnest — and much earlier than usual, it seems. Justin Bieber, with support from the excellent Halsey, plays the RDS Arena on June 21. Tickets (from €76, with fees) on sale this morning. Nobel laureate Bob Dylan (what do you know, the title suits him) plays Dublin’s 3Arena on May 11.