Tired of singing Happy Birthday?

Because of what was happening out in Tallaght over the weekend, this piece was always likely to be about basketball, and then a certain event in California last Sunday confirmed it could be about nothing else.

My idea of misery is a nine to five office job.

The novel resolutely crushes Jo into the shape of a woman, and then a wife and mother, taking away her passion for writing in the process, writes Victoria White

The 29-year-old played the lead role Rose-Lynn Harlan in the movie, a Scottish single mother who attempts to make it as a country singer in Nashville.

Labrinth has been busy working with the likes of Beyoncé and Kanye West, and has channelled his outlook on the fame game into his own album, writes Ed Power.

She spent a year living in a car while trying to break into the music industry and is now the hottest ticket in showbusiness. Where did this creative powerhouse, who doesn’t conform to celebrity norms, come from, asks Suzanne Harrington.

We are finally realising who the real star of Sex and the City was. A new book pays tribute to Miranda and her go-getting feminism, writes Suzanne Harrington.

It was an effervescent and often moving turn by an artist with a meaningful claim to the title of world’s most interesting pop star.

Disney’s “live action” Lion King remake has been disturbing the bejaysus out of audiences with its super- realistic CGI animals. Nothing is creepier, it turns out, than realistically- depicted alpha predators who burst into song.

Often hailed as one of the greatest animated films ever made, The Lion King has a special place in the hearts of generations of children.

Not so very long ago, Mayo footballers took to the stage like Beyoncé; all angel wings, backing singers and brass bands.

Miley meets Mozart in a thrilling collaboration debuting at Body & Soul Festival this weekend.

Leopard print is back in style but should it remain a largely feminine print, or can men rock it too? Paul McLauchlan finds out

Today’s lesson commenceth with the Queen herself. Beyoncé, if you have to ask.

It's been a while since we’ve seen the inimitable Will Smith in a new movie. Now he’s back with a bang — as the Genie in the live-action adaptation of Disney classic, Aladdin.

I still remember the moment when I first figured out that the books I adored didn’t magically appear out of thin air; there was a real-life person behind those stories.

There are almost 6bn more people in the world today than there were when Doris Day, who has died in California aged 97, made her first film, Romance on the High Seas in 1948.

The Cannes Film Festival (May 14 to 25) unveiled its roster earlier in the week

Tiger, eh? I have to confess I didn’t echo the calls for his canonisation last weekend. I’m not a golf man, for one thing, and I find Tiger Woods a fair turn-off, to put it mildly.

Beyoncé may be Queen of Pop. But she’s also mistress of the surprise album drop.

We're ready for a weekend of binging chocolate and tv.

The Netflix collab presents an intimate look at her historic 2018 Coachella performance that paid homage to America's historically black colleges and universities.

I saw a cartoon recently in which a butterfly and a caterpillar (stay with me) are sitting at a table, having a drink together, when the caterpillar says to the butterfly, “you’ve changed”.

Des O'Driscoll has you covered for what to watch this week.

Des O'Driscoll shares the latest news from the entertainment world.

Move over 'Millennial Pink', because 'Gen Z Yellow' is here to stay! Packing a visual punch, this cheery hue has the celebrity seal of approval, with everyone from Amal Clooney to Beyoncé embracing its impactful appeal.

Candles are a luxury but anything that lights up your life and is not a screen has to be a good thing, says Rachel Marie Walsh

Wild Youth have been widely tipped as the country’s next big thing. They tell Ed Power about their unashamed pop leanings and what they learnt from touring with Niall Horan.

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It’s usually around this time that I’m asked to share any advice I might have for the newest college freshers and I look over my shoulder, panicked, searching for a Real Adult in the vicinity. 

Andrea Williams is a Cork-based dancer and choreographer originally hailing from Cape Verde.

Michelle had already attended the Paris leg of the On The Run tour, where she was filmed dancing with the singer's mother, Tina Knowles Lawson.

Not only did she get three judges to ‘turn around’ for her, Will.i.am compared her voice to Rihanna and Beyonce.

The couple were stranded mid-air on a floating platform during the finale of the show.

Best-selling author Louise O’Neill burst onto the literary scene three years ago with her provocative novel Asking For It, which helped to drive a new wave of feminism intent on ending the sexual exploitation of women.

“WHAT are you going to do about it?” He had a point. The no doubt necessary rebalancing of rights, between adults and children, means there’s very little I can do about a couple of small boys squirting water at me in a park.

Two TV shows, a five star hotel and a new book – just how, asks Carolyn Moore, does Francis Brennan do it?

Pink is still the first colour with which girls gender-identify and can be a rallying hue, writes Rachel Marie Walsh.

In 1988 Nike told us to ‘Just Do It’. Thirty years on, that ad campaign remains one of the most successful of all time. From KitKat’s ‘Have a break’ to L’Oreal’s ‘Because you’re worth it’, Suzanne Harrington examines the power of a slogan.

I have a new man in my life. My husband is unfazed. He is used to such declarations, such as my effusive outpourings about the DPD man, the postman, and Thor, writes Lindsay Woods.

Young Fathers have just given birth to their third album and are looking forward to playing in Trabolgan, writes Ed Power.

Here are all the latest headlines this lunchtime.