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It’s the vinyl countdown — soaring sales of traditional singles and albums will now be tracked in their own separate chart.

Find out what’s going on in the worlds of arts, film and culture before you start your weekend.

HMV are to reopen their flagship Dublin store, on Grafton Street, with 40% off all vinyl albums, on the same day that independently owned record outlets celebrate Record Store Day. The most high-profile independent record shop in Ireland, Tower Records, dismisses HMV’s ‘record store celebration’ as a marketing ploy.

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U2 have released their new single, ‘Ordinary Love’, written and recorded specifically for the film Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, via a lyric video.

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David Bowie will release limited-edition vinyl for Record Store Day next month.

On the eve of his 65th birthday, Iggy Pop can look back with pride on surviving his career in rock’n’roll, says Ian Forde

Blur are planning to record a new album.

Blur have recorded a new single together.