Is slow-paced, instrumental music not helping you get to sleep? Scientists say you should try your favourite energetic song instead.

From Bowie's magnificent 1976 offering, through Dylan, Kate Bush and Lloyd Cole, some records apply a balm to our life’s experiences

The average time spent listening to music globally has risen in the past year, according to a report.Listeners spent 20.1 hours a week playing their favourite music, up from 18.4 hours in 2021, the International Federation of the Phonographic ...

Don't Go is a brilliant, sad song and Liam Ó Maonlaí still has it as a performer

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Following a moving duet, the young boy received a standing ovation and plenty of cheers from the crowd

The fifth annual festival of tradition and experimentation features Martin Hayes, Eoghan O'Ceannabháin and Elaine Howley on a packed lineup

The mum-of-two has collaborated with songwriter Dan O’Gorman on a song about her mental health issues

The Stone Roses singer has been getting deserved stick this week after dodgy footage emerged from a solo gig

The weather gods didn’t favour Electric Picnic this year, but there was still plenty fun to be had, with both Snow Patrol and Actic Monkeys playing blistering sets on the final night

From movies to music, fashion to food, here are our editors’ top picks for the season

Canadian band Arcade Fire began their European tour this week in Dublin at the 3Arena under a cloud.

Earlier this afternoon, the two were photographed in the city centre and at the Guinness Storehouse

Nick Cave played his first Irish gig in  four years at the All Together Now festival, just months after a second family tragedy

Richard Fitzpatrick hears first-hand accounts of The Rolling Stones’ groundbreaking open air Slane Castle gig 40 years ago

Soprano, Majella Cullagh, stars in Morrígan at Cork's Opera House this month, she talks with Richard Fitzpatrick about finding her love for musicals, set dancing, and of course singing

Lead singer might lack enthusiasm for banter but moments of pop perfection prove a salve for the fans

Tom Dunne reluctantly took Sting's advice and set his beloved attic-bound CD collection free

Paul McCartney is 80 today and still rocking it at festivals

School was probably the biggest challenge I ever faced in my life. I knew fundamentally from a very young age that it felt wrong, and that it didn’t fit.

I first saw U2 play at Dublin's Dandelion Market in 1979 - even then, they created a different buzz 

With his new album, Harry's House, Harry Styles has again proven  he's an artist of substance 

Tony Awards feels extra special this year after two seasons of silence - and this show deserves every one of its 11 nominations

Brooke Scullion is too young to remember our Eurovision success – but could she bring us back to those glory days again?

The person I turn to most is my brother Danny — he's a good man to have on your side 

Kevin Walsh hopes his single, 'Embrace the World', will inspire fellow artists with autism.

'There are no jokes about growing old, because god help us, we really are getting old'

Pledges of musical instruments have come from all over the world, including Scotland and Australia

Our writers reveal their top picks for the season ahead

Artists in this year's market line-up include Saint Sister, Kneecap, Gemma Dunleavy, Pillow Queens, Sorcha Richardson, The Mary Wallopers, and Wyvern Lingo

While the topic of her divorce is all-consuming, the singer seems to be pushing gently at the boundaries of what people expect of her

30 is guaranteed to shift a gazillion copies after its release on Friday. But what else do we know about the album and the artist behind it? 

Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody and Emmy-nominated composer Hannah Peel have been appointed official Belfast Music patrons

A queue of hundreds of people looped around the Grand Parade as revellers chatted under umbrellas and laughed together despite the misty rain and occasional belts of wind

The legendary singer's company 'Yellow Furze Ltd' recorded a post-tax loss of €146,460 in the 12 months to the end of March this year

Garth Brooks is due to play three shows at the stadium, with two dates already booked for Ed Sheeran, while Bruce Springsteen is expected to perform at the venue in April

The singer said it is with 'great sadness and a heavy heart' that he was forced to push the remaining 2021 shows back to 2023.

Leo Varadkar under fire for attendance at UK festival

Representatives of the live music sector will meet the Minister for Arts on Wednesday, as they called repeated their call for more clarity on when live music can return.

Last month Morrison, an outspoken critic of Covid restrictions, cancelled a series of gigs at the Europa Hotel in Belfast at the last minute, because they were in breach of regulations

Flagship music project in Cork is one of the 55 beneficiaries

Listening to music while running could help improve people’s performance when they feel mentally fatigued, a new study suggests.

It comes as Walsh admitted to telling Girls Aloud to lose weight as he announced he wants to find a new girl group

Ms O'Connor said her recent announcement was 'a knee-jerk reaction' to an insensitive interview