As the UK band get ready to headline Indiependence, they tell Ed Power about adjusting to an era where many people won’t buy music.

Olympia, Dublin

The Guards is a new series on RTÉ Two looking at life behind the scenes for gardaí in Dublin. It airs at 9.55pm on Tuesday night.

Despite his exalted place in UK hip-hop and a new collaboration with Major Lazer, rapper Roots Manuva is as modest and articulate as ever, writes Ed Power

The bands will play alongside the Foo Fighters, Kaiser Chiefs and Grammy award-winner Hozier.

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Noel Gallagher would have "eaten Bastille alive".

ALL We Are’s Rich O’Flynn isn’t fazed by the hype.

The Kardashians put Dave Grohl off smoking marijuana.

Hotly-tipped Barclaycard Mercury Prize nominees FKA twigs and Kate Tempest are among the acts which have enjoyed the biggest percentage sales boosts since being shortlisted for tonight’s award.

RAISING THE DEAD

Ed Sheeran has seen off competition from Coldplay to claim the year’s best-selling album.

Katy Perry leads the nominations for this year's MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) with seven nods.

Q magazine has announced the award contenders for their annual ceremony, which will take place on Wednesday, October 22.

‘Vogue’ has declared that the vice-like grip of skinny jeans could be slackening in favour of a looser, slouchier silhouette. Rachel Marie Walsh disagrees

It's Electric Picnic time! And we're not at all jealous we're not going... Nope.

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Two people, including a 14-year-old boy, who were arrested on suspicion of raping a young woman at the Reading Festival in England have been bailed.

Two people, including a 14-year-old boy, have been arrested on suspicion of raping a young woman at Reading Festival in the UK.

The staging of concerts at Marlay Park in Dublin is to be reviewed, following a record number of complaints this summer.

and Beyonce has topped the poll

Marlay Park, Dublin

Tens of thousands of music fans enjoyed the second day of T in the Park, with big name acts including Calvin Harris and Paolo Nutini performing.

MUSIC NEWS: Neil Young has already found a replacement bassist for Billy Talbot after the Crazy Horse founding member suffered a "mild stroke".

Chris Martin is helping Alexa Chung launch a music career.

For more than three decades the Brit Awards has held sway as the biggest night in the UK’s music calendar with some jaw-dropping performances and the occasional cringeworthy incident.

John Newman is in the running for a prestigious songwriting award for his debut single ‘Love Me Again’.

A 40-year-old UK woman, deaf from birth, has her cochlear implants turned on. Kleenex at the ready.

The internet has give rise to celebrities whose fame and achievements may have otherwise gone unknown in a previous age. Here is a look at some of those who have been made famous with the help of the web.

Country music star Dolly Parton has signed up to play this year’s Glastonbury Festival.

Paul McCartney collected an honorary prize at the NME Awards for his songwriting skills – and admitted he had no idea how he did it.

Good morning. Here’s a look at the top stories you need to know, in the Irish Examiner’s Morning Report.

David Bowie has become the oldest winner of a Brit Award, taking the best British male solo artist prize at the age of 67.

Chart star Harry Styles took the wrong direction during one of his band’s big moment at the Brit Awards tonight – nipping to the toilet when he should have collected a prize.

David Bowie is being tipped for his first prize at the Brit Awards for almost two decades, with Arctic Monkeys and Ellie Goulding also among favourites for the big event tomorrow.

A FEW days ago Wild Beasts’ Hayden Thorpe picked up the phone and called Domino Records, the band’s label of eight years. He had, he felt, some explaining to do.

Beyoncé is set to perform at this year's BRIT Awards.

JAMIE MacColl doesn’t care what critics think. “Our band has a slightly silly name, we’re middle-class boys from north London,” says the Bombay Bicycle Club guitarist. “It’s ripe for attack really.”

Arctic Monkeys are the latest band confirmed to be coming to Ireland this summer.

Pharrell Williams will perform at this year's BRIT Awards.

Arctic Monkeys lead the nominations for this year's NME Awards.

Arctic Monkeys lead the field for this year’s NME Awards with eight nominations.