Lily Allen is upset she never wins awards for her music.

Chart acts Kasabian, Glasvegas and Brit-winning Florence And The Machine were unveiled as contenders for this year’s Mercury Prize as the shortlist was announced today.

Bruce Springsteen cost Glastonbury boss Michael Eavis £3,000 (€3,500) when his set breached a curfew by just nine minutes – but the farmer still declared the festival “the best ever” today.

Gardaí said there were no major incidents or injuries reported at Slane Castle yesterday as Oasis rocked the night with 80,000 ecstatic fans.

MUSIC fans at this weekend’s Slane concert were urged to avoid a repeat of tragedies that marred the last Oasis concert at the castle.

U2 today promised tens of thousands of cut-price tickets for a wave of summer concerts across Ireland and the UK.

Meat Loaf is to receive a “classic song” award for his epic 'Bat Out Of Hell', it was announced today.