Funding for the Skibbereen Arts Festival doubled this year, just in time to help the annual event celebrate its ten-year milestone.

Daft Punk’s electronic-funk grooves have won big at the Grammys.

WHEN Eminem was first nominated for album of the year some 10 years ago for The Marshall Mathers LP, it marked a milestone for the Grammys as it chose to honour an album that was considered masterful in its artistry, yet morally bankrupt in its values.

Liverpool have called a press conference at Anfield for 3pm to make a major announcement.

Michael Greene, who transformed the Grammy Awards from an industry ritual into a global television event, has resigned as president of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, the organisation said.