Kevin Markham assesses the European Tour’s innovations designed to sex up golf.

Tickets for both December date, priced from €60.50 including booking fee, are on sale now.

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Police say scores of people have been injured by lightning strikes at a rock festival in western Germany.

Fancy some festival action as part of your summer holidays? Ed Power selects the ten best events around Europe

Ten new songs have been added to Guitar Hero Live’s setlist. While the initial 24 songs were quite diverse, these new songs have a heavier vibe to them.

We already knew a handful of songs thanks to a released screenshot, including Ed Sheeran’s Sing, but here are the first 24 songs to be revealed.

THERESA Wayman’s voice softens to a whisper. "I don’t want to talk about it," says Warpaint’s guitarist. "It was upsetting."

The Kings of Leon have been named as the third headline act of this year’s Isle of Wight Festival.

Bruno Mars and the Red Hot Chili Peppers rocked the Super Bowl XLVIII Half Time Show this morning.

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Queen Latifah will perform 'America the Beautiful' at the Super Bowl.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are set to perform with Bruno Mars during the Super Bowl Half-time Show.

A boost in revenues from the GAA’s “prawn sandwich brigade” contributed to operating profits at the firm that runs Croke Park almost doubling last year to €8m.

MUSIC NEWS: It’s become as regular as Christmas, so start your Facebook campaign to keep the X Factor winner off the seasonal number one slot.

Chili star feels the heat as bum joke backfires

Are you looking forward to the 'reboot' of 1991 classic Point Break? Neither are we…

THE irony is not lost on Biffy Clyro’s Ben Johnston.

US rockers Bon Jovi have been confirmed as the headline act for next year’s Slane music festival — but there is still no news on whether the event will double in size.

Rihanna leads the 2012 MTV European Music Awards (EMA) nominations with six nods.

MUSIC NEWS: Thom Yorke of Radiohead has unveiled some tracks from his Atoms For Peace project during a DJ set in the US.

A Russian court promised to show unprecedented transparency in the trial of punk band Pussy Riot by broadcasting it online, but the decision was seen as “suspicious” by the defence.

One of Justin Bieber's album tracks was written about a gay love affair.

MUSIC NEWS: It’s a world record you’d never want to be part of. Jay-Z and Kanye West played the track ‘Niggas In Paris’ 12 times at a recent show in the French capital.

Red Hot Chili Peppers are to release 18 new songs.

Elton John says it is "a total disgrace" that Donna Summer wasn't inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Concert promoters MCD Productions returned to profit last year after recording an 8% increase in the number of concert tickets sold to 1.54m.

Commercial success has taken Michael Kiwanuka quite by surprise, Ed Power reports

There will be no Guns N' Roses reunion at this weekend's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony after Axl Rose said that he will not attend, declining his induction into the hall.

Red Hot Chili Peppers are trying to convince Jimmy Page to perform with them.

Guns N' Roses will not perform at their induction to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame next month.

Adele had "a breakdown" when she started recording in America.

Red Hot Chili Peppers have postponed their US tour.

Guns N' Roses and Red Hot Chili Peppers are to be inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame next year.

Adele has been given the perfect get well gift after being nominated for six Grammys at next year's awards.

One of the five remaining 'X Factor' finalists will be voted off in tonight’s live show.

The five' X Factor' finalists revealed their guilty pleasures – and musical heroes – in tonight’s live show.

Snow Patrol want to collaborate with Lady Gaga because she is "much smarter than your average pop star".

Lady Gaga took home four awards from the MTV EMAs in Belfast tonight.

Lady Gaga has insisted on beautiful bone china cups and brand new coffee machines for her dressing room at the Belfast-hosted MTV Europe Music Awards.

Red Hot Chili Peppers want to play like a "wildebeest let out of a cage that hasn't eaten in six months" live.