These will be their first Irish shows since they headlined Slane Castle in 2015.

Des O’Driscoll looks at the latest entertainment news

“This is exclusive, and heart breaking for me and for the family and friends of the great Aretha Franklin. She is gravely ill in Detroit. The family is asking for prayers and privacy”

Des O’Driscoll shares the latest news from the entertainment world.

The owner of Rolling Stone magazine said it’s exploring strategic options for its majority stake, signaling co-founder Jann Wenner is preparing to relinquish control of the half-century-old iconic music publication.

Rolling Stone magazine has put Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the cover of its latest issue, accompanied by a headline asking: "Why can't he be our president?"

The first leg of U2’s The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 in North America came to a close July 1st at the FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland.

Westworld actress, Evan Rachel Wood, has said she could no longer stay silent after revealing she has been raped twice.

Westworld actress Evan Rachel Wood has said she could no longer stay silent after revealing she has been raped twice.

The zombie film credited with turning Cillian Murphy into a Hollywood star has been named the greatest horror movie of the 21st century.

Tyson Fury has started attending sessions with a psychologist after delaying his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko for a second time.

As Bruce Springsteen brings his River tour to Ireland, Ed Power looks back on the 1980 album that suddenly feels so relevant again

Des O’Driscoll shares the latest news from the world of showbiz

Just in case you missed it, Sky News had a feature on The Trumpster recently titled ‘Trump: America’s Next President’’.

MARK HAMILL  has revealed that he spent ages dieting to reprise his role as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

We bring you a round up of all the latest news and reviews from the world of entertainment. 

MUSIC NEWS: Quote of the week goes to Tim Commerford, bassist with Rage Against the Machine, who told Rolling Stone: “I do apologise for Limp Bizkit. I really do. I feel really bad that we inspired such bullshit.” 

Model railways for Rod Stewart, Barbies for Johnny Depp and a nice sideline in ‘dance painting’ for billionaire, Michael Flatley — celeb hobbies are quite surprising, says Steve Cummins.

Laverne Cox and Taylor Schilling give us a glimpse behind their characters in Orange is the New Black, writes Ed Power

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.

Here’s a quick look at the latest music, gig, film and entertainment news.

Rolling Stone magazine retracted a widely discredited article about an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia after a top journalism school issued a scathing report concluding that it had failed to meet proper journalistic standards.

Here’s a quick look at the latest music, gig, film and entertainment news.

Daniel Day-Lewis has been named in a list of the best ever Oscar-winning performances in a biopic by Rolling Stone.

He’s the Grammy-nominated Irish singer-songwriter who’s enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame in little over a year.

Bill Cosby's wife has rejected sex assault claims against her husband, saying the veteran entertainer being accused by at least 15 women of drugging and having sex with them is "a man I do not know".

Van driver Ben Haenow is on the road to music stardom tonight after he was named winner of The X Factor.

Ouch!

The singer slams Rolling Stone, Foo Fighters and Kardashian Coverage in a three minute rant.

Bono struggled to write U2's 'personal' new album.

Lana Del Rey has hinted at getting up close and physical with men in the record industry. Nadine DeNinno speculates about who they might be

Tom Cruise’s Irish movie Far and Away has been branded one of his worst ever films by Rolling Stone magazine.

IN normal life they would be drawing the pension but a growing band of older musicians are, as Neil (not so) Young, would say, ‘rockin’ in the free world’, shaking it all out on stage.

GIG WISE: Is Ed Sheeran the next Garth Brooks? After already selling out three dates at the O2, the Suffolk singer-songwriter has announced yet another concert, on Friday, October 3.

U2 have been named among a trio of iconic acts guaranteed to fill American stadiums by Rolling Stone.

Now the hard work starts.

MUSIC NEWS:

The row between Sinead O’Connor and Miley Cyrus has topped a list of the biggest celebrity spats of the year in Rolling Stone.

Daft Punk are set to make a rare live appearance at next January’s Grammy Awards.