From movies to music, food to fashion, our critics reveal their cultural picks for the year ahead

Here’s your latest arts and entertainment round-up with Des O’Driscoll.

With Nicki Minaj playing at the 3Arena tonight, Ed Power selects the ten most important women in recent rap history

Kanye West insisted that he is "shy", before another rant on the nature of celebrity at London's Wireless festival last night.

Lily Allen's Twitter spat with Azealia Banks motivated her to write music again

The '212' rapper believes she shares a spiritual connection with the hip-hop star and thinks no one else can even come close to their musical "genius".

Anticipation is building at Glastonbury today ahead of legendary rockers The Rolling Stones’ debut at the festival.

Legendary soul singer Stevie Wonder will be the closing act today of the last major UK music festival of the year.

The last and one of the quirkiest major UK music festivals gets into full swing today as 50,000 revellers enjoy headline shows by Stevie Wonder, Florence and the Machine and New Order.

Three hours of The Cure might have been a bit much, but the bill at Stradbally was certainly eclectic, says Sorcha Coleman

Electric Picnic organisers have today confirmed that US rapper Azealia Banks will not appear at the festival this weekend.

Lady Gaga is set to collaborate with Azealia Banks.

Scissor Sisters’ Scott Hoffman is proud of the US band’s gay appeal and its massive following in Ireland and Britain, Ed Power reports

Scissor Sisters have announced new album, 'Magic Hour'.

The Cure are the headline act at this years Electric Picnic at Stradbally in Co Laois.

Scissor Sisters “can’t wait” to release a new album.