Hozier and Florence top Electric Picnic bill Hozier has been announced as one of the headline acts of this year’s Electric Picnic festival.

Laura Mvula tells Ed Power how she’s looking forward to her jazz festival appearance in Cork at the weekend

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

Kendrick Lamar is coming to Dublin in February

Parc Del Forum, Barcelona

Kendrick Lamar’s fourth album is a rhapsodical tour de force which confirms the Los Angeles rapper’s standing as the most important voice in contemporary hip hop.

Some of music’s finest have died this year, but there has still been a fine array of records on release. Ed Power picks his favourites

Laura Mvula’s new album is about much more than her recent breakup, writes Ed Power

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Cork-raised Brian Deady worked through personal traumas to produce his impressive new album, writes Ed Power

Former tennis professional James Blake said he wants an apology after a case of mistaken identity led police to handcuff him and throw him to the ground.

The human tragedy that was the transportation of Irish convicts to Australia was immortalised in the sporting anthem, ‘Fields of Athenry’. The first journey from Cobh was one of the most dangerous, writes Robert Hume

Hotly-tipped Barclaycard Mercury Prize nominees FKA twigs and Kate Tempest are among the acts which have enjoyed the biggest percentage sales boosts since being shortlisted for tonight’s award.

Damon Albarn’s solo debut and chart-topping duo Royal Blood heads the shortlist for this year’s Barclaycard Mercury Prize.

Thousands of music fans are expected to descend on a Somerset farm in England today as Glastonbury throws open its gates to revellers.

Specials songwriter Jerry Dammers has been named a music industry inspiration three decades after his song, ‘Nelson Mandela’, stormed the charts calling for the release of the anti-apartheid campaigner.

Detectives are not looking for any suspects over the deaths of four people in a fire at a mansion owned by US tennis star James Blake.

A family of four have been killed in a fire at a mansion owned by US tennis star James Blake.

John Newman is in the running for a prestigious songwriting award for his debut single ‘Love Me Again’.

David Bowie is being tipped for his first prize at the Brit Awards for almost two decades, with Arctic Monkeys and Ellie Goulding also among favourites for the big event tomorrow.

Elton John wants to make electronic music, and says he still feels like he's only starting out.

The Strokes have announced their live return with a festival date in New York this year.

Ed Power looks at the highs and lows of a mixed year in music

Jay Z easily led this year's Grammy Award nominations today with nine nods.

James Blake won this year’s Mercury Prize for music for his album Overgrown.

Soul singer Laura Mvula is favourite to win tonight’s Mercury Prize ahead of acts including chart veteran David Bowie and previous winners Arctic Monkeys.

66-year-old David Bowie's new three-disc album 'The Next Day Extra' - the collectors issue of his acclaimed LP 'The Next Day', which was released in March - will feature a 10-track companion CD with five never-heard-before tracks, such as 'Atomica', 'The Informer', 'Like A Rocket Man', 'Born In A UFO' and 'God Bless The Girl'.

Chart veteran David Bowie’s comeback album after a 10-year absence has been shortlisted for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize, alongside acts such as teenager Jake Bugg.

Dan Evans produced the performance of his life to defeat 11th seed Kei Nishikori in the first round of the US Open.

American James Blake will retire from professional tennis after the US Open at the age of 33.

IT’S already been a stellar year for albums from Irish bands.

World number one Novak Djokovic got the job done with the minimum of fuss on Centre Court today as he kicked off his Wimbledon championship with a straight-sets win over Florian Mayer.

Capital city revellers today will be looking forward to appearances from a mixture of contemporary and disco-era music acts.

New acts have been added to bill for the Forbidden Fruit festival which is returning to the grounds of the Royal Hospital in Kilmainham this Saturday June 1 and Sunday June 2.

Kasabian and Primal Scream have been announced as headliners for the Forbidden Fruit festival in Dublin.

Andy Murray produced his best performance since the Olympic final to ease past dangerman Milos Raonic and into the US Open quarter-finals.

Roger Federer insisted Novak Djokovic should be the favourite for the US Open title after beginning his campaign in style under the lights at Flushing Meadows.

Belgian Steve Darcis claimed the scalp of Andy Roddick as he beat the American in the last 16 of the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina.

Andy Roddick fended off fellow American James Blake in a pair of tie-breaks to reach the third round at the Winston-Salem Open.

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray won their opening matches at the Western & Southern Open in straight sets.

Novak Djokovic is targeting Olympic gold in London and his place among the sporting immortals.

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Adele’s success looks set to continue as the singer-songwriter picked up a string of nominations for the Ivor Novello Awards.