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Blues, soul, R&B, pop, gentle acoustics, raucous rip-roaring rock numbers, reggae — and whatever you’re having yourself.

The technical term in the newspaper industry for the Roddy Doyle-writing-Roy-Keane’s-new-biography alliance is a “gusher”: as in one of those derrick-blasting oil fields which we used to see when Dallas ruled the airwaves, an apparently untappable source of columns, features and quirky pieces.

Hardworking musician, singer and songwriter, David Hope’s new album, Scarecrow, features 11 tastefully penned songs by the big man from Shannon, in Co Clare.

Kanye West leads nominations at the BET Awards with seven.

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

Donald “Duck” Dunn, the bassist who helped create the gritty Memphis soul sound at Stax Records in the 1960s with the legendary group Booker T and the MGs and contributed to classics such as In the Midnight Hour, Hold On I’m Coming and Sitting On The Dock of The Bay, has died at 70.

Nancy Dell’Olio spent rehearsals for BBC TV’s 'Strictly Come Dancing' this week locked in a pen with bulls to prepare herself for her paso doble on tonight’s show.

GIVEN the week that’s been it for the Irish squad, there’s a lot of talk about players wanting to be here. It all means a little more for Ipswich’s Damien Delaney though.

The Mississippi River crested in Memphis today at a height just inches short of the area’s all-time record but still soaking low-lying areas with enough water to require a massive cleanup.

Prince has advised Justin Bieber to “get a good teacher”.

AN IRISH composer who penned one of the bestselling tracks around the globe has been honoured in an exclusive list of international lyricists.

Irish composer Brendan Graham who penned one of the best selling tracks around the globe has been honoured on an exclusive list of international lyricists, it emerged today.

Soul legend Isaac Hayes has died. He was 65.

ISAAC HAYES, one of the giants of soul music in the ’60s and ’70s, has died at the age of 65 of a suspected heart attack.

Welsh singer Duffy is troubled by comparisons to British star Amy Winehouse and soul singer Dusty Springfield - because she thinks it belittles her own hard work.

MUSIC can influence the taste of wine, according to a study that suggests what songs go well with which types of wine.

Justin Timberlake has made a young Dutch singer's dreams a reality after watching her perform Otis Redding's 'Sitting on the Dock of the Bay' on the internet.

FAMILY and friends gathered yesterday for the funeral of former world rally champion Colin McRae and his five-year-old son Johnny.

Former EastEnders star Lucy Benjamin is the hot favourite to win X-Factor: Battle of the Stars tonight after a surprised Chris Moyles was voted out of the semi-final.

A surprised Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles was knocked out of the semi-final of X Factor: Battle of the Stars, tonight.

The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has two career regrets, he never got to play with Otis Redding and Warren Zevon.

Pop star Justin Timberlake wants to return to his home town of Memphis, Tennessee to buy King Of Rock Elvis Presley's old recording studio and label.

John Whitehead, a prominent R&B artist best known for the 1979 hit song, Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now, has been shot and killed, police in the US said.