The Scottish singer is set to take to the stage in Dublin on Saturday July 4 and he won't be alone.

Sam Smith heads the nominations for this year’s Brit Awards after being shortlisted for five awards, narrowly ahead of Ed Sheeran and George Ezra who are up for four apiece.

By now we’ve all had a few days to take in the news.

Naturalist Steve Backshall tonight became the eighth celebrity to depart Strictly Come Dancing 2014.

Model turned actress Cara Delevingne has become the highest new entry in an annual list of the UK's wealthy young stars.

Ed Sheeran has seen off competition from Coldplay to claim the year’s best-selling album.

Q magazine has announced the award contenders for their annual ceremony, which will take place on Wednesday, October 22.

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian stole the show at a glitzy awards do – designed to celebrate men.

The largest Electric Picnic in the event’s 11-year history came to a close last night with a massive thumbs-up from most of the 40,000 punters who attended the three-day event in Stradbally, Co Laois.

Appropriately for a music festival that veers in tone from eccentric to sublime and all the way back again, on the first day of Electric Picnic the weather couldn’t make up its mind.

Motorists making their way to Electric Picnic today are being advised to allow plenty of time for their journey and to avoid using sat navs.

PICNIC PARTICULARS: The programmers at Electric Picnic have been doing their stuff for quite a few years, so hopefully the mellow tones of Portishead won’t jar with the exuberance of the Saturday mainstage crowd at 10.30pm.

Only 3 more sleeps!

Elbow, The Script and Lenny Kravitz have joined the line-up for the 2014 iTunes Festival.

Oops! Lily Allen apparently revealed a little more than she intended when she suffered a wardrobe malfunction at V Festival.

Cheryl Fernandez-Versini wants to duet with Paolo Nutini.

Festival fans have been given a chance to get their hands on tickets for this year's Electric Picnic - by raising money for charity.

Tens of thousands of music fans enjoyed the second day of T in the Park, with big name acts including Calvin Harris and Paolo Nutini performing.

If anybody in the Marquee crowd was annoyed at missing the Brazil-Germany game last night, there was no sign of it as Paolo Nutini too to the stage just around kick-off.

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

Paolo Nutini has announced concerts in Dublin and Belfast as part of his latest arena tour.

MUSIC NEWS: Neil Young has already found a replacement bassist for Billy Talbot after the Crazy Horse founding member suffered a "mild stroke".

Paolo Nutini has dismissed Metallica's Glastonbury set insisting the metal band just play the "same song over and over again".

Paolo Nutini gets irritated by airport security and baggage restrictions when he's on tour.

MUSIC NEWS: While Arcade Fire line up in Marlay Park, Dublin, on June 29 with the Pixies for support, those who get to see them in London tomorrow will be treated to an undercard headed by Lorde.

Coldplay's 'Ghost Stories' has soared to the top of the album charts in Ireland and the UK.

Organisers of the Live at the Marquee gigs in Cork city have announced that the Coronas, Pixies and Lana del Rey are among some of the acts who have sold out.

Blondie and Sinead O'Connor are among the 21 new acts which have been added to the Electric Picnic line-up today.

From vintage family entertainers, to gossamer pop stars via angst-slathered indie rockers, this year’s Live at the Marquee line-up is among the most eclectic yet.

From food to festivals, movies to music, our critics reveal their top picks for summer.

Laura Whitmore claims she never dated Niall Horan because he's "a child".

MUSIC NEWS: With appearances on the Graham Norton Show and beyond, you’ve probably been seeing quite a bit of Imelda May lately. The Dublin rocker’s publicity drive is all part of the campaign for the release of her new album Tribal, out today.

Tune in to UTV at 8pm tonight for a new six-part series featuring Warwick Davis and his family as they travel around the UK in their trusty camper van.

The Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) are almost upon us, and this year sees a stellar line-up gracing the red carpet.

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NEIL YOUNG CORK:

Aiken Promotions have added Paolo Nutini to the Live at the Marquee concerts in Cork this summer.

Electric Picnic have announced their line-up for this year's festival in Stradbally, Co. Laois.

Dougie Poynter has admitted that he is dating Ellie Goulding.

MUSIC NEWS: Prince has been playing a number of club gigs around London, and the pint-sized popstar brought a bit of raggle-taggle to famed jazz venue Ronnie Scotts when he performed a cover version of ‘The Whole Of The Moon’ from the Waterboys.

MUSIC NEWS:

Paolo Nutini has announced a gig in Dublin.

The Cure are set to release a new album.

Paolo Nutini turned his back on fame because he couldn't deal with the pressure.