Des O’Driscoll shares the latest news

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The singer also chats about his plans for his funeral/wedding and Fifth Harmony make a surprise appearance - standard Carpool Karaoke.

MUSIC NEWS: We haven’t heard much from Tom Waits in recent years, but ANTI-records has announced the re-release of the seven albums the 67-year-old had put out on the label. 

Here's your lunchtime news bulletin

Here's your lunchtime news bulletin.

Gay performers have long been prominent in the pop industry. However, it’s only in recent years that coming out has become the norm, writes Caomhan Keane.

Ed Sheeran has said that online abuse has driven him off Twitter.

Here's your morning news bulletin.

MCD supremo Denis Desmond dashed the hopes of Coldplay fans yesterday by confirming there will be no second gig by the band in Dublin next summer.

Humblebrag. Noun. An ostensibly modest or self-deprecating statement whose actual purpose is to draw attention to something of which one is proud.

Loved by Ed Sheeran and offered a lift in One Direction’s jet? Gavin James has taken his meteoric rise in his stride, writes Ed Power

As a middle-class Londoner, singer Michael Kiwanuka is accustomed to not fulfilling the racial stereotypes that people might have of him, writes Ed Power.

A Grammy, a J-Lo hit, a collaboration with Harry Styles, a flash car and a house with a backyard in LA. It’s a good time to be Meghan Trainor, writes Shilpa Ganatra.

England 20 Ireland 26: Nigel Carolan’s U-20 side staged a remarkable comeback to defeat England in Newcastle last night.

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She’s the Dublin DJ who secured a prime slot on BBC radio and hung out with Sam Smith even before he was famous. Claire Droney meets the very cool Annie Mac.

Tickets are €28 and on sale at 9am from all the usual outlets this Friday, February 19th.

Adele has topped another chart — a top 10 of the most popular acts in the world.

Three Irish people have been named among the 30 most influential Europeans in the entertainment industry.

We’ve been getting so many James Bond surprises in the last few weeks it’s been hard to keep up, but we think this is one of the biggest yet!

Don’t miss out on the great hings going on this week.

The latest acting veteran who may have joined the cast of Game of Thrones is Richard E Grant, according to unconfirmed reports in the UK.

The dates for next year's Electric Picnic have been announced.

Sam Smith is singing the theme song to Spectre, the new James Bond movie.

With a charmingly diverse line-up, quirky non-musical attractions and surprisingly balmy weather, this year’s Electric Picnic had something for everyone.

Pop priestess Grace Jones, dance veterans Underworld, and student disco icons Belle and Sebastian were among the highlights as the Electric Picnic music festival began at Stradbally, Co Laois, Friday night.

Sam Smith is "definitely not" singing the Bond theme for 'Spectre'.

If you’ve got tickets to Electric Picnic this weekend you’ll be looking forward to Blur, Sam Smith and Florence and the Machine but probably not so much to how your hair’s going to look by Sunday.

Jess Glynne is revelling in her role as one of the most exciting new voices in pop, writes Ed Power.

Making plans for the week ahead? We’ve got you covered.

Bookies have suspended bets on who will sing the next James Bond theme tune after one punter tried to put £15,000 on Radiohead.

British pop star Ellie Goulding may have recorded the theme song for Spectre, the latest entry in the Bond franchise.

Dealing with weight and sexuality were the easy bits. Now Patrick James aims to show he can sustain a career in the music business after his TV talent show success, writes Ed Power.

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MUSIC NEWS: Perhaps it’s fortunate for the Glastonbury organisers that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs isn’t on their bill this weekend. 

Numbers attending events promoted by Denis Desmond’s MCD Productions firm this year will not hit the heights of 2014 due to an anticipated quiet final quarter.

G7 leaders agreed to wean their economies off carbon fuels and supported a global goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but stopped short of agreeing their own immediate binding targets.

Grammy Award-winner Sam Smith has undergone successful vocal cord surgery at a Boston hospital.

Hozier won two Billboard Music Awards at Sunday’s ceremony in Las Vegas, winning top rock artist and top rock song for ‘Take Me to Church’.