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Scene and Heard: A fiendishly fun family entertainment quiz

Put you and your loved ones' pop-culture knowledge to the test with Arts Editor Des O'Driscoll's three fiendishly fun quiz rounds.

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Shine on Adam Sandler, you Uncut Diamond

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Album review: Backstreet Boys, DNA

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2017 has been a rockin’ good year for the music world

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Irish DJs let us in on their 2017 musical hightlights

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Review: Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life: 'For the first time she seems at ease in her stardom'

Model lucky to avoid losing eye over glass bottle

A young model almost lost an eye after being struck by a glass bottle thrown in the crowd at the Longitude music festival

Tue, 18 Jul, 2017

The best music festivals taking place outside Ireland

From Glasto to Spain, there are a flock of festivals that could tempt you overseas in the coming months, writes Ed Power

Mon, 22 May, 2017

Finding Amy Winehouse

Darcus Beese worked his way up at Island Records from teaboy to president. Along the way, he discovered everyone from Amy Winehouse to Hozier. Now he’s coming to Ireland for the inaugural Music Cork record industry seminar, writes Ed Power.

Sat, 22 Apr, 2017

Top 10 Irish music festivals to look forward to in 2017

Most of Ireland’s big music events have unveiled their lineups. Ed Power rounds up his top 10.

Mon, 03 Apr, 2017

Stromzy to headline Friday night at Longitude

Stormzy will headline Friday night at Longitude at Marlay Park in July.

Thu, 09 Mar, 2017

Line up for Choice Music Prize means judges face tough task picking a winner

Those who have to decide who gets the RTÉ Choice Music Prize tonight face a difficult task picking an album of the year from a very strong line-up, writes Ed Power

Thu, 09 Mar, 2017

First acts announced for this year’s Longitude festival

The festival will take place from July 14 - 16 in Dublin’s Marlay Park.

Wed, 01 Mar, 2017

The X Factor final duets have been announced and they’re kinda disappointing

Saying that, the show has revealed that previous winners Little Mix, Kylie Minogue and The Weeknd will all be performing live.

Wed, 07 Dec, 2016

Album review: The Weeknd - Starboy

4/5

Sat, 03 Dec, 2016

Scene and heard: The latest entertainment news

All your entertainment news in one handy place

Fri, 02 Dec, 2016

Picture This adds extra dates due to demand

It’s been an astounding year for Jimmy Rainsford and Ryan Hennessey.

Wed, 30 Nov, 2016

Scene + Heard: What's going on around the country

Des O’Driscoll shares all your entertainment news in one handy place

Fri, 11 Nov, 2016

Madonna and Stevie Wonder in Prince tribute in Las Vegas

Stevie Wonder and Madonna led tributes to Prince at an emotional Billboard Music Awards, where Adele was named Top Artist as she continued her domination of the music world.

Tue, 24 May, 2016

Scene + Heard: What's going on around the country

MUSIC NEWS: Max Martin is Sweden’s greatest contribution to pop music since Abba, so it’s probably appropriate that some sort of Eurovision circle gets squared tomorrow when one of his songs is performed at the interval in Stockholm. 

Fri, 13 May, 2016

Hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar leads Grammy nominations

California hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar leads the Grammy nominations, scoring 11 nods including album of the year for To Pimp a Butterfly.

Tue, 08 Dec, 2015

Spotify's top player is Drake - naturally

Over 75 million people listened to Spotify this year, but what are they most enjoying with their earholes?

Wed, 02 Dec, 2015

Scene + Heard: Entertainment news round up

MUSIC NEWS: With the ramifications of the Paris attacks still unfolding three weeks on, Eagles of Death Metal, the band who were playing the Bataclan where 89 music fans were killed, have given their first interview since those horrific events. 

Fri, 27 Nov, 2015

Taylor Swift takes victory at MTV VMAs amid rants and flashing

Taylor Swift won video of the year, Miley Cyrus briefly flashed one of her breasts, and Kanye West ranted at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2015

Lionel Richie is still dancing on the ceiling

Lionel Richie nearly gave up singing after leaving The Commodores in the 80s, but 30 years on he can’t wait to play Glastonbury. Andy Welch catches up with a legend

Tue, 06 Jan, 2015

Modelling the sound of sorrow

How To Dress Well’s new album Total Loss is infused with singer and songwriter Tom Krell’s grief for a friend who died, says Ed Power

Wed, 09 Jan, 2013

Drake takes break to finish high school

Rapper Drake plans to take a break from his career this summer and focus on completing his studies.

Sat, 04 Aug, 2012

Gaga, Marilyn Manson, Bjork land O Awards nominations

Lady Gaga, Marilyn Manson and Bjork have picked up nominations at the second O Music Awards.

Tue, 27 Sep, 2011