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He’s dated Taylor Swift, but Tom Odell is happier talking about his music and his headline slot at Co Cork’s Indiependence festival over the weekend, writes Ed Power.

Festivalgoers have been warned to act cautiously if buying tickets second-hand for this weekend’s Indiependence Music Festival which gets underway today.

The festival opens its gates next weekend, August 4, 5 and 6.

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

The organisers of a 10,000 capacity music festival expect it to sell out well in advance after announcing a raft of artists will appear alongside Manic Street Preachers, The Coronas and Sigma.

The Christmas TV commercials are an integral part of the festive season. Kelly O’Brien and Barbara Scully give their opposing views on their heartstring-tugging sentimentality.

The BBC have announced that Ed Sheeran, Take That and Ella Henderson are to perform on a 'Top of the Pops' Christmas special.

One Direction have been announced for Band Aid 30.

And, as always, it's utterly charming.

Meet Monty. Monty the Penguin.

LIKE any sport that is characterised by endurance this year’s Indiependence Music & Arts Festival in Mitchelstown, Co Cork, seemed to communicate the value of peaking at the right moment.

With dusk falling on the Saturday evening of the Indiependence Music & Arts Festival, a gravel- voiced female festival-goer is displaying early symptoms of the festival equivalent of post-traumatic stress disorder: "Why is my voice like this?"

Indiependence Music & Arts Festival has today announced a second batch of acts to play this year's event.

FRANKIE KNUCKLES RIP: House music fans around the world are mourning the passing this week of Frankie Knuckles, a man who had such a hand in the development of the genre.

It’s not happening until August but already early- bird tickets are selling faster than ever for an outdoor music festival estimated to bring in €2m to a North Cork town.

NEIL YOUNG CORK:

Chart star Harry Styles took the wrong direction during one of his band’s big moment at the Brit Awards tonight – nipping to the toilet when he should have collected a prize.

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.

Neil Young reportedly told off an audience in New York after they began clapping along during his performance.

Boy band Rough Copy have been voted out of the ‘X Factor’ – leaving solo acts Sam Bailey, Luke Friend and Nicholas McDonald to fight it out in next week’s final.

Celine Dion has refused to sing with Sam Bailey on 'The X Factor'.

A world exclusive of Gary Barlow and Sir Elton John performing their new single Face to Face will be one of the star turns at this year’s X Factor final.

Nicole Scherzinger and Lewis Hamilton reportedly spent Thanksgiving together.

A veritable who’s who of rugby, the wider sporting arena, society figures, and even a hint of Hollywood stardust turned out to pay homage to Ireland’s greatest rugby player at the Convention Centre in Dublin last night.

David Bowie leads nominations for the 2013 Q Awards, with six nods.

Tom Odell wants to prove the piano can be rock 'n' roll.

Taylor Swift has found herself a surfer boy.

The Rolling Stones have added a second date in London’s Hyde Park after the first sold out in a matter of minutes.

The country’s latest music and arts festival has attracted a number of big-name acts for its first outing.

Taylor Swift has been on a date with rising new British musician Tom Odell.

Some of the biggest names in rock and pop will gather for the biggest night in the UK music calendar tonight when the Brit Awards are staged at London’s 02 Arena.

Amy Winehouse could take a posthumous Brit Award after she was shortlisted for best British female.

Amy Winehouse could take a posthumous Brit Award after she was shortlisted for best British female against acts such as Emeli Sande tonight.

Hotly tipped newcomer Tom Odell has been named the first male winner of the Critics' Choice prize at next year's Brit Awards.