Lady Gaga wins artist of the year among four awards at MTV VMAs
Sabrina Carpenter and Ariana Grande collect three wins each
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Camila Cabello at 3Arena review: Fast, loud and fun – except for one humiliating moment
In Dublin the star pulls a fan onstage and gets the crowd to chant that the poor girl’s ‘a 10 out of 10′ before launching into a motivational speech
Oscars 2025 red carpet: Ariana Grande sets the standard while Timothée Chalamet stood out in ‘Kerrygold’ yellow
Gowns holding space were popular this year, with Ariana Grande setting the standard in Schiaparelli. Among men, Timothée Chalamet stood out in ‘Kerrygold’ yellow
Oscars 2025: Full list of winners as wild screwball comedy Anora takes five Academy Awards
Mikey Madison beats Demi Moore for best actress prize as Adrien Brody is best actor, and Kieran Culkin and Zoë Saldaña get best supporting actor Oscars
Oscars 2025: Who will win and who should win? Ireland has just one chance
Will Anora nab the Academy Award for best picture? Can Demi Moore edge out Mikey Madison for best actress? And how many awards might the troubled Emilia Pérez pick up?
Screen Actors Guild awards 2025: Full list of winners
Demi Moore, Timothée Chalamet, Zoe Saldaña and Kieran Culkin take the main acting prizes at the Screen Actors Guild awards
‘That I wore a dress for all those years boggles my mind. I was afraid to be queer’
The clarinetist and National Concert Hall artist-in-residence on navigating conservatoire culture and what ‘holding space’ means to her
Screen Actors Guild awards: Full list of nominations
Irish actors Nicola Coughlan, Colin Farrell and Andrew Scott received TV acting nominations
Screen Actors Guild awards: Nicola Coughlan, Colin Farrell and Andrew Scott nominated
Blockbuster musical Wicked leads film with five nominations as Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown picks up four acting nods
Golden Globes 2025 red carpet: Demi Moore and Cate Blanchett in full-metal gúnas, Andrew Scott in full Technicolor
Illustrious ceremony honouring best in film and television attracts stars including Nicole Kidman and Demi Moore
Golden Globe nominations 2025: Colin Farrell and Andrew Scott get nods but Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan miss out
After Irish actors and films had a blockbuster 2023, hope this year mainly rests on Paul Mescal in Gladiator II and Saoirse Ronan in The Outrun and Blitz
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo’s emotional love-ins take publicity to another level
The Wicked stars’ sentimental gush lachrymose interviews have surely helped drive the film to an enormous opening in US cinemas
Wicked director Jon Chu: ‘Everyone’s whispering behind your back at what a terrible decision this is or that was’
Turning the $1bn stage musical into a Hollywood blockbuster brought high expectations for the maker of the Oscar-winning Crazy Rich Asians
Wicked review: Yes, it’s a nightmare in digital wax, but you’ll leave the cinema in buoyant mood
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande are well paired. It’s easy to shake off the outside world and soar along beside them
Morrissey’s at it again. This time it’s ‘vapourised’ Ariana Grande fans and a plot to ‘silence’ the Smiths singer
The Smiths frontman believes his most recent album is being suppressed. It’s a reminder of how interesting his former band once were
Building an audience for contemporary classical music
Recitals, workshops and the determinedly avant garde feature in Music Current festival
The F-word, the one worse than feck, is all over pop and no one cares
Swearing is big and clever. Just listen to Olivia Rodrigo, or look at the streaming figures
Don’t Look Up: Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence’s new film misses its target
There are decent jokes but Adam McKay’s comedy feels overstuffed
Adam McKay: ‘An Oscar? How the f**k did that happen?’
Oscar-winning filmaker Adam McKay has a new film about the end of the world
Jennifer Aniston is launching a skincare brand. Can she rival Rihanna and Kylie Jenner?
Friends star’s challenge could be credibility. ‘Selling herself as the expert would be hard’
Grammys 2021: Beyoncé makes history as women dominate big prizes
Fontaines DC miss out; Taylor Swift becomes first woman to win album of the year three times
US pop culture has struggled to come to terms with Trumpism
The angry pop culture of the Nixon years is better than that of the Trump era
Suzanne Lynch’s US Election Diary: With two weeks to go, Trump is faced with a dilemma
Debate commission announces moderator of Thursday night’s event may mute microphones
Inside Meghan and Harry’s new $14.7m nine-bed, 16-bath California home
Sussexes’ Santa Barbara neighbours include Oprah Winfrey and Gwyneth Paltrow
Why is the US trying to ban TikTok?
App faces takeover or split in bid to allay concerns over links to Chinese Communist Party
Quarantine cooking’s six biggest trends, from sourdough to #thestew
Cooking in isolation has captured the global zeitgeist – but which shifts are built to last?
Lewis Capaldi pledges new mental health initiative at gigs
LIVELIVE will offer safe spaces and buddy systems at Scottish singer’s upcoming concerts
Patrick Schwarzenegger: ‘Dad didn’t tell me how to act’
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son might be a chip off the old blockbuster, but he’s not wooden
Billie Eilish: Her stance that her body is not public property is still a radical act
The 18-year-old pop star is tearing up the rule book – and not just in music
Grammy awards 2020: Billie Eilish big wins sees new star anointed
18-year-old Eilish took home the biggest awards as guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela win best contemporary instrumental album
Eminem releases surprise album and compares himself to Manchester Arena bomber
On Music to be Murdered By, Eminem also compares himself to Saddam Hussein, Ayatollah Khomeini, and Charles Manson
Stevie Wonder helps 3Arena to buoyant revenues
Single most lucrative gig for 2019 performed by singer and generated €1.6m at box office
What makes TikTok tick – and is it a social timebomb?
Social media’s newest app tracking route set by rivals: popularity, profit, privacy concerns
Fear of Luggala ‘Disneyfication’ drove Bono to try to buy estate
Sale would have caused ‘great pain’ if home of late Garech Browne had gone into wrong hands
Brexit, climate change and the weather top Twitter trends
Liverpool FC the most discussed football team
‘Self-partnered’ Emma Watson: the sudden rise of the single positivity movement
More and more people are casting off outdated stigmas and embracing a happy life on their own
Christina Aguilera at 3Arena, Dublin: Everything you need to know
Tickets, stage times, set list and more for Christina Aguilera’s Dublin concert on the X Tour
Reclusive Italian count believed to be buyer of Luggala estate
New company bearing the name of property tycoon’s wife was set up in Ireland in July
Ariana Grande at 3Arena, Dublin: Everything you need to know
Going to see Ariana? Here are the timings, the set list and the essential things you need to know
Mac Miller case: Man arrested over rapper’s death
Los Angeles man detained on suspicion of selling counterfeit drugs to musician
Campaigners urge new Luggala owner to keep public access to land
Keep Ireland Open makes complaint to Wicklow Co Council over erection of new fencing at estate
Lana Del Rey: ‘Grab ’em by the pussy’ does make some feel more entitled to bring a rifle to school
Norman F**king Rockwell, the singer-songwriter's new album, is packed with fiery lyrics to the sound of Laurel Canyon
Vast Luggala estate in Wicklow sold at discount to overseas buyer
Home of late Guinness heir Garech Browne fetches less than €28m price tag
Women in Irish pop: Why aren't they topping the bill?
Local music seems be an all-male affair, but some female musicians are pushing back
Ariana Grande returns to Manchester to play poignant Pride show
Star performed in city for first time since benefit gig for victims of concert bombing
Discover new sounds on Spotify competitor Bandcamp
Web Log: Platform a great alternative if you’re tired of hearing Ariana Grande
Manchester Arena bomber’s brother extradited and arrested
Hashem Abedi is accused of helping plan attack at Ariana Grande concert in 2017
Taylor Swift: Who bought her master tapes and why is she so incensed?
Stars such as Justin Bieber take sides as singer claims her master tapes have been sold to ‘manipulative bully’
Junior Cert Irish: A ‘very fair’ paper 1
Honours Irish paper would have pleased ‘virtually every student at higher level’
Why does Irish music on the radio seem to begin and end with Hozier?
PlayIrish, a new digital radio station, aims to get small Irish acts the recognition they deserve
The €9.95 Irish foundation Kourtney Kardashian swears by
The Irish brand has also been used on Ariana Grande
‘The Irish stick out like a sore thumb in LA, but that’s no bad thing’
Composer Ailbhe Fitzpatrick on ‘singing like a zombie, or meowing like a cat’ for TV ads
Foals: ‘There’s a lot of strong opinions in the band... But it doesn’t come to blows’
Their latest album is their first as a four-piece – since bassist Walter Gervers left – and marks a change in sound with more instrumentation
‘Pornography’ ban hits songs by Ed Sheeran and Ariana Grande
Shape of You and Love Me Harder deemed obscene in conservative Indonesian province
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