Janis Ian: ‘It was astonishing to realise that At Seventeen applied to boys too’
After a career tackling difficult subjects, the singer-songwriter is releasing a final album
Calm the house down with these sound for self-isolating
At times like these, we can turn to music to soothe our souls and restore equilibrium
Should we censor ‘homophobic’ Fairytale of New York and ‘rape anthem’ Baby It's Cold Outside?
Some hear a song about sexual coercion and say it’s inappropriate in the #MeToo era
Christmas ads: Instilling the festive spirit (greed, avariciousness, gluttony)
Donald Clarke: There’s a reason advertising executives have second homes in Tuscany
Carole King: ‘I want to take us away from the terrible direction America is going in’
The songwriter has emerged from semi-retirement to rewrite some of her songs in the age of Trump. ‘I’m the honest opposition’
Dublin songwriter to the stars finding her own voice
After writing hits for Niall Horan and Britney Spears, Dubliner Ruth-Anne Cunningham is striking out on her own
How Carole King conquered the Brill Building system
A new musical on the singer's life is at its best on the hit factory that King made her own
Leonard Cohen captured ‘essence of human life’, President says
Lissadell co-owner says 2010 concerts made up ‘one of most incredible weekends in my life’
Leonard Cohen, singer-songwriter and poet, dies at the age of 82
Artist’s most ardent admirers compared his works to spiritual prophecy
Man from the Bronx who put hurling on Irish screens
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