Charli XCX

Dubliner released her second album, Everybody Needs a Hero, last year

Most people know incivility when they see it - and can do something about it without any need for fines or heated confrontation

The author of the classic children’s stories left Belfast as a boy, but his homeland remained a powerful force in his imagination

Advance press described Sable, Fable as Bon Iver’s “sexiest” album yet, which is misleading. There’s a lot of romantic yearning, however, as Justin Vernon traces the arc of a relationship from infatuation to connection to contentment, a journey that he explores via blissed-out yacht rock (Everything Is Peaceful Love) and fuzzy Radiohead-style dirge rock (If Only Could Wait, a duet with Danielle Haim)

Chapman looks back on her self-titled debut and its powerful hit Fast Car, which has gained a second life as a country song

Hozier lost out to Chappell Roan, who paid tribute to Sinéad O’Connor as she celebrated win

Thirty years ago, one event made Austen more popular than almost any other contemporary or close successor

Beyoncé secures album of the year award for Cowboy Carter after previously missing out four times

Brat scores British pop star Charli xcx five nominations, while Irish acts Fontaines DC and Hozier get nods in international group and song

From Charli XCX to Olivia Rodrigo via Oasis and The Wolfe Tones, here’s how the calendar’s shaping up from January to November

The breakfast host seems to court listeners who once complained about the PC brigade but now prefer to decry the woke mob

Planet Business: Words of the year, Intel’s interim arrangement and the Death Clock app that claims to predict your likely date of death

Get ready for Brat summer 2.0 as the English pop sensation is set to play two outdoor concerts

Plus: What is the name of the upcoming Bruce Springsteen biopic starring Jeremy Allen White?

Ignore the right-wing blowhards: awards ceremonies are rarely as politically partisan as they like to pretend

Another word on this year’s list - Era - underlines the role of female music icons in shaping popular culture

After a decade of resisting the not-so-subtle pressures that women in the music industry face, the singer is more determined than ever to stick to her guns

Charli XCX’s new album, Brat, is not promoting a new feminine ideal, but shows how many young women currently aspire to live

Amid so much sanitised pop, Charlotte Aitchison’s innovation has never been so essential

It has been Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson’s year, with a chart-topping second album, sold-out gigs and a growing reputation in Britain and the US

With 70,000 expected attendees, this year’s festival is set to be its largest on record

Majority of acts announced feature women as festival recovers from pandemic hiatus

‘I love it when art makes me uncomfortable, because I have to question where that’s from’

Kevin Parker talks about album delays, plagiarism and gender equality in music

The three day festival will return to Marlay Park in Dublin next July

Elton answers questions from celeb fans Victoria Beckham, Billie Eilish, Bob Dylan and more

Review: ‘Stay freaky, my friends,’ urges the intense, sultry and captivating Chris

Review: Charli XCX has the Electric Arena crowd in the palm of her hand from the off

Charli XCX, Shura, Mitski and Róisín Murphy turn Stradbally into pop heaven

Plus songs to hear from Elma Orkestra/Ryan Vail and Crome Yellow

Arctic Monkeys, Lily Allen, Noel Gallagher, Florence + the Machine among nominees for album of the year

From an ambient legend to punk newbies, discover the music that deserves a second listen

Unlike Swift’s previous tours, where tickets were like gold dust, they're available for both gigs

Victimhood, narcissism and ‘squad goals’ distract from genuine feminist expression

The effortlessly cool, razor-sharp pop star's music is a magic mix of fun, fluff and edge

The trendsetting pop star says she's under-rated. We think so too

Arctic Monkeys and Vampire Weekend come out of hiatus with new albums, while Liam Payne gets off the pot and Sigrid and Saint Sister show why they’re tomorrow’s women

Track of the week is Justin Bieber's 'Friends' - an attempt to get back in his ex's good books.

Pop Corner: Coldplay’s own Bard; Rihanna’s cycle-to-school scheme in Malawi

Track of the week is summer crush mixtape fave Jessie Ware with “Midnight”