Electric Picnic 2019: Five acts to catch on Saturday

Expressive Irish hip-hop, a seductive singer-songwriter and the best act of the festival

Christine and The Queens at the RDS, Dublin: Everything you need to know

What songs she will play, performance time and more for her Dublin concert

From Beyoncé to James Blake: why collaboration is the new hit of pop music

Musical connectors are bringing together musicians and producers to blend methods and styles, and radically changing the way pop music is being made

Christine and the Queens – Chaleur Humaine: debut album has colour, panache and verve

The 12 acts who made a sonic boom in Groningen

The annual Eurosonic festival in the Netherlands has become one of the key platforms for new European bands – and it’s where many Irish hopefuls aim to make a big noise internationally. Join us as we crack open some Dutch gold