Fleetwood Mac: Still topping the charts 45 years on
Not only does this classic rock album continue to sell, but sales for Rumours have increased year-on-year
Forget bingewatching. Week-by-week, drip-feed TV is back
Netflix almost annihilated the weekly TV episode. Then came Wandavision
The Chicks: ‘We were accepted because we made them a lot of money, but they didn’t like us’
The Chicks — they dropped the “Dixie” last month — are back with an album after 14 years, the band at peace with an industry that’s never made nice
Music Quiz: Can you solve this Beatles Mathical Mystery?
Plus: a Rufus Wainwright muse, an unlikely Bryan Adams cover, and the oldest male solo artist to hit No 1
Portishead’s Dummy at 25: ‘A dinner party album? I’d want to smash the fondue set’
Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley on their Mercury-winning trip-hop classic album
Mallrat: ‘I didn’t know anyone in real life so I literally just found people on Facebook’
Brisbane musician Grace Shaw on her journey of discovery, finding collaborators and keeping boundaries
Albums of 2019: A big year for recording acts of all sizes
Expect newies from Rihanna, Foals, Hozier, Chance the Rapper, Soak, Stormzy and MBV
Can’t find anything good on Netflix? Here are the best new shows on the web
From Eighty Sixed to Corpus TV, the web is still the place to find unorthodox new talent
Ticket Awards 2017: The best music of the year
Kendrick Lamar, St Vincent, Lorde, and SZA reigned supreme this year, while the Irish music scene has never been so vibrant
Universal Music’s Irish subsidiary records sharp fall in profit
Recording label says it experienced difficult trading conditions in Ireland last year
Not going to Electric Picnic? Events to keep you entertained this weekend
It may feel as if the whole country is off to Stradbally this weekend, but what about the 4.6 million of us who aren’t? Here are some other events on around the country
Haim cancel Electric Picnic appearance
Band pull out of European dates after issues with the recording of their second album
Courtney Love tweets her Uber rage over France taxi protests
US singer calls on US to ban all travel to France after she is caught up in taxi protest
Hozier in good company as he picks up Brit Award nomination
Bray singer up against Beck, Jack White, John Legend and Pharrell Williams
Autumn/winter gig alert: it’s showtime!
The days are getting shorter – but that’s good news because the nights are longer. Between now and C****tmas, there are hundreds of bands heading your way – and our gig guide will help you plan your rest-of-the-year partying
Live at the Marquee concerts continue to grow in strength
Ticket sales often outperforming similar events in Dublin, according to promoter
Festivals worth the trip
No need to wait until your favourite acts do the festival circuit in Ireland. Get our continental drift? Lauren Murphy’s top 10 European festivals
Adidas deal puts Kanye in a champions league of his own
The West/Kardashian road show has more than a wedding to celebrate
The 25 festivals and music events of the summer
It’s summertime, which means it’s time to hit the fields, parks, GAA stadiums and forests for a blast of live music. Here’s our guide to the 25 festivals and music events you have to see this year
‘You can only see so many people from the stage with the lights in your face’
‘El Camino’ introduced The Black Keys to the world of arenas. With their new album, says Dan Auerbach, one half of the Nashville-based duo, it was a case of keep calm and change nothing
70,000 tickets for Garth Brooks concerts bought overseas
Bob Dylan and Lana Del Rey announced for this year’s Live in the Marquee
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