Lily Allen

A deep, hot bath is one of life’s luxuries and can even take the form of an uber-massage or hydrotherapy

The band beat acts including Arctic Monkeys and Lily Allen to take this year’s prize

Fame, failure, assualt, getting high: nothing is off limits in the singer’s memoir

Almost nothing else from this era can match the mythology or legacy of this work

It’s three years since an Irish act was nominated for the British-centric award

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

The straight-talking pop star cuts out the BS, proving why you want her as your friend and not your enemy

The one-time jaunty pop star is candid about her failings without sliding into self-pity

Comedian laid to rest to the sound of ‘Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now’ by The Smiths

Social media has shown us that when humans gather with no rules, savagery prevails

Kate Nash on music industry failings, fighting sexism, and women’s wrestling

Lissadell co-owner says 2010 concerts made up ‘one of most incredible weekends in my life’

The singer has just announced a live date in Dublin's Aviva Stadium next year. Here, he recalls his hedonistic years and why he changed his mind and finally gave family life a go

Legion of entertainers express their sorrow and pay tribute to late singer

Allen warns of dangers of gas stoves after explosion in caravan

One of the quietest counties in Ireland has started to sing its own praises in a major way. The homeland of Patrick Kavanagh is getting active, luring in tourists and anglers

Mark Ronson is having another one of those zeitgeisty moments thanks to “Uptown Funk”. He talks to Jim Carroll about how Stevie Wonder, Michael Chabon and Memphis contributed to the making of new album “Uptown Special”

Bray singer up against Beck, Jack White, John Legend and Pharrell Williams

From the minefield of the office party to the passive-aggressive mire of family gatherings and on to debauched gatherings with close friends, here’s how to rise – or sink – to the occasion

Jennifer O’Connell: It’s one thing celebrity activists lecturing us about the things we should be concerned about, and quite another them deciding they would like to legislate on it too

Hooked on the craft

Every generation has a soundtrack of its struggle. Ian Maleney marches on, shouting slogans and carrying the banner of music into a new dawn. Are we ready to rock the system?

Let’s take a quick look at the bleak future facing all forms of popular music

Some 40,000 music fans expected to attend sold-out event this weekend

Singer kicks off 22 show residency at Hammersmith Apollo

‘The Nicky Byrne Show with Nicky and Jenny’ deal offered at €245,000 for 12 months

Arrivals advised to get tents up as quickly as possible before rain forecast

Tom Odell is a hard one to pin down – the newest pop kid on the block, with an Ivor Novello award in his back pocket and the musical world at his feet but with little interest in the impending stardom. Ahead of his Dublin gig, the Songwriter of the Year talks Elton John, Lily Allen and Leo Tolstoy

As La Allen’s comeback shows, launching a new bottled water is more lucrative than having a hit song

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

‘Pop stars have about as much respect for tax laws as they have for their fans’

Louisa Rose Allen, the woman behind the Foxes pseudonym, has already tasted major success as a guest vocalist on an EDM hit. Now she’s striking out on her own with a Glorious debut album

A cutting-edge music festival where the sun does shine . . . and shine

The singer reveals how she got the ‘Blood Brothers’ gig 30 years ago, and why she’s no fan of TV talent shows

One Direction are nominated in worst band category alongside The Wanted

Lily Allen may hit a metal wall on her way to the top spot

It’s not dress or no dress – it’s VIP, Platinum or Economy Class for show tickets

For fans of the presenter’s soft-focus style, two weeks away seemed like a lifetime, but now she’s back in the cosy seat in ‘Sunday with Miriam’