Miley Cyrus: Something Beautiful review – Like Bangerz without the bangers, or Flowers without the bloom
The star’s first album for two years is an ambitious yet ultimately patchy, underwhelming record
Miley Cyrus
Brit awards 2020: Irish singer Dermot Kennedy nominated as women artists shut out
Only one British woman, Mabel, is nominated in best album, song and new artist categories
Christina Aguilera: ‘I came out with Dirrty and that was my f**k-it moment’
The pop star on growing up in the spotlight and paving the way for other women performers
Lana Del Rey: ‘Grab ’em by the pussy’ does make some feel more entitled to bring a rifle to school
Norman F**king Rockwell, the singer-songwriter's new album, is packed with fiery lyrics to the sound of Laurel Canyon
Mark Ronson: Late Night Feelings review – After the megahits, now for the mellow hits
There is no Uptown Funk but this concoction of dancepop and laidback floorfillers has several stand-out moments
Ariana Grande: Moving out of the darkness with the hits
Her first release since the Manchester bombings, this song sees Grande on the far side of grief
Taylor Swift donates $250,000 to Kesha campaign
Musicians voice support for singer over claims she was assaulted by Dr Luke
Gender fluidity: ‘I am just me. Why do I have to have a label?’
Chris Ricketts was brought up a girl but has always felt gender-fluid and wishes that society could move beyond rigid labels
Forget family and friends: eight festive films with true meaning of Christmas
Partying with your friends is all well and good but some prefer the simple comforts of a giant sofa and the embrace of a warm screen
Lifes2Good in toothbrush dispute
Galway beauty products distributor accused of breaching a non-compete agreement
Move over, Millennials, here comes Generation Z
Raised in the smartphone era, these tech teens are a whole new marketing demographic
Fraternity members charged in hazing death at NY college
Five charged with murder after Baruch College student dies from ‘glass ceiling’ ritual
Pop Corner: Miley and Bieber share in their own way
Frankie obsesses; Miley’s gift; Avicii wants to grow up; and Bieber owns up, sort of
Hit the high road if the boss mentions going on a journey
‘When the average employee wants to go on a journey, they find another job’
Ten things we learned at Comic-Con
San Diego Comic-Con has become a pop-culture monster, attended by more than 130,000 people. Here are 10 things Liam Burke learned at this year’s carnival of costume-clad fans, Hollywood A-listers, and transmedia titans
The young diarists who will share their exam highs and lows
Introducting our 2015 student diarists from a diverse community full of possibilities
Ringo Starr inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Lou Reed, Joan Jett and Bill Withers join Beatles drummer as honorees for 2015
Miley Cyrus: ‘I think my generation is in crisis’
The fast-talking singer has robust views on insecurity, feminism and ‘Instagram fame’. Sinéad O’Connor needn’t have worried about her: this is one self-assured 22-year-old
Maisie Williams of Game of Thrones fame: ‘People have a sense of ownership about you . . . And I think, how do you know? This is exactly who I am. F**k you’
School’s a challenge, Twitter’s a minefield and growing up in public is no picnic. But Games of Thrones star Maisie Williams wears her adolescent fury well
Kanye kick it? Protest music marches to a new beat
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?
Alt-J: from days of hunger to Hunger of the Pine
The Leeds band have so far enjoyed success without the crushing fame - but now that they're on Miley Cyrus's rader they can kiss all that goodbye . . .
Banks: "I remember feeling that I was just this little grain in a box"
Jillian Banks is accumulating fans and topping Next Big Thing polls worldwide with her brand of late-night electro-pop. The LA native discusses how her psychology degree feeds into her intimate music
Beyonce rules at the MTV music awards
Miley Cyrus let a homeless man accept her video of the year award
Never mind the gigs and festivals – who killed the live album?
Once a crucial part of an artist’s career, these days the live album is all but extinct
Forbidden Fruit comes up short on standout musical moments
Event at Royal Hospital Kilmainham, however, was an enjoyable festival experience
Miley Cyrus brings her Bangerz tour to O2
No shortage of X factor in raunchy but well-oiled stage show
Being Miley Cyrus
It’s a fine line between superfan and stalker, but, when it comes to Miley Cyrus, our reporter is ready to cross it
Sex norms skewed by porn-saturated culture
Having sex with someone who has passed out is regarded by some as a ‘grey area’
Tweety Pie – how Birdy went from doing covers to finding the fire within
Teen prodigy Jasmine van den Boegaerde – that’s Birdy to you and I – made her name with a cover of Bon Iver’s Skinny Love, then sealed her reputation with a fine album of original material. We catch up with her before her gig at Vicar St in Dublin
PewDiePie is king of YouTube with 1.3bn views
Gamer beat Turkish music channel MÜ-YAP and Miley Cyrus during second half of 2013
Arctic Monkeys and Haim lead NME nominations
One Direction are nominated in worst band category alongside The Wanted
The meming of life: internet oddness, from Sad Keanu to Hitler cats
Web culture has opened our eyes to comical felines, careful whispers, hijacked reviews of a canvas print of Paul Ross, epic fails, planking and owling, and ‘erotic’ fan fiction
Follow that star
What better way to end the year in pop culture than with a Nativity play featuring all of our favourite stars?
What do we search for? Phil Hogan and twerking, apparently
Irish Google users fascinated by Miley, Paul Walker and a New Mexico crystal meth dealer
Ylvis Fox and Sminky Shorts are Ireland’s favourite YouTube clips
The Irish are the biggest user of site in Europe
‘Other Voices’ unearths another Northern gem in Rosey Carney
Lulu James whips out powerful soul grooves while Wilis Earl Beal is in opaque form at Dingle music event
Neko Case: “You can blow the whole wad on trying to be famous – which I definitely don’t want”
Defiant in the face of despondency, Neko Case has produced a brilliant album from a dark place. The Vermont-based musician tells Lauren Murphy about her music, her menagerie and Miley
Arcade Fire go for the gold on formal wear world tour
It’s not dress or no dress – it’s VIP, Platinum or Economy Class for show tickets
Eminem a big winner but Cyrus sparks MTV awards controversy
Singer (20) appeared to smoke a joint on stage during Amsterdam ceremony
In an overconfident world, is humility the key to success?
A new book argues that our obsession with self-belief is leading to a culture of narcissism, that we should be less like Berlusconi and more like Merkel. Confidence should grow from competence and not the other way around
Appy Enda woos techies with bell-ringing endorsement
A large contingent of platform huggers witness Kenny’s Nasdaq moment
Coola boola: Halloween costumes for lovers, haters and Tipp zombies
From twerking, to baking, to 50 shades of grey paint, here are some topical costume ideas for trick-or-treating
“Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece” – Is Lorde’s Royals a racist diatribe?
Non-stories about pop’s brightest star aside, in a race row there’s only one winner – Kanye West
‘With parenthood comes great responsibility’
Monina Mooney is nervously awaiting the challenge of parenting four teens at the same time
As a former prostitute I applaud Sinéad O’Connor
The singer’s open letters to Miley Cyrus are right: the former Hannah Montana is so driven to dissociate herself from her Disney days that she’ll comply with the production of imagery nearly as blatantly pornographic as anything produced of me in an early-1990s brothel
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices