Plus songs you have to hear from The Redneck Manifesto and Anderson .Paak

He’s already portrayed his father in a movie; now comes the hard part for the teenage star

With Isabella Rossellini heading the line-up, this year’s festival is hitting the refresh button

The Cure, Radiohead, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks and LL Cool J among the 2019 cohort

The ad campaign for new 'feminist perfume' Calvin Klein Women has more scent than substance

Instantly, she has reoriented her music – replacing pop with a Southern black sound

Formal dinners are over, but casual cooking for friends throws up a new set of dilemmas. Here is a foolproof guide

Songs to inspire and empower on International Women’s Day. Hear them roar

The Irish English singer has teamed with American White for an album of covers ranging from Leonard Cohen to the hit theme from Grease

New to the Parish: On his 26th birthday, a Brazilian musician arrived in Dublin from São Paulo to work and play music. Five years on, he is ready to start a family here

Michael Kiwanuka was the sound of 2012, but the making of his follow-up album proved to be a less than easy affair. He talks artistic sacrifices and keeping the faith

Kevin Rowland opens up about his Irish roots, 1916, the Birmingham pub bombings of 1974 and an encounter with Muhammad Ali

Primal Scream’s new album, Chaosmosis, finds Bobby Gillespie – a garrulous interviewee – more together than ever. He reflects on the drug years, getting older and his love for young bands

After Williams recited his first poem on stage in 1995, his ascent was rapid

‘Many parents who became involved in the referendum understood the implications of homophobia on their children’s lives for the first time’

Anne Enright champions short-story writers at Galway International Arts Festival

Het is alleen rock’n’roll . . . but we like it. If it’s January, all roads lead to Groningen for the annual Eurosonic live music event. Here are 10 essential takeaways from this year’s event

Broadcaster says it is ‘feeling good’ about new shows and time-shift channel

How the message of peace, love and reggae transformed the London cultural landscape

A short story by Kevin Barry

Want to see James Brown, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie and other megastars in concert for free? Head to YouTube for a trove of live music films

As the only studio album released by the singer in his lifetime, Grace represents all that was lost with Buckley’s tragic early death

She’s become sci-fi's It Girl, casting an interested eye on Spock in Star Trek, motion-capturing the Avatar franchise, and starring as a kick-ass galactic outlaw in Guardians of the Galaxy. It’s a natural progression for someone raised on classic space opera in a house full of women

It’s a fine line between superfan and stalker, but, when it comes to Miley Cyrus, our reporter is ready to cross it

The electronic musician has teamed up with guitarist Dave Harrington for a dark and mesmerising album

In 2011, Anna Calvi wowed fans and critics alike with her debut; two years on, and with the buzz about her follow-up at fever pitch, she’s ready to get excited all over again

Performance art has never been so entertaining

Body & Soul headliner Nicolas Jaar makes music like no-one else – and he has the prism to prove it