International music competition aims to find a song that follows the example of  Lennon's 'Imagine' for these 'dreadful times'

Better Man is a fantastical coming-of-age story, telling of the rise of the former Take That singer

Fashion designer says pandemic has given her and husband Julian Dunkerton magical alone time with their first child together

We catch up with an exciting talent, Cork violinist Brendan Garde, about bringing cool sound of strings to the net

Having released ‘the fourth in a trilogy’ of singles that have been years in the making, Cork post-punk veterans Ricky Dineen and Liam Heffernan of Big Boy Foolish have been spending their lockdown bringing a legacy of wilfully strange sounds into the present. Downtown finds out more.

It's a sad day when the Kino joins a growing list of venues that have closed their doors, says Stevie G in his Downtown column

Actresses Annie Mumolo, Awkwafina and Kristen Wiig will also appear

Socialite shared photos of the proposal on social media

The reality TV star, 41, and the rocker, 45, are an item

All set to quiz more contestants on their musical knowledge

I thought I was going to go into music, but I was terrible at practising

BBC Radio 2 DJ has been campaigning for her younger sister to be prioritised for the jab, due to her learning difficulties and diabetes

Shares an image of herself receiving the injection

Sunday's Dancing On Ice live show will be replaced by special Dancing On Ice: The Greatest Show On Ice

Says she is excited to work with the show's two other "formidable women"

Friends remember the star on the one-year anniversary of her death

The audience peaked at 10.6 million during the programme, as Badger and Robin revealed, and Sausage chosen as champion. But who were they?

According to the rules you can miss one week without being eliminated

Star says he had "seen the messages, tags, comments, and concerns and I want to respond"

Medicine At Midnight outsold the rest of the top six albums combined

Victoria's Secret model shares news with her 6.4 million Instagram followers

Just hours to go to the big reveal

The Why Not Her? reports, led by Dublin public-relations veteran Linda Coogan-Byrne, have laid bar the realities of gender inequality on Irish radio playlists. But while progress has been made, there’s still work to be done in matching the diversity of backgrounds and sounds that exist in a changing Irish music scene. Mike McGrath-Bryan finds out more.

The legacy of Frederick Douglass from a musical perspective is being explored in Cork, says Stevie G in his Downtown column

Pop star excited to celebrate her eastern European heritage  — it was a real honour to be able to wear a handmade traditional Albanian outfit

New version of album Fearless due out in April as popstar recreates her first six albums following a dispute over who controls them  

The 29-year-old pop star hopes that his work will raise funds

World's biggest record group, home to Taylor Swift and Rihanna, says need for reliable and innovative live-streaming has never been greater

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released the early contenders

Director Nicole Kassell, of TV drama Watchmen, exhilarated by task of re-imagining classic story — "these are profoundly iconic shoes to fill"

My last French lessons were when I was aged seven in primary school

They had been heavily rumoured to make appearances in the currently untitled superhero film, but Holland said this is not the case

The Crown star, 30, and the Chernobyl actress, 31, star in the National Theatre production

Wilson, Diana Ross and Florence Ballard made up the first successful configuration of The Supremes

Actor looking forward to arriving on the cobbles — it was my mum's dream for me to be in Corrie so I'm happy to finally make it come true

Host of celebrities help launch Red Nose Day T-shirt range featuring much-loved Pixar characters to raise funds for Comic Relief charity

Chart-topping boyband say they parted company with EMI Records "by mutual consent"

Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez return in the latest instalment of the Fast & Furious franchise as F9 is due to be released in May

Nicola Walker says she can't wait to be back in the Defoe family as filming on the BBC bittersweet trilogy  is due to start later this year

Says post-Brexit red tape is "devastating" for the live music industry

It was her last song, Wrecking Ball, which almost brought Cyrus to tears

Double elimination sees former Great British Bake Off host Sue Perkins unmasked as Dragon and 
singer Gabrielle as Harlequin

Reality TV star suffered concussion after falling and hitting her head during rehearsals with professional partner Mark Hanretty

And says she was told that she would never make it in Hollywood as a Mexican actress

Star of The Sound Of Music dies at 91

He has a guitar in every room, and he's giving away two signed ones 

It’s been an odd Covid time for Mayfield post-punks Pretty Happy, being apart for much of it, playing one of the last gigs to happen at the Kino inbetween lockdowns, and working together in other media outside of the band. Mike McGrath-Bryan catches up with the three-piece via Zoom, right before they release new single ‘Salami’.

Romantic drama features former One Direction singer Styles as the titular police officer and Corrin as his wife, Marion

Gladys Knight remembers the Grammy-winning country music singer-songwriter who died at his home near Nashville, aged 77

She "knows the history" says the US rocker who went on to form Foo Fighters, who are now releasing their 10th album

Nominated in the best actress in a limited series category and praises co-star Paul Mesal

Comedian says 'it sucks' to have to quit the competition

Says he will follow George Clooney into the director's chair

There were great hip-hop nights at The Savoy in Cork, among them Double K and People Under The Stairs, says Stevie G in his Downtown column

Singer recalls her attending his first Grammys, saying she was the most caring and conscientious grandmother you could imagine.

Other stars also lined up for roles in seven-part series

It was announced the series will have an extra episode when it returns to screens soon

Actor did not go to drama school but her performance in Promising Young Woman is being acclaimed as among the best of the year 

It's something we can all enjoy says actress Dame Judi as she is joined by Lenny Henry and Benedict Cumberbatch to support the fundraiser

Organisers saying they "remain optimistic" about the prospect of an in-person ceremony in London

Irish actress plays Penelope Featherington on the wildly popular show and has revealed she skipped through the raunchy drama's sex scenes while watching with her mother

Olympic gymnast says a 6.5 was fair and agrees that there wasn't much skating apart from the compulsory challenge 

Singer announces wife Ayshen is pregnant after two miscarriages

Sir Lenny Henry jokes he took part in the show as there had been not much else to do in recent months

The Sheffield rockers last topped the chart in 2019 with Amo

WeCrashed is based on the popular podcast of the same name

One of the world's largest and best-known music festivals is off, after two postponements

Ronan Leonard catches up with drummer Niall Dennehy and discusses a new single which looks at how mental health is often overlooked

Comprised of Bantum producer Ruairí Lynch and Ealadha guitarist/vocalist Dom Murphy, The Gauze brings its members’ sonic worlds together into dark, textured electronica. Mike McGrath-Bryan talks with the duo just after the release of second single Uphold.

The Sex Bomb singer has said, having had his second dose, that it is a "great feeling"

Comprised of Bantum producer Ruairí Lynch and Ealadha guitarist/vocalist Dom Murphy, The Gauze brings its members’ sonic worlds together into dark, textured electronica. Mike McGrath-Bryan talks with the duo just after the release of second single Uphold.

With pandemic lockdown after lockdown, many of the best music producers are honing their skills, says Stevie G in his Downtown column

Pop star reveals she is expecting her first child — but does not share the identity of the father

Singer, 84, is currently asymptomatic and asks for prayers, love and support to be sent his way as he recovers in his Los Angeles home

Actress and model says she married on Christmas Eve

The Tourist will star Jamie, 38, as a man searching for his identity after waking up in hospital with amnesia

The Twilight actress, 30, stars in Spencer

TV star and Sammy Kimmence announce they have named their son Santiago and they are 'so in love with him'

The Voice coach recalls getting knocked back in the music industry early in his career because of the way he looked

Socialite describes boyfriend Carter Reum as "my dream guy" and said they have discussed marriage

We weren't interested in a traditional period drama, says Chris Van Dusen  — we wanted the series to be 'a little dangerous and fun'

Star says being short has contributed to her "terrible shyness" and feelings of "insecurity

Star unmasked after his performance of Please Release Me by Engelbert Humperdinck

Former Made in Chelsea star is loving being a mum to new baby boy Alfie — but says birth was more difficult than running a marathon

The album was released on January 24, 2011, marking her age at the time of production, and won a Grammy and a Brit award

Pop star had hoped to get back on the road when virus was under control but, 'despite best efforts', the tour is now officially cancelled

'It was not my finest hour' says 26-year-old singer of his 2014 arrest

Love letter written to 21-year-old Beckham by his "future wifey" is newly inked underneath an existing tattoo of the actress's eyes

Celebrities sending messages of support to YouTube star JoJo include Ellen DeGeneres, Paris Hilton and Colleen Ballinger

Cold Feet star who was unmasked after a performance of 'Please Release Me' admits keeping a secret was quite hard  

2020 was a difficult year to say the least, one that saw live venues go dark and record shops close for weeks at a time. It also made sure we engaged with music and the arts in new ways, and paid more attention to our relationships with art. Music industry personalities share their thoughts with Mike McGrath-Bryan on 2020, the lessons they learned in lockdown, and their hopes for 2021 and beyond

Hip-hop star was due to be sentenced this month after admitting a weapons charge  

Daniel Craig's No Time To Die has release date pushed back to October as global pandemic continues to disrupt entertainment industry

Ronan Leonard catches up with Cork based DJ and producer Ian Ring, whose latest EP project, in the guise of Boku, is an exploration of his own personal tastes and roots, unlike many of his other collaborative titles

The era of lockdown projects continues as former Bulkhead frontman Liam O’Callaghan returns from self-imposed exile in a new band alongside Emperor of Ice Cream’s Eddie Butt. Mike McGrath-Bryan talks to O’Callaghan about reprising his creative processes, and starting from scratch in a changed music business.