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Are 'stans' taking the fun out of being a fan?

At last weeks Brit Awards it was announced that Charli XCX would be receiving the Songwriter Of The Year award.

Opinion and Analysis • 08 Mar

Welcome to Swiftogeddon! Your ultimate Taylor Swift playlist

DJ Anna Jacob introduces you to the Swiftogeddon...

Pop Culture • 08 Jul 24

Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Dept and the art of melodrama

Taylor Swift album drops have become cultural moments – whether or not you are a fan of her music, writes Samuel Murray.

Music • 23 Apr 24

Marisa Abela is Amy Winehouse in Back To Black

Culture 5 - your cultural highlights for the next seven days

Hear the Culture 5 every Friday on Aedín in the Afternoon on RTÉ lyric fm, from 1pm.

Culture 5 • 12 Apr 24

Something For The Weekend: Catherine Prasifka's cultural picks

Something For The Weekend • 06 Apr 22

Fans lose it as they await the arrival of the Beatles at Kennedy Airport in New York on February 7, 1964. (Photo by Getty)

From bobby soxers to Swifties: the mad, mad, mad world of fans

From Sinatra to The Beatles to Justin Bieber, music fans have been passionate, obsessive and sometimes overly attentive of their idols. Alan Corr looks at the origins, history and future of fans

Music • 01 Feb 22

Taylor Swift, Declan O'Rourke & more - Arena on the latest albums

For RTÉ Arena, John Meagher and Andrea Cleary review the new albums, including a new album from Declan O'Rourke and a new old album from Taylor Swift...

RTÉ Arena • 13 Apr 21

New albums, including Taylor Swift's surprise release

A surprise new album from Taylor Swift and new albums from Thomas Bartlett and Jessy Lanza were among last week's big album releases

Music • 28 Jul 20

Cat-astrophe! The reviews of Cats are in (and they're hilarious)

After that disastrous trailer broke the internet earlier this year, Cats has finally landed in cinemas worldwide, and it's fair to say that critics are having a field day... and a lot of fun trying to out-do each other with their bad reviews. How bad?

Movies • 19 Dec 19

Updated: Irish summer music festivals 2018 - your one-stop guide

Now that the Christmas chaos has been firmly placed back in its box for the next 10 months or so, and spring has sprung, it's not too early to start planning what you're doing this summer.

Music • 30 May 18

The Rattler: Square ball - will there be Satisfaction at Croker?

Every journalist has their Mastermind subject, his or her particular and often peculiar area of expertise. One of our colleagues can regale you at length about colourful Irish murders. Another is the go-to hack for obscure and colourful court cases.

Music • 27 Feb 18

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