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Behind the music - The Redroom

Manchester-based indie soul band The Redroom have released their debut EP, Liminal Space. We asked lead singer Jess Lewis-Ward the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 03 May

Behind the music - Ciao Ciao Marigold

NYC-based producer Mike Brun aka Ciao Ciao Marigold have released his new album, Satsuma. We asked Mike the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 28 Jan

Behind the music - ASH

Beijing-raised, NYC-based alt-R&B star ASH has released her debut single, Infatuated. We asked her the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 20 Aug 24

Behind the music - Sinéad Harnett

London-born R&B singer Sinéad Harnett and guests play The Academy, Dublin on 19 October. We asked her the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 14 Aug 24

Behind the music - Jessica Doolan

Dublin soul-pop artist Jessica Doolan has released her debut single, Stay or Surrender. We asked her the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 07 Dec 23

FUL: "I don't like to put myself in a genre because as an artist I wanna have the liberty to do whatever music I want but in one thing you will always find in my music is relatability and emotions."

Behind the music - FUL

R&B and pop act FUL has released his new single, Love & Affection. We asked him the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 13 May 23

Fema: "Indie-pop that veers into folk every now and then."

Behind the music - Ferna

Ferna (Hannah McPhillimy) has released her debut album Understudy along with new single Open Up. We asked her the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 03 May 23

Behind the music - shiv

Zimbabwean/Irish soul singer shiv has released her new single, Late Now. We asked her the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 01 Mar 23

Blackpink and Frank Ocean to headline Coachella

Blackpink, Frank Ocean and Bad Bunny will headline the 2023 Coachella music festival, organisers have announced.

Music • 10 Jan 23

Stormzy: stigma of the token black act 'needs to die'

British grime star Stormzy has said the stigma of the token black act "needs to die".

Music • 16 Nov 22

Behind the music - Jack Duff

Dublin-based singer Jack Duff has released his new EP, What A Life. We asked him the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 30 Oct 22

Behind the music - Wild Rivers

Canadian Folk band Wild Rivers have released their new album Sidelines and play Irish dates on their European at the Workman's Club, Dublin on May 6th and Cyprus Avenue, Cork on May 7th. We asked them the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 27 Apr 22

Behind the music - Idle Dream

Dublin duo Idle Dream have released their new single, The First Time. We asked them the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 20 Aug 21

JJ Bloom: "This release is the start of a new chapter for me."

Behind the music - JJ Bloom

Meath-based artist JJ Bloom has released Cool Kids, the first track from his upcoming EP, Floating. We asked him the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 17 Aug 21

Behind the music - Carsten 2X

Dublin hip-hop/R&B producer Carsten2X has released his new debut single, Beaucoup. We asked him the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 31 Jul 21

Behind the music - Zeinab

Dubliner Zeinab has just released her collaboration with Carlow's Hawk Jupiter, Oasis. We ask her the BIG questions...

Music • 29 Jun 21

Behind the music - Forty Foot

Dublin grunge trio Forty Foot have released their new song, Zeros. We asked them the BIG questions . . .

Music • 14 Apr 21

Behind the music - Hxney

Irish-Nigerian singer HXNEY (pronounced Honey) has released her new single Jeje, which pays homage to her parents' native country. We asked her the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 28 Dec 20

Behind the music: Delush

Singer, songwriter and producer Delush recently released his new single, Lean on It. We ask him the BIG questions...

Music • 07 Oct 20

Barack Obama shares his Summer 2020 playlist

Former US president Barack Obama has shared another one of his occasional music playlists - and this time out he's listed the songs he and his family have been enjoying during the summer.

Music • 18 Aug 20

Festivalgoers watch Kacey Musgraves perform at Coachella Stage during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 19, 2019

Coachella music festival postponed until October

Coachella, one of the world's biggest music festivals, has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Music • 11 Mar 20

Frank Ocean: in litigation over Blonde credits

Ocean suing Blonde producer over songwriting credits

Musician Frank Ocean's law-suit claims that his lawyers attempted between 2014 and 2016 to get producer Om'Mas Keith to sign a written agreement declaring that he did not write any of the songs on the album Blonde.

Entertainment • 21 Feb 18