A pair of acclaimed Irish troubadours and the veteran US stadium rock outfit are reviewed this week

Running from August 20 to 22, the series of events includes a live performance of the composer’s acclaimed opera Acis and Galatea

The singer/songwriter picked up some curious creative habits during the lockdowns but the end result was his first physical release in almost a decade, the double album Turn This Ship Around

Director Rosetta Cucchi is determined to make a splash with a programme of more than 50 separate events this October

The radio presenter and longtime music industry veteran picks the ten tracks that mean the most to her

Billie Eilish’s new album tackles the pressures of being so firmly in the public eye since she was 14, but it also shows that her love of music-making has in no way diminished

The traditional musician and Kíla frontman used the lockdown to explore a different approach to music with his latest album, a collaborative effort with producer Myles O’Reilly

Two acclaimed singer/songwriters and a long-buried album by a late R&B legend are reviewed this week

The Chamber Music on Valentia festival has unveiled an enticing line-up of online concerts for this month’s event

The Limerick-native rapper chooses the ten tracks that mean the most to him

With venues slowly beginning to reopen, the opportunity is there for a reimagining of the live music experience which ensures safer spaces for all – but will it be taken?

The founder of the Another Love Story summer festival chooses the tracks that have been inspiring him recently

A US songwriter, a master of rythmn and blues and a chart-topping pop star are reviewed this week

After a six-month inquiry in Britain, a House of Commons committee has called for a 50/50 split between artists and record labels, and fairer streaming conditions. But will the report be acted upon?

The Irish-Sierra Leonean singer-songwriter Loah has created a collection of songs using poetry from Yeats, Eva Gore-Booth and other Irish poets of the 1920s

The ongoing Covid-19 restrictions are causing such disruption to British players that many are contemplating a move to Europe, or even a change of career

In early 2020, the acclaimed singer-songwriter was set to move to Australia – but then the pandemic struck. Now he has responded by revisiting his creative past, reworking 20 songs from his back catalogue

Caimin Gilmore of Crash Ensemble and Sun Collective chooses the tracks that are inspiring him right now

The musician from Scullion chooses that songs that have inspired him over the years

A small-town boy’s candid stories blend pain and wit; a forceful, elegant hip hop love triangle comes to town; and US psych-pop experimentalists present first album in six years