From the young garda with a special request for Santa to the violin player with a passion for Strauss, a parade of colourful ...

Making a list of good things that happened in 2025 may feel like a very short exercise…however despite the world being on ...

The first solo album in three years from the New York rapper (and his first release since his twin 2023 stunners, the Kenny Segal collab Maps, which landed on our 2023 year-end list, and Armand Hammer ...

In the U.K. and Ireland, this year’s most striking and memorable songs reflected a restless, creative pulse: pop shifting ...

A moving collection of vocal works, including world premiere recordings of music by the eminent Hungarian composer Gyorgy ...

Celtic Woman's "Nollaig - A Christmas Journey" wraps classic carols and original Irish compositions in lush arrangements by Golden Globe-nominated composer Brian Byrne. New members of Celtic Woman, ...

From the big-city yearning of Chappell Roan’s breakup ballad to Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s wonderful collaboration ‘Rein Me In’, The Independent’s culture team pick their favourite songs of the past ...

YOU heard ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ when you started your supermarket shop in the fruit and veg aisle an hour ago, ...

Until the day a sequel emerges, there are plenty of amazing animated films to watch that stand as equals with KPop Demon ...

In our time, it's easy to shut your mind, driven by fear or misinformation. This year, NPR Music's pop critic found the ...

There are plenty of spirits boasting a higher ABV than vodka, including an Irish moonshine, a Chinese spirit first made a ...

In fact, the songs that were huge in 2024 were still sucking up all the atmosphere. Those that did muscle through tended to ...