This week, once again, shows little change in the Ireland singles charts. The Justin Bieber "Despacito" remix is stubbornly clinging to the number ...

Funny and touching film addresses culture clashes, family dynamics and romance. Comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani has been overdue an interesting leading role for some time, and ...

Electric Picnic is just under a month away and the Body and Soul stage have released their stage line-up for this year's festival. This year's line-up ...

It features contributions from Weezer and Pharrell. Vic Mensa has finally released his debut album. It's called The Autobiography and it's out today and features guest appearances ...

Superhero flick fails to swing into action. There are two types of superheroes; the ones we wish we could be, and the ones we feel we could be. Superman is the former – an alien child ...

Albert Hammond, the father of Albert Hammond Jr., has revealed that The Strokes are working on a new album with Rick Ruben. In a

Blues-rock heroes Royal Blood discuss their cracking new album How Did We Get So Dark?, writing music for Martin Scorsese’s Vinyl, and hanging ...

Linkin Park's resurgence in the charts comes under the most tragic of circumstances. The band's critically acclaimed Hybrid Theory comes ...

Fall Out Boy have debuted a music video for their previously released track 'Champion'. The single is from the band's forthcoming album M A N ...

Weezer references Guns N Roses' ‘Paradise City’ clip for their new music video ‘Feels Like Summer’ If you ever wondered what Weezer would ...

A brilliant new Irish film, Sanctuary, highlights the rights of people with intellectual disabilities to enjoy full sexual relationships. Director ...

Not that any of us are that surprised. Who would have thought that a film centered entirely around the digital practice of using little animations ...

The iPod touch will remain, with doubled storage capacity. It's no more Nano and sayonara to the Shuffle as Apple have announced they will discontinue the iPod models to "streamline" ...

The singer-songwriter played his last show in a nearly year-long tour in Dublin's Iveagh Gardens on Sunday. Folk songwriter and former busking traveller Passenger has released ...

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are set to work together on a gritty new crime drama for American cable TV channel Showtime. The channel has picked up a ...

Rob Reiner of When Harry Met Sally fame directs. In the new trailer for LBJ, Woody Harrelson is gunning for that Oscar gold. The actor ...

The rock legend said he's "excited to share some new solo music". Stones supremo Mick Jagger has released two new songs, both with alternate versions ...

The Haim sisters offered a brilliant cover of Shania Twain's classic 'That Don't Impress Me Much'. Bassist Este Haim told the presenters of Triple J and the world "you have to be a Shania ...

The stalwart Glasgow indie-rockers return with new single Following a stunning performance at Dublin's Iveagh Gardens, Belle and Sebastian ...

The two-day festival returns to Killruddery House & Gardens in Bray, Co. Wicklow on August 19 and 20. The Wicklow venue is set to be packed with festival-goers who will enjoy an offering ...

The Canadian band's fifth album has dropped today. Having announced they'll be bringing themselves back to Dublin next April for a show at the 3Arena ...

The singer's long-term manager, Fachtna Ó Ceallaigh, is reportedly suing her for €500,000. According to The Irish Mirror, the action ...

He is the biggest selling male solo artist on the planet, but Ed Sheeran still doesn't believe he stands a snowball's chance in hell of winning the Mercury Prize. "Now I'm aware I won't ...

Kesha's new music video has just been uploaded onto social media sites. More than a song for Kesha, 'Learn to Let Go' — the third advance track from her upcoming album Rainbow ...

Nearly half a million adults over 18 years of age are living with their parents, which is an increase of 4.4%m according to the new CSO figures. The latest figures from the CSO reveal ...

The shortlist of nominees for the 2017 Mercury prize have been announced. Listed are 12 outstanding UK acts, including Ed Sheeran, Stormzy, Alt-J, ...

Alternative state of the union address from rock/hip-hop supergroup. Following the alarming recent swing to the far-right in international politics, the musical counter-offensive ...

The scariest looking film of the year has it's first official trailer. While we have already been given the teaser trailer for the adaptation of ...

The County Wicklow trio has a treat in store for attendees of their single launch party. Fans of Wyvern Lingo will be even more keen to buy their tickets for the indie-pop group’s 25 ...

The Seattle indie-folk group have dropped a music video for 'City of Angels' off their latest record Signs of Light. The uplifting track ...

The Mumford & Sons frontman is set to play a charity football match alongside former football pros, a number of celebrities and a firefighter who ...

The former Daily Show host will team up with HBO for first stand up special in 20 years. After a triumphant run as host of The Daily Show and a brief break from the silver ...

It's third single off of her upcoming Rainbown Kesha's comeback continues. Today she released a new single 'Learn to Let Go' as well as a video for the track. Following ...

The film features actors from hits like Jadotville, What Richard Did and Moone Boy. A first-look clip has been released ...

The Irish Film Institute has introduced a new F-rating to highlight films that features a significant and positive female presence. Despite advances ...

In Nick Laird’s latest novel, Modern Gods, one of this generation's finest writers ventures into new territory to examine the ...

Written by The Coen Brothers, the film stars a particularly desperate looking Matt Damon. George Clooney's close working relationship with the ...

Australian multi-instrumentalist Tash Sultana first shot to international stardom with her viral single ‘Jungle’ last year. She talks ...

Music charity Help Musicians Northern Ireland is curating the Stendhal Festival stage. Henry McCullough was the consummate musicians's musician, ...

The punky folk bands will play on September 10. Flogging Molly have been ploughing a rollicking, rambunctious furrow for 20 years. The combination ...

The 2014 Umbrella Movement was a watershed moment in Hong Kong, as protesters took to the streets to protest against Chinese interference in the ...

Dublin-based synth pop trio Sleep Thieves have released a hair-raising music video for their new track 'Is This Ready?' Taking on almost a Stranger ...

Coldplay's ongoing A Head Full Of Dreams tour has now grossed $412 million (€352 million). Figures from Billboard show that the band have bumped Madonna down a spot. ...

Bray Wanderers have released a statement with references to North Korea that has the football community buzzing. Gerry Mulvey, the Chairman of ...

Charli XCX’s new video for the song ‘Boys’ features cameo appearances by Joe Jonas, Wiz Khalifa, Mark Ronson, Vampire Weekend, and many ...

Sebastian Barry and Mike McCormack make the longlist for the prestigious literary award. Irish authors Sebastian Barry and Mike McCormack have been longlisted for the 2017 Man Booker ...

The genius of Brian Wilson will be celebrated as long as humans have ears, but its personal cost is also evident this evening. A stunning first section ...

Spalding will start work on the live-streamed, improvised album on Tuesday, 12 September. Grammy award winning singer-songwriter and jazz bassist, ...

The former new wave rocker releases new single. After 40 years with the B52's, Cindy Wilson released ‘Mystic’ from her upcoming solo album, Change today. Wilson is supported ...

The controversial singer walked away from a meeting in Paris yesterday with the Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron, declaring: "We're going to make a big announcement." Rihanna had been ...

The Irish band performed their poignant song 'Mothers of the Disappeared' with the iconic American singer-songwriter the other night in Paris. Patti Smith incorporated lyrics ...

Irish fight fans will now be hoping that cinemas here follow in the footsteps and show the Notorious One's fight live on the big screens here too. It was announced last night that US cinemas ...

A proposal to change the alcohol laws could see breweries, microbreweries, cider makers and distilleries finally being allowed to sell their own produce to tourists and other visitors ...

A new six-hour miniseries follows the true story of Grace Marks, a poor Irish immigrant in Upper Canada who, along with stable hand James McDermott, ...

Three years ago, David Anthony McGeown quit all the bands he was in and began a brooding alt-rock solo project called Bodies. “I just got sick of all the egos,” says McGeown, “and ...

That Peter Perrett is around at all is a bit of a miracle in itself. Think of the fine cover of Otis Blackwell’s ‘Daddy Rollin’ Stone’ on Johnny Thunders’ So Alone album. ...

Superstar DJ finally turns up the heat. Three years ago, Calvin Harris released the smash hit ‘Summer’, a thumping, cloying EDM stomp. It was hailed as the sound of the season not ...

Impressive sophomore outing for indie-pop trio. Something To Tell You fuses ’70s soft-rock and ’80s ballads with Haim’s typical panache, with a thematic focus on ...

Irish star Cillian Murphy discusses his excitement about once again working with celebrated director Christopher Nolan, the man behind Inception ...

Donegal native Leila Jane evokes the best of classic blues while adding a fresh native twist. Her vocals and guitar playing call to mind the sultry folk of Karen Dalton, but she never ...

The Irish feature documentary The Farthest, which tells the story of the Voyager space mission, is scheduled for a North American release. ...

U2 – and Bono in particular – have spawned an entire sub-genre of urban legends. October, U2’s second album, was released in 1981. The same year saw the publication of ...

Rising stars Touts tell us about their debut EP, reveal why they feel The Dubliners are a punk band, and dish the dirt on the best night of their lives. ...

Nicolás Maduro attempted a new campaign technique this week and, oh, how it backfired. At a rally this week, Nicolás Maduro debuted a politicized ...

The Sundance winner is an eerie peak into an uncertain future. In 2014, Spike Jonez's Her gave us a discomforting look at what the future ...

Donald Trump announced in a string of tweets earlier today that transgender people will be banned from serving in the U.S. military. The U.S. president ...

Brian Wilson brought the sounds of the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds alive in front of a sold-out theatre of enthusiastic and loyal Beach Boys fans.

The indie pop duo reimagines their music with help from Jenn Wasner of Wye Oak Sylvan Esso have been releasing videos this week from their upcoming visual EP, Echo Mountain Sessions ...

Iron & Wine has released a music video for the single 'Thomas County Law'. The song is the second single to be released from Beam's upcoming album Beast Epic. The record will ...

The increasingly popular newcomer is releasing a new song 'Heartland'. UK pop-rock artist Tom Walker has had an impressive year so far. After critical praise for his debut EP Blessings, ...

The Irish tour will coincide with the re-issuing of his debut album. On the 14th of October 1996, at the humble age of 21, Mundy released his debut album Jelly Legs on Epic Records. ...

Hetfield said Kendall and Kylie should "show some respect". The band's frontman was asked about the t-shirt line, which the Jenner sisters released ...

The Belfast-based songwriter is releasing a new album, Hallow, and kicking of a tour in Ireland this October. Hallow's songs are based on the poetry of Michael Longley, ...

Demi posted a photo to her Instagram with the 'Ghost' singer and it seems as though they've resolved their differences. Halsey had opened up in an ...

The English singer-songwriter shares ‘Mountain to Move.’ Nick Mulvey gave fans a taste of his upcoming album, Wake Up Now with the release of ‘Mountain to Move.’ ...

The project will see the star reunite with Warrior director Gavin O'Connor. Tom Hardy seems to be on a bit of war fix at the moment. After appearing as an RAF fighter pilot in Christopher ...

Gal Gadot will be back in action as Wonder Woman. After shattering box office records, grossing more than $389 million in U.S. box offices, Gal Gadot will be returning to the big screen ...

The song is taken from the Yorkshire rock outfit's forthcoming album 24—7 Rock Star Shit. The Crib's seventh studio album is due for release August 11. Check out their Nirvana-esque ...

The film about the Lord Of The Rings writer has been in development since 2013. Nicholas Hoult seems to really like his classic 20th century ...

Toronto-based indie pop group Alvvays have released a new single from their upcoming album Antisocialites. The album's titles is contained in the lyrics of the song, which ...

Kendrick Lamar leads the pack with a whopping eight nominations. Last night the nominated acts for MTV's annual Video Music Awards were released. Kendrick Lamar is up for eight ...

This interview with the new Taoiseach will be Browne’s second to last appearance on TV3, with his final show airing Thursday night. TV3’s Vincent Browne announced his retirement ...

The new major animated feature The Breadwinner, executive produced by Angelina Jolie, will have its world premiere at the prestigious ...

As very much expected, the capital of Portugal will play host for the first time ever to the Eurovision Song Contest next year, it has just been confirmed by organisers. Portugal won ...

The new Bill by Fianna Fáil seeks to extend extra support to local broadcasting by providing additional funding for programming with a local or ...

Directed by the man who wrote 'School of Rock'. As he gracefully enters the twilight period of 'middle age', Ben Stiller has moved increasingly away from the broader comedy he made ...

Runway Lights may not be a name that you are familiar with - but that's something they're hoping to change. Setting up as a simple studio-based two piece, it wasn't long before more recruits ...

New Orleans jazz/pop legend Troy Andrews, aka "Trombone Shorty", has announced a gig in Dublin's The Academy. From the historic Créole neighbourhood of Tremé, Andrews and his ...

A secret hospital in an old bomb shelter is the setting for Valkyrien, a dystopian nightmare of a thriller starring SVEN NORDIN who also talks to ...

Author of American literary classic comes to theatres this September. After a premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this January, Rebel in ...

In the contemporary political climate, many writers and filmmakers have found their work taking on new meaning and relevancy. In the latest issue ...

Irish post-rock combo's best record yet. Initially written as a continuous piece of music for a one-off performance in Dublin in 2015, Tough Love is a delicious offering from the multi-headed ...

Midlands-based quartet Fallen Lights have released the video for their debut single, 'Pricetag' before their gig in Whelan's on July 29. The video shot by Craig Moore on Dublin's ...

David Bowie’s Estate has released the right for the track ‘Heroes’ to be re-recorded and sold to raise money for a variety of children’s ...

The British MC will also be playing The Limelight in Belfast. Rapper Bugzy Malone is playing a gig in The Academy on October 24. Hailing from the Manchester scene, Malone is one of the ...

It would be the actor's fifth time filling the shoes of 007. Producers have confirmed that the new James Bond Film, which would be the 25th entry in the franchise, will be released in ...

Ross Lynch channels the notorious Jeffrey Dahmer in upcoming film. The trailer for My Friend Dahmer was released this weekend and promises ...

If you were lucky enough to be at Croke Park on Saturday, you'll remember the moment when four jets swooped over the gig as the band played "Where The Streets Have No Name." If you're looking ...

After the pop star mysteriously called off the last leg of his world tour, there are now rumours that this may be due to Bieber's plans to open a church. With Justin Bieber's tour mysteriously ...

Glass isn't set for release until 2019 Actress in demand Sarah Paulson will be joining M. Night Shyamalan's Glass. It's difficult ...

Retro pop gets a refresh. The title of Nicole Atkins’ new album, Goodnight Rhonda Lee, is a reference to the singer-songwriter’s wilder alter ego. Saying goodbye to Rhonda ...

Universal Studios tweets first look at Conor McGregor: Notorious McGregor took a break from preparing for the upcoming Floyd Mayweather fight last night to announce a new ...

After the High Court decided not to extradite Ian Bailey to France yesterday in connection with the murder of Sophie Toscan Du Plantier, RTE aired ...

The band tweeted a vague set of rules from their social media manager ahead of the launch in Brooklyn on Thursday, who says he was trying to “class ...

The sixties folk stars honour the prolific Cohen with a duet cover of “Everybody Knows” on their upcoming EP. Judy Collins and Stephen Stills ...

The remaining dates of Bieber's international tour have been mysteriously called off, due to what Team Bieber calls "unforeseen circumstances." ...

In an emotional open letter to addressed to Chester Bennington, the band members have told how "our hearts are broken" by his tragic suicide. In the open letter posted on their website, ...

The LGBT Helpline has been threatened with closure due to funding problems. The LGBT Helpline will cease to operate on 31 July should the necessary funding not be allocated to it. The ...

The Canadian popstar has made the surprise decision due to "unforeseen circumstances" to cancel the rest of his 'Purpose World Tour'. Bieber, who was recently banned from playing ...

Glen Hansard will perform in the stunning setting of St Patrick’s Cathedral on Saturday 25th November, as one of the highlights of the inaugural Jonathan Swift Festival. The concert ...

Excessive violence proves numbing in lacklustre Irish film about faith. Set in Ireland in 1209, Brendan Muldowney’s violent crusade film follows a small group of monks travelling ...

Proper order. Summer is here, in theory at least, so we’re going to need a soundtrack. Which is where Chronixx comes in, with this album of aural sunshine. Sit on your balcony in Inchicore, ...

Nashville outfit get their pop groove on. Having taken some time to recharge their batteries, Nashville’s Lady Antebellum’s attempt to find a new sound altogether on album number ...

Waxahatchee, or Katie Crutchfield, has released a dreamlike video for 'Recite Remorse', off her latest LP Out In The Storm. The video features the American indie singer surrounded ...

The festival is taking place in Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales...simultaneously. The BBC have stepped into the breach in fine style as the Glastonbury festival takes ...

Liza Minelli's character Lucille Two will be the centre of a murder mystery. Indications are that the new season of Arrested Development ...

The blues trooper will grace the stage on the final night of the festival. Blues stalwart Mary Stokes is set to headline a free festival at Whelan's, ...

The Irish singer-songwriter serves as Leslie Feist's other half in the video for 'Century'. The video features Feist and a horde of friends facing up to her dopple-ganger (played ...

Singer-songwriter Aislinn Logan has released a new single 'So Loud'. The Belfast native, now based in London, is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She has caught ...

The new film is based on the hugely successful debut novel of the same name by Ernest Kline. Steven Spielberg has entered the world of virtual reality ...

Louis Tomlinson wants One Direction to get back together and says that most of the members are “on the same page”. Louis Tomlinson, while promoting ...

Tony Hall, the BBC's director general, has released his own letter in response to women's demands for immediate action to fix the gender-pay gap ...

Davis and his band the Midnight Choir will come to Whelans in September. Nashville songwriting veteran Patrick Davis has been steeped in music all his life. After an impressive ...

With Games Of Thrones’ seventh season having just debuted to massive viewing figures and rapturous critical acclaim, uber-fan Paul Nolan drags ...

Montreal-based indie rockers Wolf Parade make their return to Dublin for a gig at the Button Factory on November 20. The Montreal band's first album in seven years, Cry, Cry, Cry ...

The mobile phone company's customers will seamlessly transition to Eir. The mobile phone brand Meteor is set to close down this September. The company was acquired by Eir in 2005, ...

News from the High Court is that Ian Bailey is not to be extradited to France in relation to the death of Sophie Tuscan du Plantier. This will be the ...

A teaser for the second season of HBO's critically acclaimed West World premiered yesterday at San Diego's Comic Con. The trailer, set to a cheery "I Gotta Be Me" by Sammy Davis ...

The 'September Song' Singer is Ireland bound. The soulful singer-songwriter JP Cooper is set to perform at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin on October 5. Without releasing an album, ...

HTC U11 Move over Samsung, LG and Huawei, HTC U11 is our latest smartphone squeeze. This malleable device lets you interact with apps by squeezing the edges of ...

The folk troubador plays Whelans in November. River Matthews has surfaced with a sound recalling the singer-songwriters of yesterday at their most emotionally direct and open. ...

Shortly to hit the Punchestown Music Festival, Ricky Ross of Scottish pop heroes Deacon Blue on massive chart success, their celebratory live ...

When Mike Rosenberg, or Passenger, took the stage at Iveagh Gardens on Sunday night, he brought to a close both an electric weekend in Dublin— which saw the return of U2 to Croke Park ...

The war epic defied expectations with it's impressive box-office performance. To the surprise of some, Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk has made a whopping $50.5 million at ...

Ahead of the release of their new album American Dream, LCD Soundsystem have announced 3 Olympia Theatre dates in September. The Brooklyn electronic band will play in Dublin ...

Blink-182 have announced that they've decided to cancel their co-headlining mini-tour with Linkin Park following the tragic death of singer Chester Bennington. The mini tour entitled ...

BACARDÍ® rum has just announced the hotly anticipated line-up for the award-winning CASA BACARDÍ stage at Electric Picnic 2017, where Latin street-culture meets modern day ...

Our National Threatre will present a major revival of Teresa Deevy’s ground-breaking play Katie Roche From 26 August to 23 September 2017. Over 80 years since its world premiere ...

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Timmy Dooley TD has criticised the latest progress report of the ...

As the old adage goes, time flies when you're having fun. Rough Magic Theatre Company presented its first season in Players’ Theatre, Trinity ...

Cronin played some wonderful U2 covers to eager U2 fans gathered at the U2 Hot Press Covers wall in the NPA excitedly sharing stories of last night's Croke Park gig

It is 30 years since the release of The Joshua Tree catapulted U2 to the forefront of contemporary music. At their Croke Park homecoming, they reaffirmed that they are still up there, ...

Ahead of tonight's Croke Park gig the UK tribute act U2Baby played some wonderful covers to an enthusiastic gathering of fans at the U2 covers wall today

In town for Croke Park? Come see all 44 of U2's Hot Press covers! September 1979 – a band called U2 appeared on their very first magazine cover. Today, as the biggest band on ...

Ahead of the U2 gig at Croke Park, SON played a set of exquisite U2 covers to an enthusiastic U2 fanbase at the HP40 exhibition

Streaming giant Spotify has been hit with a pair of fresh copyright infringement lawsuits this week, which could potentially cost the company up to $366 million (€313 million). ...

Events are already underway at National Photographic Archive at Meeting House Square in Temple Bar to celebrate U2's headliner at Croke Park tomorrow ...

He also announced he would be making a movie based on Marvel Character Doctor Doom Production of the second season of the mind-bending marvel series Legion hasn't yet begun ...

The time for hiding from the lights was over. In so many respects modern Ireland was born in 1987. And central to that was the huge artistic and commercial success of The Joshua Tree... ...

Justin Bieber's recent exile from China hasn't stopped his version of "Despacito" from becoming the song of the summer. Despite the recent news ...

Clever, claustrophobic premise elevates mediocre shark thriller. Many people have a fear of being murdered, and think that this is perfectly reasonable, even though for Americans, ...

The Electric Picnic runs from September 1 to 3 this year. If you’re looking to get away from it all at this year’s festival, why not immerse yourself in the tranquil wonderland that ...

Kilkenny-based American exorcises his demons on taut second LP. Nobody could ever accuse John Murry of being a fake. The Mississippi singer’s debut album, The Graceless Age, was ...

Ex-Beautiful South pair back for another dance. Arguably one of England’s most consistently creative songwriters, Paul Heaton continues ...

The Libertines have announced that they are working on a new album together and plan to release it in the spring of next year. It seems that The Libertines have truly left their troubles, ...

A lineup of over 30 bands have been announced to play this year's Hilden Beer & Music Festival, an event showcasing local brews and talent. The festival ...

His first date sold out in just one hour. Dermot Kennedy has announced a second show due to an overwhelming demand. The star on the rise singer/songwriter ...

Why Daniel Jeanrenaud – beloved of legends like Amy Winehouse, Noel Gallagher and Jack White – is one of rock’s great unsung heroes. Plus ...

The art-rockers will be playing Dublin's vicar street on October 4 and 5 Grizzly Bear have shared a new song called 'Neighbors'. Following 'Three Rings', 'Mourning Sound' and 'Four ...

Refugees, recession and internet trolls feature in this brooding new track. In the midst of a tour across Ireland at the moment, We Raise Bears have ...

Tyler, the Creator’s 4th studio album, Flower Boy is officially released today. The irony of doing a first listen on an album that was unofficially leaked two weeks ago is ...

Live musicians, Hot Press' senior editors, and special guests will be at the Hot Press Covers Exhibition throughout this weekend. ...

While not a trailer, its the first look at the follow-up to 2013 original Are you desperate to pilot giant humanoid robot and fight mammoth Kajus ...

China appears to have blocked Justin Bieber from performing in the country, according to an official response to a question submitted on the website ...

The festival inspired by the filmmaker's works will take place next month. With the reemergence of Twin Peaks and new a documentary about ...

The Joshua Tree was the album that transformed U2 from being a big band into one of the most powerful and enduring forces in the history of rock music. On the 30th Anniversary of the release ...

In a special commemorative issue, Hot Press looked back at 40 years of U2... On September 25, 1976, a bunch of young Dublin teenagers, ranging in age from 13 to 16, gathered in ...

Olaf Tyaransen caught up with The Edge just as the band prepared to bring their iNNOCENCE & eXPERIENCE tour home for dates in Belfast and Dublin It’s 7.30pm on the evening ...

Hot Press' Olaf Tyaransen caught up with the band as they flew to Germany to promote Songs of Innocence Sitting comfortably beside Hot Press in a plane taxiing down ...

The late Linkin Park singer spoke to Hot Press about their Minutes TO Midnight in Lisbon back in 2008 Backstage in Portugal, nu-metal boundary-breakers Linkin ...

The stars of last week's Longitude lineup had recently collaborated with Linkin Park on the track "Good Goodbye". Following the news of the tragic passing of Linkin Park frontman ...

The first full length trailer for Will Smith's new movie 'Bright' has just been uploaded on social media. It will be released exclusively on Netflix in December. The trailer shows ...

The U2 frontman admits that it's a case of 'where the song has no end' when it comes to his attitude to one of the band's most seminal classic tracks ...

The Irish actress has revealed that she was surprised by the intense campaigning required to put yourself in with a shout to win an Academy Award. Ruth was nominated earlier this year ...

U2's guitarist has confessed that he tried to record "the secrets of the universe" while under the influence of the small but powerful hallucinogenic drug! The Edge's candid admission ...

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Equality, Fiona O’Loughlin says the Government and third level institutions need to recommit to the principle ...

The shock news is that the 41-year-old has taken his own life in Los Angeles. Word came through at 7pm tonight that the Linkin Park singer was found dead by L.A. law enforcement shortly ...

Matthew Vaughn's follow-up to the 2014 action comedy looks as hyper-stylized and offbeat as ever. There's a new trailer for Kingsman 2 ...

Criticism, support and humour were in evidence from commenters. Reactions to the news of BBC figures' salaries on social media have been diverse. Irish Twitter users mostly ...

Ireland’s newest festival, Kahuna, has announced international and Irish headline acts. The one night, three themed stage event will ...

Nine Inch Nails paid tribute to Trent Reznor's friend and hero David Bowie with a version of 'I Can't Give Everything Away'. In their first show since ...

Malahide Castle apparently wasn't enough for the French-Canadian rockers. Arcade Fire have announced European dates for their 'Infinite Content' tour, with a performance at the ...

Ahead of U2's sold out Joshua Tree gig in Croke Park this weekend, RTÉ One are showing a documentary about the band's early days playing ...

Since bursting onto the scene last year, Dublin ambi-electro 3 piece Dreaming of Jupiter, have exploded in a way most bands can only dream of in such a short space of time – and it is ...

An author claims he came up with the story about hazing in college fraternities The Netflix original Burning Sands is caught up in a lawsuit ...

It's based on a harrowing true story. If you were sick of the fact that the last firefighter film of note was 1991's Backdraft(unless you ...

Roddy Doyle, Anne Enright, Joseph O’Connor and Olaf Tyaransen are among the featured writers. Groundbreaking Irish composer and electronic experimentalist Stano, brings his ...

U2 nabbed a Golden Globe nomination for 'Ordinary Love', the song they wrote for the Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom - they talked to Patricia Danaher about their relationship ...

7 years ago, Olaf Tyaransen reported from U2's No Line On The Horizon tour in Barcelona, ahead of the band's Croke Park headliner. The opening night of a U2 tour can be fraught ...

As U2 geared up for the release of No Line On The Horizon, they met HP to talk about the creation of their latest masterwork, meeting world leaders, the way they’re perceived ...

Niall Stokes draws on his best-selling book Into The Heart: The Stories Behind The Songs Of U2 to offer a unique insight into the way in which some ...

As he says himself, Noel Gallagher has been on "one tour or another" during the past quarter of a century... but, for him, the current U2 Joshua Tree Tour is the best he's ever been on. ...

One of Bowie's most celebrated tracks, 'Heroes' will be released as a special limited edition 40th-anniversary 7" picture disc in September. ...

An 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, who upends his family when he begins his journey of self-discovery for independence, love and acceptance, is the storyline of Netflix's new ...

Having moved to Ireland after spending her childhood in Tbilisi, Georgia, Nino Sanaia became fascinated with fashion and is now one of the country's most promising young ...

There's no doubt which colour is dominating fashion this summer, with yellow all the rage on the catwalks. By Roe McDermott Yellow is the hue of the summer, and it’s been beaming from ...

No, we are not talking about that moment when you are late for a dinner appointment and your partner is shouting at you to get a move on. Rather, it is that special occasion when the impact ...

The daughter of legendary Irish musician Sean O Riada, Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has carved out a niche for herself as a no-nonsense champion of the working class. In a highly revealing ...

It's the director's first film since 2015's Crimson Peak The first trailer for the sci-fi period piece The Shape of Water has been ...

Demi Lovato has released a star-studded music video for her latest single 'Sorry Not Sorry'. In it the 24-year-old throws a colourful, raging house-party ...

The Pink Floyd bassist has shared a powerful music video for 'Wait For Her,' off his solo LP Is This The Life We Really Want? The video features Waters and his band performing ...

The dystopian drama is coming soon to Channel 4 & Walter Presents... Hitting small screens in August, the eight-parter is about a doctor who, desperately ...

The producers of The Harry Potter Film Concert Series have announced that the second installment of the series, Harry Potter and the ...

Based on the best-selling novel by crime writer Jo Nesbo. Snowmen are a lot of things to people: charming, playful, a fond reminder of the Christmas ...

Mundy, Mick Flannery, Dublin Choir, Susan O'Neill and more come together in support of Vera Twomey and daughter Ava.

A New York State Supreme Court judge has ordered the company auctioning Madonna's breakup letter from Tupac Shakur to pull the item along with 21 others. The judge's decision came ...

The Annual Music Showcase and Conference will announce its line-up of live acts next month. The 2017 iteration of Hard Working Class heroes has ...

With Vera Twomey and her family exiled in Holland, where medicinal cannabis is legally available, it is impossible to escape the political backdrop to the Party for Ava which took ...

The film centres around the controversial genesis of the iconic comic book character. This year saw the release of the superhero blockbuster Wonder ...

The BBC have reluctantly published a government-ordered report of all the company's staff who earn above £150,000. Former Top Gear host Chris ...

Music Generation says that proceeds from the tour has allowed them enter a second stage of expansion. The lucrative 30th anniversary tour for U2's ...

It stars The Crown's Claire Foy and Juno Temple Anyone who is familiar with the early work of Steven Soderbergh would know that he is got his ...

The life of the U.S. Supreme Court Justice is being brought to the big screen. The English actress is set to replace Natalie Portman in the role of ...

“We Went Out For A Drink And They Were Drinking Lemonade Shandy” Steve Lillywhite, who produced U2’s first three albums — and has featured ...

Stuart Clark spoke to Bono back in 2004, when the singer was on fighting form following the release of How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. U2 are about to unleash their new album ...

Aine Cahill chatted with Stephan Keegan after her phenomenal set at Longitude's MainStage last weekend. The Irish singer discussed her set at Latitude, what it's like performing ...

With a new ‘Best Of’ bringing the band’s story up to date, U2’s guitar man steps forward to riff on good times and bad, the private life of a public figure, discovering the ...

Rocstrong chatted with Stephan Keegan and Rowan Stokes before and after his stellar gig at Longitude last weekend. The pop artist discussed Irish musicians, changing his instrumentation ...

From Hot Press' 2002 Annual, Bono spoke to Niall Stokes about all matters personal and political. At the end of an exciting, painful ...

Fancy a chance to win a signed and numbered photo of U2 taken by award-winning photographer Peter Rowan, who was the face of the U2 as a "boy"? Read on... As a boy Peter famously appeared ...

Irish artist to debut 'This Is US Colliding' this week. Talos (AKA Eoin French) announced his upcoming single via social media today, just four months after the release of his debut ...

A teaser for The Disaster Artist was released via Twitter today. The first teaser from James Franco’s upcoming film The Disaster ...

Disney's upcoming film promises to be an adventure worth joining. Based off Madeline L’Engle’s 1963 fantasy novel, A Wrinkle In Time is coming to theatres next March. The ...

Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith are some of the heavyweight names who have written new tracks for Boyzone’s upcoming 25th anniversary album. Other big names to pen new songs for the Irish, ...

Patients at St James’s Hospital, their family and friends and the local community are in for a culinary treat this summer, as the hospital launches a street food market every Tuesday. ...

The frontman for Death Cab For Cutie and The Postal Service has recorded a full-length cover version of Teenage Fanclub’s classic 1991 album, ...

The National Library of Ireland will host a number of free events aimed at families and children of all ages throughout the month of July. Events will include a two-day camp for budding ...

The new National Drugs Strategy must prove to be more than a "glossy launch" and "deliver results" for those "suffering" with addiction across ...

It's will be his third consecutive film made with Paramount. Darren Aronofsky's Mother! isn't set for release until November 10 but he's ...

The diverse lineup will be hosted in seven venues spanning the Liffey, Dublin. A new festival taking place in the heart of Dublin city centre will be held in August. The Dublin Quays ...

The square-jawed legend played Mayor Adam West in the long-running comedy. Fox have honoured late legend Adam West by releasing a nine-minute ...

The man behind the original 1960s Nirvana returns with an album recorded in Greece. Cult psychedelic musician Patrick Campbell Lyons has recorded ...

They will be co-headline shows with special guest Charlie Worhsam. Lucie Silvas will be playing Belfast's Limelight on November 19, followed by a gig in the Dublin's The Academy the ...

The video celebrates the immigrant experience in America. Coldplay have released a video for their song 'Miracles (Someone Special)' from their ...

The fundraiser is in aid of six-year-old Dravet Syndrome sufferer Ava Barry. With the likes of Rónán Ó Snodaigh, Paddy Casey, Susan O’Neill ...

John Bernecker died on July 13. The cast of The Walking Dead are back at work after a veteran stuntman working on the crew died in a tragic accident. He ...

The R'n'B singer had been accused of holding women against their will. R.Kelly has denied the claims that he's been forcing women to stay in an "abusive cult" of his making. On July ...

The American tally sees Roger Waters come in at second place. Irish megastars U2 have beat out the competition to score the highest-grossing tour in the USA. The tally was counted ...

Having followed U2 on their tour of North America in 1997, Mike Edgar - a broadcaster for the BBC's Across The Line programme, reported from the band's homecoming Dubin gigs ...

It’s a case of “sleep like a baby tonight”… but at a cost when it comes to booking a room in Dublin this coming weekend for the U2 gig. Hotel prices here are a whopping 53 percent ...

As it has become the official fan favourite, The Church Bar in Dublin will be the place to be over the weekend of the U2 Joshua Tree gig at Croke Park. With U2's massive Croke Park gig coming ...

An accessories and jewellery shop with a difference has opened in Dublin city centre – and will help Oxfam Ireland to raise vital funds for people ...

Labour spokesperson on Health Promotion and Drugs Strategy, Councillor Martina Genockey is calling on the government to accelerate efforts to introduce drug injection centres ...

Stadium grumps deliver return-to-form fire-cracker. Arcade Fire’s glorious po-facedness has, across the past decade, almost been enough to restore belief in the potency of ...

Powerful Irish indie tackles love, abortion and growing up. Public discourse around abortion has thankfully increased in Ireland, due to the galvanising Repeal The Eighth movement. ...

Nestled in a quiet grove far away from the chaos of Longitude's Main Stage is the Whelan's tent, a center for the festival's "older" crowd (early 20s rather than early teens). There, ...

Sharp-dressed young men The Strypes talk about the trials and tribulations of being in a rock band, joining the Hot Press’ 40th Anniversary celebrations, ...

Sample miners find a rich seam. At their worst, Public Service Broadcasting sound very basic – nothing more than a bedroom hobbyist’s marrying of old film samples with Garageband ...

Sharp-dressed young men The Strypes talk about the trials and tribulations of being in a rock band, joining the Hot Press’ 40th Anniversary celebrations, ...

Director Brad Bird will be returning at the helm. For those who remember how the last Incredibles film ended and were still, to this day, thinking ...

Nope, July 21 won't be the first time that U2 and the Gallagher brothers (Ok, just one of the Gallaghers) have played to a stadium crowd. Back in 1997, ...

PictureHouse have revealed a brand new track from their upcoming compilation album, How Can I Explain How This Came To Be? The song 'Cup of Life' is a previously unreleased ...

Little Stevie rages on. If, like me, you found the three Springsteen records since Magic difficult to love, then help is at hand from the boss’ loyal lieutenant, Little Miami Steve(n) ...

The indie-artist brings "reverie" to Longitude’s Heineken tent The title of Tom Misch’s 2016 album, Reverie, is fitting for the dreamy vibes he brought to Longitude ...

20 years ago, U2 came out with one of their most highly-anticipated albums, Pop. Niall Stokes met the band following its release for an in-depth interview. The initial rumours ...

Los Angeles rapper ScHoolboy Q arrived in Southern California on Friday to discover that someone else's dog had arrived with him. The artist, whose ...

In October 1996, following the release of his best-selling book U2: The Untold Stories, Niall Stokes shared some exclusive extracts about the stories behind each U2 song. ...

Ryan Gosling faces off against a muscle bound Dave Bautista in the new footage Th new trailer for Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner is here and no surprises for guessing how stunning ...

From October 1994, B.P. Fallon spoke with Joe Jackson about touring with U2 for their Zoo TV tour. His experiences were then documented in the book U2: Faraway So Close. Read ...

The sun shone and – the attractions of Croke Park notwithstanding – there was a huge crowd for the final day of Longitude, curated with flair ...

The platinum selling artist plays a soldier with a song to sing. It was announced months ago and been widely reported that Ed Sheeran would be making a brief appearance in the season ...

From Athlone to Ballinsloe, Tommy Tiernan is bringing his tour all over Ireland this autumn. Due to phenomenal demand, Tommy Tiernan has added ...

True to their name, British rock group The Horrors have released a skin-crawling music video for their song 'Machine.' A montage of eight (or more)-legged insects and slimy worm-like ...

After playing a number of sold-out gigs in London, NYC and Los Angeles this summer, Dublin's Dermot Kennedy will be touring North America in September ...

Thanos will have a whole new crew this time round. At the recent D23 expo in Anaheim, Marvel revealed some juicy details and footage for next year's Avengers: Inifinity War. ...

Margaret Cho is making her Ireland debut at the Tivoli Theatre on November 26th with her new comedy show Fresh Off The Bloat. Margaret Cho ...

The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra will perform in China’s prestigious National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing in the venue’s final concert of its summer season ...

The Last Jedi is set to hit our theaters this December. Skellig Michael is once again a main attraction in the newly released teaser trailer for the upcoming Star Wars film. ...

The copy of Double Fantasy that John Lennon signed for Mark David Chapman just hours before his assassination has gone on sale for $1.5 million ...

Rapper DMX, whose given name is Earl Simmons, has pleaded not guilty to 14 counts of tax fraud in the US. He could face over a 40-year prison sentence. The American hip-hop star is scheduled ...

The Tennessee acoustic-blues musician will be heading to Dublin this November. Nearly a year after selling out London’s Union Chapel, Julien Baker will be heading to Whelans on ...

The Pink Floyd co-founder isn't finished with the Radiohead frontman. For those who haven't already heard, Thom Yorke has faced

He was almost upstaged by All Tvvins – but The Weeknd delivered a performance to remember at Longitude yesterday. After Longitude organiser Melvin Benn issued an apology on Friday ...

Stormzy revelled in his first headliner. But the Athy outfit also made a big impression on Day One of Longitude Let’s get straight to the point. The first day of the Longitude festival, ...

Little change in the singles charts this week, as the Bieber-featuring version of "Despacito" shows no sign of backing down from number one. It ...

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Bonzai has released a song that will definitely make it onto summer playlists. The track was produced by Mura Masa, whom the 20-year-old has worked with on other tracks such as 'What ...

Divide once again tops the Irish Album Charts. Tickets for Ed Sheeran's 2018 Irish tour sold out in minutes flat this week, and the singer ...

New Irish film Sanctuary is groundbreaking in its portrayal of intellectual disabilities – and has had a very real effect on Irish law. ...

Cult US hip-hop act produce two stunning new albums The eclecticism of the Sub-Pop label continues to astound. Having midwifed the early ’90s ...

The Bulmers Live at Leopardstown concert series seems to be a good wheeze. Get the punters to enjoy the craic at the gee-gees, and it is good craic, then stick a band on stage out in the ...

The double release Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines and Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star is available now. The cult hip-hop act ...

Remake of lurid Civil War flick needs less manners, more fangs. Sofia Coppola has always been attracted to odd stories, but her adaptation of Don Siegel’s 1971 Civil War drama is ...

Prog punks deliver mighty blast. Murder Of The Universe is Australian band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s second installment ...

After selling out for its Galway Film Fleadh debut, The Drummer and the Keeper, by the director Nick Kelly, has been picked up for a theatrical ...

The 'Gangnam Style' star recently lost the prestige of having the most-watched music video on YouTube, ...

RIOT, at Vicar St. is a hugely engaging smorgasbord of artistic delights, with Emmet Kirwan and Panti Bliss to the fore. Clingfilm manikins, a sensual Tayto striptease and a pool noodle ...

Avenged Sevenfold have released the song 'Dose' as part of the soundtrack for the video game Dungeon Hunter 5. According to the Dungeon Hunter YouTube account, which ...

Few films have managed to grip, gouge and garrote the Irish imagination like Cardboard Gangsters, which confirms John Connors as one of our best ...

Beyonce brings in the riches as the number 1 money-making act of 2016. In a list compiled by

Coldplay follows up the acclaimed 2015 release A Head Full Of Dreams with the new EP Kaleidoscope available today for digital download. Following their sold out stadium ...

It's the fourth single off upcoming album 'Everything Now' Arcade Fire have shared a new song and video. Its a funky dance driven ballad with a melancholic ...

Keeley Moss, one of the driving forces behind hot new Dublin act Session Motts, talks about her fixation with the past, her passion for music, and ...

The chameleon actor inhabits yet another role. Yet another iconic actor is taking on the role of Winston Churchill in 2017. After John Lithgrow ...

Alt-J have released a video for their track 'Deadcrush' from their album Relaxer which came out last month. The video, made in collaboration with director Young Replicant, ...

The Mullingar singer's concert at The Olympia Theatre in Dublin sold out almost as soon as tickets went on sale at nine this morning. Irish fans are ...

Kanye, Elton John, Robert Plant, Wiley and Jeremy Corbyn feature as Stormzy's friend and manager, Tobe Onwuka, reveals the inside story of how ...

Ed Power delivers the inside story on Mumford & Sons' extraordinary rise and unique relationship with Ireland. Marcus Mumford once shared with me the secret of his band’s phenomenal ...

Ahead of The Weeknd’s Longitude headliner, Ed Power looks at the artist behind pop’s most fascinating enigma. Abel Tesfaye cut a singularly mysterious figure when he first materialised ...

Beyonce has posted a photo of her twins on Instagram, marking the first time she has shown them off to the world. "Sir Carter and Rumi 1 month today," ...

The Dubliners are back with a brand new song. It's been three years since The Script has released an album, but now the band has released a new single. 'Rain' is an upbeat track with ...

Hot Press speaks with Sylk ahead of their Whelan's headliner about DIY production, their favourite songs off the album and their plans for their next Georgian house party EP launch. ...

The new memoir by ex-Cure member Lol Tolhurst is a raucous tale of life in the rock and roll fast lane. It’s also a powerful account of his struggles ...

Photos from an incredible show at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.