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The tipple most commonly made with Aperol or Campari has gone from obscurity to ubiquity – thanks to its low alcohol content and endless variations
Retro R&B: Why pop is getting jiggy with the 1990s
Nostalgia for the 1980s is so last decade. Pop stars like Bruno Mars, Cardi B and SZA are drawing from old-school artists like Craig David, TLC, D’Angelo and Destiny’s Child
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Brit awards nominations 2018: Dua Lipa gets five, beating Ed Sheeran
Singer who scored a big summer hit with New Rules singer caps breakthrough year with the most nominations
Broadlake sells its stake in Irish skincare company Vita Liberata
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Beyoncé helps boost profits at Sony’s Irish arm
Music label reported a 292% jump in profits as revenue increases 28% to €10.8m
Salesforce as a religion: when did tech become so silly?
The customer relations management giant’s recent conference looked a bit like a cult
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Sony Music’s Irish subsidiary on song as profits rise by 20%
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They all have their sights set on your Christmas stockings - as the music industry gears up for the most lucrative time of the year
Irish creatives in New York: if you can make it here . . .
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Hiatus Kaiyote: a future-soul sound endorsed by the stars
If the Melbourne outfit’s slinky, blended sound is good enough for Prince, Questlove and Erykah Badu, it’s good enough for us
Black music matters: the political power plays transforming the music scene
Beyoncé stealing the Super Bowl; Kendrick Lamar bossing the Grammys; D’Angelo’s complex Messiah – pop is having a political resurgence, and there’s more to come
David Bowie obituary: Glittering career spanned six decades
Bowie released 111 singles, 26 studio albums, 46 compilation albums and five EPs
‘Space Oddity’ to ‘Blackstar’: A timeline of David Bowie
A look at some significant points in the late singer-songwriter’s life and career
Jamie xx: 'Things are discovered, hyped and lost now very quickly compared to the early 1990s'
In the run up to Forbidden Fruit, the xx member says it’s still all about the music
Rihanna, Beyonce and Daft Punk launch streaming service Tidal
Some of the biggest names in music back Jay Z’s ‘new era’ in music streaming
Uptown Funk: Mark Ronson flexes his superpower
Mark Ronson is having another one of those zeitgeisty moments thanks to “Uptown Funk”. He talks to Jim Carroll about how Stevie Wonder, Michael Chabon and Memphis contributed to the making of new album “Uptown Special”
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One Direction, Aphex Twin, Lorde and Aretha Franklin
A full-blown singing habit: Sr Cristina wins TV talent contest
Critics say victory was owed to impact of nun in full habit belting out Alicia Keys number
What is at the core of the Apple-Beats enigma?
Apple is moving to reposition itself at the intersection of desirable technology and aspirational fashion, anticipating a future dominated by wearable technology
Singing nun goes viral on YouTube
Sister Cristina belts out Alicia Keys number attracting 47 million views
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