Amy Winehouse

Through addiction, infidelity and other life struggles, music was her constant escape

Director of Maradona documentary on the controversial footballer and his love of Klopp

Rory’s was the only shop in what has become Dublin’s party district when it opened in 1960

Singer talks family, Bangladeshi and Irish heritage, and finding freedom in her flaws

Pop sensation Mahalia on her long-awaited debut album Love & Compromise

We really should be careful about judging people on the basis of what we see

Artworks on light keeper and lighthouse used to mark 40 years since ill-fated race

‘Going to the piano room and just writing became a thing I did during any stormy time in my life’

Would we have paid as much for a gig advertised as ‘Stevie Wonder listens to record he likes’?

The ex-pop star on ‘meddling suits’, her brother’s violent death and Fame The Musical

Film examines Argentinian’s successful years with Napoli despite his drug habit

Cannes diary: Polanski’s latest film screens in secret; plus reviews of Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Young Ahmed

Big-name auteurs in Croisette line-up, but only four films by women in competition

Kara Marni is the determined R&B singer from London who has every chance of being the next big thing

Rising west London musician grew up under the influence of Back to Black ringing in his speakers

Series to screen performances and interviews from the maiden Ballina event

Test your knowledge of the past 12 months with these 100 questions – and you could win a prize

Some hear a song about sexual coercion and say it’s inappropriate in the #MeToo era

Fame, failure, assualt, getting high: nothing is off limits in the singer’s memoir

Plus: Songs you have to hear from Mountain Man and Young Marco

Teen-pop star recovering from drug overdose has encountered catalogue of difficulties

Plus, songs you have to hear from James Blake and Mutual Benefit

“I asked: ‘What it’s like getting shot?’ The IRA man said: ‘Like a hot poker going in your leg’”

After writing hits for Niall Horan and Britney Spears, Dubliner Ruth-Anne Cunningham is striking out on her own

Arctic Monkeys and Vampire Weekend come out of hiatus with new albums, while Liam Payne gets off the pot and Sigrid and Saint Sister show why they’re tomorrow’s women

Molly King is head of development for the Other Voices festival in Dingle and has been involved with it since her childhood

In 2007, 25 years old and already burnt out, Britney Spears was having a very public meltdown. But amid the chaos of her personal life, she came up with her best album

Coping: We augment and adjust our bodies in minor and major ways all the time, doing everything from removing body hair to piercing holes in our flesh

The poet, who died 150 years ago this week, retains significant influence and allure

Adele produces music for cruise ships and her Grammys 2017 speech reeked of attention seeking

Reading books aimed at personal growth has always been a furtive activity for many

Beyoncé’s nine dominating nods, along with strong showings for Rihanna, Kanye West, Drake and Chance the Rapper, reflect a stellar year for black artists

The singer has just announced a live date in Dublin's Aviva Stadium next year. Here, he recalls his hedonistic years and why he changed his mind and finally gave family life a go

Jo Linehan & Joan Scales round up this week’s travel news and deals

Leaving Ireland 38 years ago, I never imagined I was going for good

If the Melbourne outfit’s slinky, blended sound is good enough for Prince, Questlove and Erykah Badu, it’s good enough for us

Thoughtful commercial fiction with a southside Dublin backdrop of drugs, partying and growing up