Britney Spears

Months after her release from an “abusive” conservatorship, Spears is free to have a child

Photograph Ross McDonnell on his latest book showcasing Ballymun in late noughties

The Rihanna snap is the latest in a tradition going back to Demi Moore in 1991

Who had a good year? Rachael Blackmore for one. Who didn’t? Stephen Donnelly, arguably

The star’s fiance is working on his own path to fame in a year that has put him in the spotlight

Judge to decide whether to terminate 14-year legal arrangement at hearing today

US indie icon talks about her childhood kidnapping and her repressive upbringing

Hearing to discuss whether to terminate conservatorship to take place in November

Britney vs Spears will explore legal battle over conservatorship overseen by her father

Spears’s attorney claims investigation nothing more than manufactured ‘he said she said’ incident

The producer on therapy, paparazzi – and being tucked in by Robin Williams

Inspired by singer’s case, Free Act would bring protection and oversight to ‘broken system’

The RTÉ presenter James Patrice shares the playlist of songs he’s been listening to lately

Streaming services take most nominations, with 130 for HBO+ and 129 for Netflix

Larry Rudolph’s letter to Spears’s conservators says his ‘services are no longer needed’

Bessemer Trust was appointed co-conservator of singer’s finances, alongside her father

From childhood we are inured to fables about females having their powers taken away

Singer’s testimony has fuelled calls for conservatorship to end but process could involve multiple hearings

Pop star says her upbeat social media gave fans the wrong impression of her life

Singer tells judge she has been forced to work against her will and been blocked from marrying

After documentaries and theories, the singer today makes a bid to take back control of her life

Spears says two recent films about her 2008 breakdown ‘criticise the media then do the same thing’

Who is the ‘we’ that is invoked in lifestyle, entertainment and opinion pieces?

Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

New York Times documentary proves newspaper groups can make impact on TV

‘I know I failed’: Singer says he benefited from a system that condones misogyny

The 17-year-old Disney actor’s single broke records in a day and a half thanks to a ‘perfect storm’

The classics are back in the charts even earlier than usual. So why not discover these lesser-known festive bangers?

New report highlights gender disparity in the Irish charts

#FreeBritney backers claim the pop star is the victim of laws more commonly used for people in comas

Government fund linked to lavish spending sprees in one of world’s biggest corruption scandals

Twenty-five years after Jagged Little Pill, the singer on fame, addiction and recovery

Kate Elizabeth Russell received a seven-figure advance for novel than began as teenage daydream

The singer and fashion mogul had it all. Then she vanished. What happened in the lost years?

Press freedom campaigners say case is latest example of Irish defamation laws being exploited

Tickets, stage times, set list and more for Christina Aguilera’s Dublin concert on the X Tour

The pop star on growing up in the spotlight and paving the way for other women performers

Local music seems be an all-male affair, but some female musicians are pushing back

Listen to boring music (but remove headphones during turbulence), and other top tips

Noel Fitzpatrick returns for 14th season to heal a distraught couple’s grotesque fur-child