‘Their lawyers have been relentless, so we will deal with it in court,’ singer tweets

Having a partner say no is not about failure. It means you’re in a long-term relationship

British singer-songwriter was accused of ‘note-for-note’ copying of Matt Cardle track

A British musician claims U2 copied his demo tape, but copyright infringement is ‘a terribly inexact science’

On new album Prisoner, Ryan Adams chronicles the private emotions behind his marriage split with Mandy Moore. ‘My life depended on making it,’ he says

A new book asks music critics and fans that very question, and as you'd expect, the answers vary widely

My memories are of comfort, loving eyes, a warm squishy body but also illness and hospitals

Though I read ‘Peig’, appreciate Red Lemonade and say ‘fillum’, national identity means nothing to me

Lawsuit claims singer-songwriter’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’ used heart of Marvin Gaye track

Led Zeppelin accused of copying distinctive guitar pattern from a song by band Spirit

Singer accused of plagiarising song released by X Factor winner Matt Cardle

The ‘Pulp Fiction’ star speaks about her new album and her friend John Travolta

The gentle giant in the trademark headgear seemed destined for American football stardom before injury set him on a new course as a remarkable jazz vocalist

Three plays in the Dublin Theatre Festival attempt to capture the mess of modern life

Abandoned by their creator and alone in a random world, the characters in Conor McPherson’s new play have more questions than answers

James Last: April 17th, 1929 - June 9th, 2015

Tony Fenton: March 25th, 1961 - March 12th, 2015

Jury finds against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams

Voice of heartbreak had hit in 1960s with ‘It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to’

Three’s good company

Want to see James Brown, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie and other megastars in concert for free? Head to YouTube for a trove of live music films

One Direction, Aphex Twin, Lorde and Aretha Franklin

The last Caribou record “Swim” put Dan Snaith and friends on top of the festival billing. The new album “Our Love”, he tells Jim Carroll is about reflecting his life now, including playtime with his three year old daughter

Every generation has a soundtrack of its struggle. Ian Maleney marches on, shouting slogans and carrying the banner of music into a new dawn. Are we ready to rock the system?

Watts has played with Marvin Gaye and the Jackson Five, as well as being one of the most respected jazz saxophonists of his generation

Irish audiences have embraced John Grant’s brave and beautiful anti-love songs. Call it collective atonement for Garth Brooks

The choir that believes a revolution without singing isn’t worth having

Rumours of the singer’s demise have been greatly exaggerated

Why wait for those end-of-year lists, here’s the best albums and songs – until now

Blur bring their festival form to the Primavera party, but it’s The Knife’s red-in-nature theatricality and James Blake’s glacial talents that are shining brightest