http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/?service=Rss http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/kylie-our-favourite-act-at-the-odyssey-14090308.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/kylie-our-favourite-act-at-the-odyssey-14090308.html?r=RSS <p> Pop princess Kylie Minogue was last night voted the hottest act at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast this year. </p> Reviews Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:52:48 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/a-glorious-trek-through-50-years-of-classic-hits-14090305.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/a-glorious-trek-through-50-years-of-classic-hits-14090305.html?r=RSS <p> Young One turned Golden Oldie Cliff Richard rocked and rolled back the years last night and proved a pensioner can still pack a punch. </p> Reviews Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:44:46 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/cliff-me-and-my-shadows-will-play-in-belfast-14090304.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/cliff-me-and-my-shadows-will-play-in-belfast-14090304.html?r=RSS <p> Music legend Cliff Richard rock n&rsquo; rolled into Belfast last night with some very special news for his army of loyal fans. </p> News Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:43:19 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/dionne-helped-out-by-audience-singer-14090300.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/dionne-helped-out-by-audience-singer-14090300.html?r=RSS <p> When music legend Dionne Warwick (left) took to the stage in Dublin this week, she may have needed to Say a Little Prayer that her audience would help her out. </p> News Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:37:49 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/greatest-day-as-take-that-top-charts-14087409.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/greatest-day-as-take-that-top-charts-14087409.html?r=RSS <p> Take That held off the best the US R&rsquo;n&rsquo;B scene has to offer to claim the top spot in this week&rsquo;s singles chart. </p> News Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:01:18 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/can-britney-do-it-again-14087041.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/can-britney-do-it-again-14087041.html?r=RSS <p> At last, a &quot;revelation&quot; about Britney Spears that does not involve dodging paparazzi, shaving her head, or having her private life picked over in court: after a nightmare year, American's most volatile young pop star may very well have rediscovered her marbles. </p> News Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:32:36 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/celebrating-the-legacy-and-life-of-hennessy-14085379.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/celebrating-the-legacy-and-life-of-hennessy-14085379.html?r=RSS <p> On December 11 last year, the music scene was robbed of one of its best talents and most-loved characters, Christie Hennessy. </p> Music & Gigs Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:31:18 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/classical-music-14085374.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/classical-music-14085374.html?r=RSS <p> Finland can claim some of the most prominent names in today&rsquo;s classical music world. </p> Music & Gigs Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:27:27 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/net-sounds-14085370.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/net-sounds-14085370.html?r=RSS <p> There has been a flurry of activity in the UK lately for Violens, a band based in New York but originally from Miami. </p> Music & Gigs Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:25:30 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/essential-gigs-14085366.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/essential-gigs-14085366.html?r=RSS <p> For a varied selection of live musical events in Belfast this coming week, look no further than the Stiff Kitten, whose stage will be groaning under the weight of the best in local, southern Irish and internationally-acclaimed acts. </p> Music & Gigs Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:21:13 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/spin-doctors-turn-tables-in-belfast-and-beyond-14085360.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/spin-doctors-turn-tables-in-belfast-and-beyond-14085360.html?r=RSS <p> Northern Ireland's vibrant club scene has spawned more than its fair share of superstar DJs over the years, with the likes of David Holmes, Fergie and Agnelli &amp; Nelson breaking out beyond Ulster's boundaries on to the international stage. </p> Music & Gigs Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:17:24 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/nigel-goulds-album-reviews-14085354.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/nigel-goulds-album-reviews-14085354.html?r=RSS Reviews Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:12:39 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/burning-pilot--cold-caller-transgressive-14085345.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/burning-pilot--cold-caller-transgressive-14085345.html?r=RSS <p> With their short sharp shock sound, musical menace and barking mad lyrics, Burning Pilot are a compelling bunch. </p> Reviews Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:05:39 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/baby-joy-for-take-that-star-mark-14079606.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/baby-joy-for-take-that-star-mark-14079606.html?r=RSS <p> Take That singer Mark Owen became the father of a baby girl this week. </p> News Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:10:14 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/therersquos-a-real-run-on-snow-patrol-classic-14078898.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/therersquos-a-real-run-on-snow-patrol-classic-14078898.html?r=RSS <p> Snow Patrol&rsquo;s 2003 hit Run has scored a double whammy in this week&rsquo;s Irish charts. </p> News Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:32:40 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/amy-winehouse-back-in-hospital-14078870.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/amy-winehouse-back-in-hospital-14078870.html?r=RSS <p> Singer Amy Winehouse is back in hospital after reacting badly to medication, according to reports today. </p> News Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:17:59 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/louis-mightnt-have-picked-gay-gately-14077390.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/louis-mightnt-have-picked-gay-gately-14077390.html?r=RSS <p> X-factor judge and pop supremo Louis Walsh has said that if he knew Boyzone's Stephen Gately was gay at the time of picking the five members for Boyzone he would have thought twice about choosing the singer. </p> News Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:25:04 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/boyzones-keating-defends-gay-propaganda-video-14077380.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/boyzones-keating-defends-gay-propaganda-video-14077380.html?r=RSS <p> Boyzone frontman Ronan Keating has stood by the band's decision to feature a same-sex couple in their new video after clerics slammed it as &quot;gay propaganda&quot;. </p> News Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:18:54 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/amy-winehouses-husband-loses-sentence-appeal-14077357.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/amy-winehouses-husband-loses-sentence-appeal-14077357.html?r=RSS <p> Singer Amy Winehouse's husband, who tried to cover up a vicious attack on a publican, lost an appeal against his sentence today. </p> News Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:05:33 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/manic-street-preachers-guitarist-richey-edwards-presumed-dead-14076767.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/manic-street-preachers-guitarist-richey-edwards-presumed-dead-14076767.html?r=RSS <p> Missing Manic Street Preachers guitarist Richey Edwards has been declared as presumed dead, a band spokeswoman has confirmed. </p> News Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:27:31 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/beyonce-song-is-new-number-one-14076606.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/beyonce-song-is-new-number-one-14076606.html?r=RSS <p> R&amp;B star Beyonce knocked the X Factor charity single off the number one spot in this week&rsquo;s charts. </p> News Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:01:22 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/amy-winehouse-backs-x-factor-eoghan-14074951.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/amy-winehouse-backs-x-factor-eoghan-14074951.html?r=RSS <p> Eoghan Quigg&rsquo;s father Chris has welcomed the support of troubled star Amy Winehouse for the young X Factor contestant. </p> Local & National Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:57:15 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/leona-lewis-releasing--snow-patrol-cover-14068889.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/leona-lewis-releasing--snow-patrol-cover-14068889.html?r=RSS <p> Leona Lewis has described the Snow Patrol single Run as a song of &ldquo;loss and hope&rdquo;. </p> News Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:55:04 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/x-factor-duo-to-switch-on--christmas-lights-14067532.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/x-factor-duo-to-switch-on--christmas-lights-14067532.html?r=RSS <p> Hollyoaks actor Gerard McCarthy, X Factor finalists Same Difference and two Northern Ireland Olympic medallists will tonight share centre stage with Scooby Doo to switch on the Christmas tree lights in Belfast. </p> Local & National Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:07:16 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/urban-music-awards-descends-into-bloodbath-14067119.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/urban-music-awards-descends-into-bloodbath-14067119.html?r=RSS <p> Guns and knives were brandished and champagne bottles became weapons as the 6th Annual Urban Music Awards descended into a bloodbath, witnesses have said. </p> News Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:44:29 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/weird-beatles-track-may-be-released-41-years-on-14065866.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/weird-beatles-track-may-be-released-41-years-on-14065866.html?r=RSS <p> A 14-minute, improvised, experimental track recorded by the Beatles which was considered unworthy of being issued under their name may be released 41 years after its only public performance, Sir Paul McCartney has revealed. </p> News Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:04:41 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/album-reviews-by-nigel-gould-14063897.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/album-reviews-by-nigel-gould-14063897.html?r=RSS Reviews Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:07:24 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/expect-a-crazy-party-for-yellorsquos-second-anniversary-14063932.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/expect-a-crazy-party-for-yellorsquos-second-anniversary-14063932.html?r=RSS <p> There are birthday candles in Belfast, glow sticks in Portrush and a Japanese superstar at the Beach Club ... Party on </p> News Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:07:07 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/band-thatrsquos-helping-to-unite-the-world-14063971.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/band-thatrsquos-helping-to-unite-the-world-14063971.html?r=RSS <p> Northern Ireland&rsquo;s music scene is positively thriving with a record number of bands and solo acts landing record deals and reviews in the national press. </p> News Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:35:55 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/bonos-extension-scuppered-by-enyas-mansion-14063959.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/bonos-extension-scuppered-by-enyas-mansion-14063959.html?r=RSS <p> Bono's home extension plans have hit a glitch after an influential heritage group claimed they would &quot;distract&quot; from fellow singer Enya's historic mansion. </p> News Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:25:19 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/texan-singerrsquos-pure-and-powerful-voice-will-bring-the-house-down-14063940.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/texan-singerrsquos-pure-and-powerful-voice-will-bring-the-house-down-14063940.html?r=RSS <p> Beth, Seth &mdash; and Stacey too &mdash; promise a week like no other when they hit the nightspots of Ulster. It&rsquo;s a win-win situation </p> News Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:09:58 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/classical-music-14063935.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/classical-music-14063935.html?r=RSS <p> For anyone with an interest in classical music &mdash; whatever that term means nowadays &mdash; it cannot have gone unnoticed that 2008 marks the centenary of the birth of Olivier Messiaen. </p> News Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:07:47 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/cd-of-the-week-the-lucksmiths--first-frost-fortuna-pop-14063891.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/cd-of-the-week-the-lucksmiths--first-frost-fortuna-pop-14063891.html?r=RSS <p> Australian band The Lucksmiths seem destined to remain firmly rooted in the pop pigeon-hole marked &lsquo;indie cult&rsquo;. </p> Reviews Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:25:41 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/crooning-clergy-bid-for-christmas-no1-14062927.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/crooning-clergy-bid-for-christmas-no1-14062927.html?r=RSS <p> Northern Ireland&rsquo;s singing trio The Priests are set to join the race for the holy grail of pop music &mdash; a Christmas number one. </p> News Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:00:56 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/hendrix-drummer-mitch-mitchell-found-dead-14059647.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/hendrix-drummer-mitch-mitchell-found-dead-14059647.html?r=RSS <p> Mitch Mitchell, the drummer for the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience in the 1960s and the group's last surviving member, has been found dead in his US hotel room. </p> News Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/michael-jackson-gives-up-deed-to-neverland-14059646.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/michael-jackson-gives-up-deed-to-neverland-14059646.html?r=RSS <p> Michael Jackson has given up title to his Neverland ranch, transferring the deed to a company he partly controls. </p> News Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:41:24 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/nevermind-irsquoll-do-nirvana-photo-again-14059369.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/nevermind-irsquoll-do-nirvana-photo-again-14059369.html?r=RSS <p> To a generation of music fans, he was the &ldquo;face&rdquo; of the 1990s: a naked baby in a swimming pool, reaching towards a dollar bill on the end of a fish hook. </p> News Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:22:35 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/paul-weller-is-crowned-the-new-king-of-dadrock-14056514.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/paul-weller-is-crowned-the-new-king-of-dadrock-14056514.html?r=RSS <p> Paul Weller has been around for ages it seems, a fixed point in the music scene's ever-changing moods, but in truth his success has relied on his ability to reinvent himself at crucial times. </p> Reviews Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:19:13 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/mcfly-storm-belfast-14053226.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/mcfly-storm-belfast-14053226.html?r=RSS <p> It's rather strange to be the only person at a concert who has come without a chaperone. </p> Reviews Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:54:55 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/girls-aloud-to-play-belfast-14050766.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/girls-aloud-to-play-belfast-14050766.html?r=RSS <p> Girls Aloud kick off their 2009 tour at Odyssey Arena in Belfast next April, it was announced today. </p> News Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:12:31 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/snow-patrol-add-third-belfast-date-14045588.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/snow-patrol-add-third-belfast-date-14045588.html?r=RSS <p> Rockers Snow Patrol were on a roll last night after selling out two shows and adding a third one in Belfast. </p> News Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:00:49 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/not-fade-away-mick-jagger-on-the-trials-of-life-at-65-14046346.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/not-fade-away-mick-jagger-on-the-trials-of-life-at-65-14046346.html?r=RSS <p> Before Mick Jagger enters the hotel room, I'm half expecting to be reminded of the opening line of The Rolling Stones' old number &quot;Mother's Little Helper&quot;. </p> News Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:28:46 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/clubs-in-the-mood--for-techno-electro-ska-or-big-bands-14042186.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/clubs-in-the-mood--for-techno-electro-ska-or-big-bands-14042186.html?r=RSS <p> Ever since techno music began to hit the clubs in Detroit sometime around the mid-1980s, it has been constantly evolving and mutating with just about every European country developing its own distinct 'take' on the genre. </p> News Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:51:50 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/classical-music-14042146.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/classical-music-14042146.html?r=RSS <p> There can be few names which prove more conclusively that music runs in families than the Dankworths. </p> News Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:50:13 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/album-reviews-by-nigel-gould-14042116.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/album-reviews-by-nigel-gould-14042116.html?r=RSS Reviews Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:45:43 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/flipron--gravity-calling--tiny-dog-records-14042107.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/reviews/flipron--gravity-calling--tiny-dog-records-14042107.html?r=RSS <p> There is a theory that it is harder to write a great uplifting song than to pen a great sad one. </p> Reviews Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:38:38 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/loud-rock-wizards-of-oz-on-course-for-big-liftoff-14042090.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/loud-rock-wizards-of-oz-on-course-for-big-liftoff-14042090.html?r=RSS <p> Aussie rebels Airbourne are blazing a global trail with their turbo-charged metal and quaint rock &lsquo;n&rsquo; roll antics &mdash; including jumping behind a Belfast bar to help themselves to a pint! </p> News Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:30:03 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/snow-patrol-to-play-second-show-as-gig-sells-out-14044906.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/snow-patrol-to-play-second-show-as-gig-sells-out-14044906.html?r=RSS <p> Snow Patrol are to play a second show at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast next year after their original date sold out within 15 minutes this morning. The Northern Irish band will now play Friday, March 20 as well as Thursday, March 19. </p> News Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:20:43 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/partys-over-council-calls-time-on-beach-event-14044888.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/partys-over-council-calls-time-on-beach-event-14044888.html?r=RSS <p> The Portrush Beach Party will not be held again following allegations of anti-social behaviour at this year&rsquo;s event, it has been confirmed. </p> News Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:18:24 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/us-reigns-supreme-at-mtv-europe-awards-14043606.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/us-reigns-supreme-at-mtv-europe-awards-14043606.html?r=RSS <p> The United States dominated the 15th MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) last night with Britney Spears, Pink and Katy Perry picking up honours - and President-elect Barack Obama the loudest cheers. </p> News Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:47:25 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/fans-turn-out-for-starstudded-mtv-awards-14042787.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/fans-turn-out-for-starstudded-mtv-awards-14042787.html?r=RSS <p> Music fans gathered tonight to catch a glimpse of some of the biggest names in showbiz as the MTV Europe Music Awards returned to the UK. </p> News Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:46:47 +0000