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The Spice Girls recently announced that they are reuniting for a comeback tour (Matt Crossick/PA)

Spice Girls share throwback Christmas pictures

The Spice Girls have shared two throwback pictures of themselves in Father Christmas outfits.

Cheryl wore a feathered dress (David Parry/PA)

Cheryl dazzles in feathered dress at Jingle Bell Ball

Cheryl stole the show as she arrived at the Jingle Bell Ball in a stunning feathered dress.

Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody talks to reporters during a press conference in Belfast to announce the Ward Park 3, concert on Saturday May 25th 2019. Pic by Peter Morrison

Bangor, not Banger: Spelling gaffe for Snow Patrol gig mislabels Lightbody's hometown

A spelling gaffe in the poster for Snow Patrol's Ward Park gig next year has seen the hometown of singer Gary Lightbody mislabeled as 'Banger' instead of Bangor.

BBC Music unveils Sound of 2019 nominees

A rapper who was once homeless, a singer who got started on social media and a four-piece from London are among the acts on the long-list for BBC Music’s Sound of 2019.

Jess Glynne is headlining camp Bestival (Ben Birchall/PA)

Jess Glynne to headline Camp Bestival

Jess Glynne has signed for Camp Bestival.

The Pet Shop Boys scored a Christmas number one with Always On My Mind (PA)

Music experts find formula for ‘perfect’ Christmas number one

Music researchers have crunched the numbers on Christmas songs to find the perfect formula for a festive hit.

Professor Green, real name Stephen Manderson, has urged people to change their attitudes to loss. (Yui Mok/PA)

Stiff upper lip bad for mental health, Professor Green warns

Professor Green has said the British stiff upper lip represses emotions that should be expressed for the sake of mental health, particularly in times of grief.

Gary Barlow said he took ‘full responsibility’ for the tax avoidance scandal (Ian West/PA)

Gary Barlow: Tax avoidance scandal was a really awful time

Gary Barlow says he takes “full responsibility” after he was caught up in a tax avoidance scandal – but admitted he does not know a thing about accounts.

Gary Barlow spoke about the death of his daughter (Ian West/PA)

Gary Barlow on the death of his daughter: Grief brings me closer to her

Gary Barlow says he wants to be open about the death of his daughter because “men don’t talk about these things”.

Snow Patrol in concert at SSE Arena in Belfast last night

Snow Patrol to champion Northern Ireland talent at Bangor festival

It's the huge gig fans were longing for - and now it's a reality.

Ariana Grande and her 93-year-old grandmother get tattoos together

Ariana Grande took her 93-year-old grandmother for her first tattoo.

Kanye West performed a new song featuring the rapper (PA)

Kanye West surprises crowd honouring late rapper XXXTentacion

Kanye West surprised fans at a tribute honouring the late rapper XXXTentacion during Art Basel, jumping on stage to perform a brand new song that features West and the rapper who was gunned down in Florida earlier this year.

Miley Cyrus crashes Hailey Baldwin and Kendall Jenner’s Carpool Karaoke

Miley Cyrus crashed Kendall Jenner and Hailey Baldwin’s Carpool Karaoke episode.

Cheryl splits with cosmetics brand L’Oreal after nine years

Cheryl has split with cosmetics brand L’Oreal after nine years.

One half of The Proclaimers spotted in popular Belfast cafe

A popular Belfast cafe today fed and watered Craig Reid - one half of Scottish duo, The Proclaimers.

Dalton Harris with his X Factor mentor Louis Tomlinson (Dymond/Thames/Syco/REX/Shutterstock)

X Factor winner Dalton Harris secures fourth spot in singles charts

The new single by X Factor champion Dalton Harris has made its debut in fourth place in the singles chart.

Dua Lipa ‘can’t stop crying’ following two Grammy nominations

Dua Lipa has celebrated her two Grammy nominations, saying she “can’t stop crying”.

Snow Patrol pictured at the Oh Yeah centre in Belfast where they announced their Bangor Ward Park gig on 25 May 2019. It will be the third time the band have played the venue. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye

Snow Patrol: Ward Park 3 gig will champion the best of Northern Ireland talent

Snow Patrol will return to Bangor for Ward Park 3 next year to celebrate 25 years since the formation of the band.

Derry Youtube sensation Adam Beales is going on tour - tickets on sale now

Tickets are on sale now for Youtuber Adam Beales', AKA TheNewAdamB99, three-date tour across Northern Ireland.

Who knew all we needed to heal our hurting hearts at the end of this somewhat dire year was the music of the Carpenters, reworked with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra?

Albums of the week: from The Carpenters to Clean Bandit

Orchestral reworkings of hits by The Carpenters are truly beautiful, while Clean Bandit’s singles are cloyingly predictable when heard together.

Hugo Duncan: The night Daniel O'Donnell's singing saved me from ire of hotel residents

There are country stars, then there is Daniel O'Donnell. From shortly after the time he took his first faltering steps in the country music sphere in the mid-1980s, the Donegal crooner has revelled in superstar status.

Sam Fender (left), has been named the Brits Critics’s Choice award winner, ahead of Mahalia (centre) and Lewis Capaldi (The BRIT Awards/PA)

Rising star Sam Fender named winner of Brits Critics’ Choice award

Singer-songwriter Sam Fender has been named the Critics’ Choice prize winner ahead of next year’s Brit Awards.

Dougie Poynter said he wanted to show the optimistic side (Matt Crossick/PA)

Dougie Poynter to write environmental children’s book about plastic

Singer Dougie Poynter is writing a book for children to teach them about the impact plastic has on the environment.

Britain’s Got Talent winner Lost Voice Guy (Tom Dymond/Syco/Thames/PA)

Nish Kumar and Lost Voice Guy amongst massive Out to Lunch Festival line-up

The annual Out to Lunch festival returns to Belfast for its 14th year with a programme jam-packed with familiar faces.

Sir David Attenborough to turn DJ – playing funeral gongs and chanting

Sir David Attenborough is turning DJ for Christmas.

The Prince of Wales (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

The Prince of Wales signs up for Private Passions

The Prince of Wales has signed up as a guest of Private Passions, discussing his love of music.

Spotify Wrapped lets users review what they listened to in 2018

Spotify has released a feature which allows its users to see a breakdown of the music they have listened to in 2018.

The Spice Girls announced they were reuniting last month – without Victoria (Ian West/PA)

Mel B says Spice Girls are ‘in talks to perform at Glastonbury’

The Spice Girls are in talks with Glastonbury organisers over playing at the festival, it has been reported.

Sir Paul McCartney’s Carpool Karaoke most watched YouTube video in UK in 2018

Sir Paul McCartney’s appearance on Carpool Karaoke has been named the top trending YouTube video of the year in the UK.

Cardi B has shared the first picture of daughter Kulture (PA)

Cardi B shares first picture of daughter Kulture

Cardi B has shared the first picture of daughter Kulture, hours after announcing she had separated from husband Offset.

The project is being overseen by music teacher Sarah Barry, but she said the idea and the impetus came from the students themselves (St Colman’s College)

Schoolboys’ charity single for pal with cancer shoots to top of iTunes chart

A charity single recorded by a group of schoolboys for their classmate with cancer went straight to the top of the iTunes chart.

MK to return to Belfast for CHSq - tickets on sale Friday

Fresh off the back of a mammoth show at the Telegraph Building, producer and DJ MK is set to return to Belfast in 2019.

Ariana Grande has said the music industry is too “male-dominated” (PA/PA Wire)

Ariana Grande says music industry holds women to higher standard than men

Ariana Grande has criticised the music industry for holding women to a higher standard than their male counterparts.

Lesley Garrett: All-boys choirs must admit girls

Change to all-boys choirs is “long overdue”, singer Lesley Garrett has said, calling them a “throwback to a bygone age”.

Output Belfast: Leading global music industry figures to attend Ireland's largest music conference

Top names from across the music industry are lined up to speak at Output Belfast - Ireland’s largest music conference.

Offset and Cardi B at the American Music Awards in October (AP)

Cardi B says she and Offset are not together any more

Singer Cardi B has revealed she and her husband, rapper Offset, are no longer an item.

Gwen Stefani denied the rumours as she appeared on Ellen DeGeneres’s chat show (Matt Crossick/PA)

Gwen Stefani denies she is engaged to Blake Shelton

Gwen Stefani denied being engaged to boyfriend Blake Shelton as she appeared on Ellen DeGeneres’s chat show.

Are you playing Whamageddon? The fight to avoid hearing Last Christmas is on

A ferocious competition is under way all across the globe – to be the very last person to hear Last Christmas by Wham! during the festive season.

Psychedelic landscape commissioned by the Beatles up for auction

A psychedelic landscape which the Beatles wanted on their Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album is going under the hammer.

Kanye West on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards 2016 in New York City (PA)

Kanye West apologises for lack of theatre ‘etiquette’

Kanye West has apologised for his “lack of etiquette’ after being called out for using his phone while attending a theatre production.

Drake is Spotify’s most-streamed artist of the year globally (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Drake tops Spotify’s 2018 list with 8.2 billion streams

Drake has been crowned the king of Spotify after becoming the platform’s most-streamed artist of the year globally.

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, who starred alongside each other in A Star Is Born (Ian West/PA)

As awards season kicks off, who is in the running for what?

Awards season is officially under way and some of the biggest prizes in film will be handed out over the next few months.

Noel Gallagher announces summer show at Heaton Park in Manchester

Noel Gallagher and his band High Flying Birds have announced they will headline a show at Manchester’s Heaton Park in June.

New Brit Award designed by Sir David Adjaye revealed

The 2019 Brit Awards statue has been unveiled.

10 things happening this week in Northern Ireland: December 3-9 - from Snow Patrol to The Greatest Snowman

Here's our pick of the top events happening this week across Northern Ireland.

Gerry Cinnamon to play biggest Belfast gig yet at Custom House Square

Following his sold out Ulster Hall show, Gerry Cinnamon will play his biggest Belfast show to date at CHSq next summer.

The Human League shot in London studio 2014

The Human League announce headline Belfast gig at CHSq

English synth-pop band The Human League will play a headline show at Belfast's CHSq next year.

Dalton sang with James Arthur during the tense finale (Thames/Syco/REX/Shutterstock)

X Factor winner Dalton Harris: The Jamaican vocalist given a second shot at fame

Dalton Harris has been crowned winner of the X Factor – but the Jamaican vocalist’s road to success has not been an easy one.

Florence + The Machine have joined the British Summer Time line-up (Ben Birchall/PA)

Florence + The Machine join Robbie Williams as British Summer Time headliners

Florence + The Machine will headline the British Summer Time festival in what is being billed as an exclusive homecoming show.

Mumford and Sons bassist Ted Dwane has spoken of the loneliness of suffering from multiple sclerosis (Louis Browne@WMA/MS Society/PA)

Mumford and Sons bassist creates exhibition to show loneliness of MS

Mumford and Sons bassist Ted Dwane has spoken of the loneliness of suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS) after being inspired to help create an exhibition on the subject by his mother, who has the condition.