MUSIC

Irish star, 23, surprised fans with solo debut.

It will be the follow up to 2011's 50 Words for Snow.

Visual album will serve as a conduit to study black feminism in popular culture says professor.

They've got weird lyrics and a beat you can dance to.

The rapper defended his controversial track during the Bridgestone Arena date of his Saint Pablo tour.

IBTimes UK exclusive: Rumer discusses her new album This Girl's In Love: A Bacharach & David Songbook.

British rock band split in 2009 due to the ongoing feud between brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher.

Pop pair ruled summer 2016 with their second collaboration This Is What You Came For.

R'n'b singer belted out a song about race and police brutality during an interview for Apple Music's The 411.

Beyonce has endorsed Pepsi since 2002 and reportedly renewed her lucrative contract in 2012.

Sigel got a beating for breaking the 'code of ethics on the street', according to Mill's cousin Teefy Bey.

The iconic musician is top of Amazon US charts ahead of release of his long awaited autobiography Born to Run.

Beyonce's Lemonade, which premiered on HBO in April, set the visual album trend in 2016.

IBTimes UK senior entertainment reporter Alicia Adejobi rounds up this week's music stories.

The Grammy-winning singer said it was up to artists like Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift to use their music to promote social messages.

Ed Sheeran and The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers feature as songwriters on Williams' 11th album.

The groundbreaking opera has been completed by Shankar's daughter Anoushka and long-time collaborator David Murphy.

IBTimes UK exclusive: Marilyn challenged gender stereotypes in the 1980s.

After police revealed rising gang tension, IBTimes UK asks who are the grime artists who spent time in prison?

Goulding performed intimate gig at One Marylebone in London on 22 September.

Hip-hop star dropped out of business major at Howard University but received honorary doctorate from the college.

IBTimes UK exclusive: Marilyn discusses his new single, Love Or Money, released on 23 September.

Starboy features 18 tracks and is available for pre-order on iTunes now before release on 25 November.

Singer Marilyn Manson has revealed he has no plans to vote in the upcoming election.

Ferguson will release her most personal album to date on 14 October 2016.

Hough and 5AM spoke to IBTimes UK backstage at the Mobo Awards 2016 nominations launch.

Awards ceremony will take place at SSE Arena in Glasgow, Scotland on 4 November 2016.

It is Gaga's first lead single from a new album to miss out on debuting within the top 10 in the US.

Carey launched Number 1 (To Infinity) residency in May 2015 and has performed 44 shows.