Entertainment

At only 82 minutes, Ida manages to tightly pack together a gripping story with a commentary on a number of diffuse themes – war, the holocaust, sexual revolution and religion – to make one truly remarkable package.

The atmosphere at the ArtPOP: The ArtRave Ball is electric as brightly coloured gender defying Little Monsters dance, chat and do the ‘claw’ as they patiently wait for Mother, who is half an hour late

John Newman arrived on stage to a packed out crowd at the Ritz last night

Pop megastar Lady Gaga halted her gig at the Manchester Phones 4u Arena last night to help a man propose to his boyfriend.

Salford Music festival organisers hope to represent unsigned acts, bands and singers at this years national awards

Noughties stars Adam Rickett and Dane Bowers speak to MM ahead of their nation wide Big Reunion Tour.

In a career spanning fifty years, Philip Glass has produced countless score for film and theatre and is considered one of the most influential music makers of the late 20th century.

Leader of Rochdale Council Richard Farnell has said this year’s Rochdale Literature and Ideas festival will dazzle and entertain both the young and old.

In the two years since he quit urban six-piece Kid British, Adio has begun to bed his way in with the big boys and his supporting slots with Haim, Bastille and Rudimental shows his infectious breed of indie-pop is catching on.

Quirky classical pop quartet Clean Bandit are a definite success story of 2014.

Without any explanation, the World’s Top 100 DJ’s party at Victoria Warehouse has been cancelled just two days before the event was due to go ahead