You might not have heard the name Cat Cavelli just yet, but believe us, you’re bound to be hearing about her a lot more in future.
08.01.2020 - 21:36 / breakingnews.ie
The shortlist for the RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year 2019 was announced on Wednesday afternoon, with the eclectic list of nominees reflecting the rude health of music in this country at the moment.
While last year’s competition produced a somewhat unexpected winner with Jason, from Cork-based O Emperor, the 2019 selection already has a nailed-on favourite in the Fontaines DC’s album.
Among this year’s other talking points will also be two of the names not on the list. Hozier
You might not have heard the name Cat Cavelli just yet, but believe us, you’re bound to be hearing about her a lot more in future.
Sparks have announced a new album, A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip. It’s out May 15 via BMG. The sibling duo of Ron and Russell Mael have also revealed a slew of European tour dates kicking off October 11 in Oslo, Norway and wrapping up October 27 in Dublin, Ireland. Find their full itinerary below along with an announcement video for the new LP.
Film star Brad Pitt admitted that he ‘panicked’ when trying to come up with the accent for Micky O’Neil, the Irish Traveller boxer from Guy Ritchie’s crime drama-comedy Snatch.
My Chemical Romance have announced their first gig in Ireland since 2011.
Amazon Studios has picked up the North American rights to the Phyllida Lloyd-directed Irish drama Herself.The movie follows single-mother Sandra (newcomer Clare Dunne) as she escapes her abusive partner with her two young children, only to find herself trapped in temporary accommodations. After months of struggling with the welfare and housing systems, she comes upon the idea of self-building an affordable home.
Niall Horan’s pitstop at the Late Late Show last night has left people talking – and it’s not because of his music or cheeky sense of humour as you might think!
Meghan Markle’s father Thomas is side of himself and his daughter’s torn relationship in a brand new documentary.
Eminem is officially the most popular artist in Ireland this week and is Number 1 on both the Official Irish Singles and Albums Charts.
With 2019 producing six Number 1 albums by homegrown acts - Picture This, Hozier, Mick Flannery, Dermot Kennedy, The Script and Westlife - now is a great time to be an Irish musician. Below is a rundown of Irish talent releasing new albums (and EPs) in 2020.
Members of a longstanding Irish club in south Manchester fear it could be no more after concerns about its future have been met with silence.
Sick of the rat race, the hustle bustle and the numb bottom as your chained to your desk…? Do you ever just wish you could leave all your worries behind and just escape to live on remote island away from it all. Well, if you’re going to do that you may as well make money doing it, so we’ve got some great news for you.There is a job opening available off the south-west coast of Ireland at a picturesque place called Great Blasket Island.
If we ever have a question about the planet and everything living on it, there’s one man we turn to, David Attenborough.
Love Island is set to get an Irish injection as Instagrammer Saffy Thompson is South Africa bound with hopes of finding love, fame and fortune in sun-drenched Cape Town.
As Lewis Capaldi chalks up an eighth non-consecutive week in the Number 1 album slot for a second week with Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, and he's doing pretty well on the singles countdown too – but the highest new entry this week belongs to Selena Gomez.
Yes, he’s done the double again! It’s an eighth week at Number 1 for Lewis Capaldi and Before You Go, but he might have some competition heading his way – Roddy Ricch is the highest climber on this week’s Official Irish Singles Chart, leaping into the Top 10 for the first time.