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Sinéad O’Connor had told her children to contact her accountant before the emergency services in the event of her death.The musician and activist passed away at her home in London last Wednesday (July 26). She was 56 years old.

Sinéad O'Connor's closest friends is speaking out about their final conversation. Over the weekend, rocker Bob Geldof took the stage at the Cavan Calling musical festival in Ireland, where he fondly remembered his friend and fellow musician just days after her death.According to, the Boomtown Rats frontman told the crowd that he and O'Connor spoke as recently as a couple weeks ago.«Some of the texts were laden with desperation and despair and sorrow and some were ecstatically happy. And she was like that,» he told the crowd.Geldof and his band dedicated their performance to the singer, whom he told the crowd was «a very good friend of mine,» as they grew up down the road from each other.O'Connor wasfound dead on July 26 inside of her London home.

Bob Geldof has recalled speaking with Sinead O’Connor just weeks before her death, at a recent show.The singer-songwriter and activist recalled his longtime friendship with the musician while on stage during the Cavan Calling festival in Ireland. Here, he reflected on growing up on the same road as her and her family, as well as his admiration for her courage while in the public eye.“She meant a lot to everyone. She meant a lot to us,” The Boomtown Rats singer began.

died on Wednesday, July 26, at age 56. At present, no cause of death has been announced, and the autopsy results will reportedly take “several weeks” to be delivered. However, her 17-year-old son, Shane, died by suicide in January of 2022, and she later wrote on Twitter: “I’ve decided to follow my son.

untimely death at the age of 56 last week has spurred memories of both her eclectic career as well as her most controversial moments.One contentious event infamously occurred in 1992 when the “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer appeared on “Saturday Night Live” and proceeded to rip up a photo of Pope John Paul II in protest of child sex abuse rampant in the Catholic Church.Fast forward to the next week when actor Joe Pesci criticized the Irish songstress during his own appearance.A video clip of the “Goodfellas” star’s “SNL” 1992 monologue has now resurfaced following her passing.“Before we start the show, there’s a little matter I wanna clear up. There was an incident on the show last week,” the Oscar winner, 80, said as he held up the photograph to the audience.

Lily Allen has said that she is “incensed” by the “spineless” tributes coming in for Sinéad O’Connor after the singer’s death, suggesting that the same people would not have stood up for her while she was alive.The musician and activist died at the age of 56 last week (July 26), after being found unresponsive in her London home, prompting a wave of tributes from fans and artists including Garbage, Billy Corgan, Michael Stipe and Ice-T.Best known for her rendition of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’, O’Connor was outspoken in her political and religious views, most infamously protesting sexual abuse in the Catholic Church live on SNL by tearing up a photo of the pope in 1992.Allen, however, has since expressed frustration with the apparent hypocrisy of positive tributes shared for the singer.It’s hard not to feel incensed when there are so many people posting about Sinead and how fearless she was, people who would never in a million years align themselves with with anybody who stood for something or had anything remotely controversial to say. It’s so spineless.

Sinéad O’Connor told fans that she was being harassed by a “violent” stalker just two weeks before her death.The iconic Irish musician and activist died at the age of 56 last week (July 26), after being found unresponsive in her London home. She was pronounced dead at the scene, and her death is not being treated as suspicious.In a tweet dated July 15, O’Connor wrote: “Also there is one stalker. Female.

Sinéad O’Connor fans gathered in Dublin this weekend and sang her song ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ in memory of the late singer.The iconic Irish singer and activist died at the age of 56 last week, after being found unresponsive in her London home. She was pronounced dead at the scene.The news of her passing came a year after her 17-year-old son Shane took his own life in January 2022.Tributes quickly poured in from across the music industry from Garbage, Billy Corgan, Michael Stipe, Ice-T and many more.On Sunday afternoon (July 30), around 100 people gathered at Dublin’s City Hall to pay tribute to O’Connor, organised by socialist feminist group Rosa (via PA Media).Dozens of people gathered at City Hall in Dublin on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the life, work and activism of Sinead O'Connor and an event which culminated with an emotion-packed singing of Nothing Compares 2 U.

Sinéad O’Connor aired on TV this weekend (July 29) as planned despite the singer’s death.Kathryn Ferguson’s film Nothing Compares was originally set for release on Saturday on Sky Documentaries and the Now streaming service.After O’Connor passed away earlier this week (July 26) at the age of 56, Ferguson said that after much deliberation she decided to proceed with the release of the film as planned.“We had been scheduled to release Nothing Compares today on Sky / Now for a very long time and after lots of thought we are going to go ahead with that plan,” Ferguson tweeted on Saturday.“The reaction to the film and love for Sinead has been palpable and we feel screening it this weekend is the right thing to do, so that people can see her in all her glory and hear her tell her side of the story.”She added: “An option she was rarely granted by some facets of the media who spent so much of their time being reductive of all she had to say.”Ferguson went on: “Nothing Compares is a love letter to Sinead. She meant the absolute world to me and I know she did to many of you.“Watch the film, feel the rage, have a good cry and let’s remember the woman for her radical, magical ways and all she has done for us.

death of Sinéad O’Connor has yet to determine when the Grammy Award-winning singer died.The 56-year-old’s remains were found by London Metropolitan Police Wednesday, and while her death is not being treated as suspicious a spokesperson for the London Inner South Coroner’s Court said the singer’s “date of death is unknown,” the Daily Mail reported.No medical cause has been given for the death and an autopsy will be conducted with results taking “several weeks” to be delivered, the Coroner’s Court added.O’Connor lived in a converted 1940s warehouse just a few minutes walk from the bustling Brixton district in South London. In her last public statement on Facebook, O’Connor on July 11 told fans she recently moved back to London after 23 years and was “very happy to be home.” She added that she was finishing a new album expected to be released next year and planning a world tour, including stops in the U.S.

Sinead O'Connor knew that it was important to plan for certain things in the event of her death.In a 2021 interview with, the Irish musician — who died earlier this week at age 56 — revealed that she had given her children instructions on how to protect her music and money when she died.«I've always instructed my children since they were very small, 'If your mother drops dead tomorrow, before you call 911, call my accountant and make sure the record companies don't start releasing my records and not telling you where the money is,'» she revealed.O’Connor had four children, three of whom were living at the time of her death: son Jake Reynolds was born in 1987 to the singer and her first husband, music producer John Reynolds. Her daughter, Roisin Waters, born in 1996, grew up living with her father, Irish journalist John Waters.

Sinead O’Connor‘s cover of Nirvana‘s track ‘All Apologies’ in light of the Irish singer’s passing.Her cover of the grunge hit was featured as the seventh track on her fourth studio album, 1994’s ‘Universal Mother’. O’Connor’s version of the song also transforms the Nirvana track into an acoustic ballad and the accompanying video features O’Connor singing in front of a house.‘All Apologies’ was the second single from Nirvana’s third LP, 1993’s ‘In Utero’.

Sinead O’Connor’s brutal message to Piers Morgan has resurfaced after the TV host paid tribute to the late Irish singer on social media.The iconic Irish singer and activist died on Wednesday (July 26) after being found unresponsive at her home in London. The news was announced by her family and her death is not being treated as suspicious.Since word of her passing, countless musicians and other faces from the entertainment world have taken to social media to pay their respects to O’Connor.Among the names include television host and former Good Morning Britain presenter, Piers Morgan. Taking to Twitter, the 58-year-old broadcaster shared an image of him and the singer in the ITV studio.“RIP Sinead.

Saturday Night Live clip in which he said he “would have slapped” Sinéad O’Connor resurfaced.The Goodfellas actor appeared on the show back in October 1992, one week after the Irish singer, who died earlier this week.O’Connor infamously performed Bob Marley’s ‘War’ during her performance in which she ripped up a photo of the pope and replaced the song’s lyric “racism” with “child abuse”. She ended the performance by saying “Fight the real enemy,” and would later go on to explain the move was in protest of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.During Pesci’s opening monologue the following week, the actor addressed the controversy, saying: “Before we start the show, there’s a little matter I wanna clear up.

Tori Amos has performed two covers of Sinead O’Connor’s tracks, in tribute to the late singer. Check out footage of the moment below.Announced by her family, the acclaimed Irish singer and activist died this week (July 26) at the age of 56.

R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has revisited his cover of Sinéad O’Connor‘s ‘The Last Day Of Our Acquaintance’ in tribute to the late star.The acclaimed Irish singer and activist died this week (July 26) at the age of 56, her family announced.

Fall Out Boy have covered Sinead O’Connor‘s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ in honour of the late Irish singer at their most recent gig.At their show on July 26 in Atlanta, Georgia, frontman Patrick Stump took to the stage to play the 1990 hit on the piano. He played a partial cover of the track, turning the ballad into a piano-accompanied solo.Stump has previously covered the critically acclaimed 90s anthem, but the rendition at the band’s latest ‘So Much For (Tour) Dust’ show was a tribute to the late Irish singer.

was found dead in her London home Wednesday, she’d told her children what to do if she passed away suddenly. “I’ve always instructed my children since they were very small, ‘If your mother drops dead tomorrow before you called 911, call my accountant and make sure the record companies don’t start releasing my records and not telling you where the money is,'” O’Connor told People magazine in a 2021 interview.The “Heroine” educated her children on the importance of protecting her music and assets, their inheritance, so they could avoid being taken advantage of.“When the artists are dead, they’re much more valuable than when they’re alive,” O’Connor said of musicians’ profitability.

Sinead O'Connor. The Irish-born musician, who became an international star in 1990 with her cover of Prince’s «Nothing Compares 2 U,» died at the age of 56. No cause of death has yet been reported.

tributes have poured in — but The Smiths frontman and perennial provocateur Morrissey isn’t convinced by the sudden admiration.In a post titled “You Know I Couldn’t last” uploaded to his personal website yesterday, the English singer-songwriter paid tribute to O’Connor, who passed away yesterday at the age of 56.The title is a reference to one of Morrissey’s own songs, and the content of the message is as much a call-out as a tribute to the late Irish singer and activist.Morrissey took aim at the the industry and the public figures whom he claimed failed to offer O’Connor the support she needed and deserved while she was still alive, noting that “she was dropped by her label after selling seven million albums for them.”“There is a certain music industry hatred for singers who don’t ‘fit in,'” he wrote, referencing O’Connor’s controversial past, “and they are never praised until death — when, finally, they can’t answer back.”The post continued, “The cruel playpen of fame gushes with praise for Sinead today … with the usual moronic labels of ‘icon’ and ‘legend’ … You hadn’t the guts to support her when she was alive and she was looking for you.“She was a challenge, and she couldn’t be boxed-up, and she had the courage to speak when everyone else stayed safely silent. She was harassed simply for being herself.

Sinead O’Connor had said she was working on a new album before her death aged 56.Earlier this month, she had offered fans an update on new music, writing on Twitter that she was finishing the follow-up to 2014’s ‘I’m Not Bossy, I’m The Boss’. O’Connor also said she hoped to release it early next year.She also said a world tour for 2024-2025 was in the works and confirmed that she had moved back to London. These would have been her first live shows in almost half a decade, after she cancelled all her live shows for 2022 “for her health and wellbeing” following the suicide of her son Shane.“Hi All, recently moved back to London after 23 years absence.

Sinead O'Connor's death is not being investigated as suspicious.According to the, police say they found the singer «unresponsive» and «pronounced her dead at the scene» at her London home on Wednesday, July 26. A file will be prepared and the London Inner South Coroner's Court said that an autopsy is being conducted. The results can take «several weeks» to complete, and an official cause of death has yet to be determined.

pronounced dead at the scene” at her London home — but her death is not being treated as suspicious, police said.The famed singer died Wednesday at 56 years old.“A file will be prepared for the coroner,” police officials added.“Police were called at 11:18 a.m. on Wednesday, July 26 to reports of an unresponsive woman at a residential address in the SE24 area. Officers attended.

Pink and Brandi Carlile are honoring the late Sinéad O'Connor. After news of O'Connor's death broke on Wednesday, Pink and Carlile took the stage in Cincinnati, Ohio, to pay tribute to the Irish-born global star with a stunning duet of «Nothing Compares 2 U.» The duo is currently on tour together, with Carlile serving as support on Pink's North American Summer Carnival 2023 dates.

untimely death was announced by her “heartbroken” family in a statement Wednesday. Her cause of death is unknown at this time.But just months before the tragic news came to light, the Irish legend waved at a packed room full of fans as she smiled while stood on a podium.O’Connor scooped the Classic Irish Album award at the RTÉ Choice Music Prize in her homeland’s capital city of Dublin in March 2023.She scooped the gong for her 1990 album “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got.”The judging panel called it “a stunning body of work by an Irish artist, scorching with originality in songs that are as resonant today as they were more than 30 years ago.”It was the last time she was seen in public.Just days before her death, O’Connor tweeted out a tribute to her late son, Shane, on July 17.“For all mothers of Suicided children,” she wrote in the caption, accompanied by the song’s link on Spotify.

Sinead O’Connor‘s final social media post revealed the devastating impact of her son’s death last year.The singer’s 17-year-old son Shane died by suicide in January 2022 after going missing from Newbridge, County Kildare. She subsequently cancelled all shows that year for “her own heath and well being”.Writing on social media at the time, Sinéad said: “My beautiful son, Nevi’im Nesta Ali Shane O’Connor, the very light of my life, decided to end his earthly struggle today and is now with God. May he rest in peace and may no one follow his example.

P!nk and Brandi Carlile paid tribute to Sinéad O’Connor at a show last night (July 26) – watch them cover ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ below.The acclaimed Irish singer and activist died yesterday (July 26) at the age of 56, her family announced.“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time,” read a statement by the singer’s family reported by The Guardian.At P!nk’s show in Cincinatti, Ohio on Wednesday, she brought Carlile to the stage and told the crowd: “When I was a little girl, my mom grew up in Atlantic City and I used to go down to the Ocean City Boardwalk with my ten dollars and I would make a demo tape… I would make a little cassette tape and imagine it was my demo for the record company.“And it would always be either ‘Greatest Love of All’ by Whitney Houston or ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ by Sinead O’Connor.

Sinéad O’Connor‘s death have been confirmed.The Irish singer’s family confirmed yesterday (July 26) that she had passed away at the age of 56. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad.

Sinéad O’Connor‘s last TV interview, in which she discussed whether she was “the first ever cancelled person”.The acclaimed Irish singer and activist died yesterday (July 26) at the age of 56, her family announced.“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time,” read a statement by the singer’s family reported by The Guardian.While tributes pour in from the music industry and beyond in the wake of her death, fans are also lauding her activism and the criticism she faced for speaking her mind.In 2021, O’Connor held her last TV interview on the Today chat show, with host Carson Daly suggesting that the singer was the “first cancelled person”.“That’s a good question, I never thought of that,” O’Connor replied, saying she considered herself a “protest singer”.“Sinéad O’Connor was never meant to be a pop star,” she said.Watch the interview below.Since O’Connor’s death, Morrissey has written a scathing critique of the music industry’s response to the news.In a new blog post titled ‘You Know I Couldn’t Last’, Morrissey criticised the wider industry’s response to her death, arguing that it was hypocritical when they “hadn’t the guts to support her when she was alive and she was looking for you”.“She had only so much ‘self’ to give,” the former Smiths frontman began.

Sinéad O’Connor’s final performance has re-circulated following the singer’s death aged 56.The news was confirmed yesterday (July 26) by her family. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time,” read a statement by the singer’s family reported by The Guardian.

Morrissey has written a scathing critique of the music industry’s response to the death of Sinead O’Connor.The Irish singer’s family announced yesterday she had passed away at the age of 56, sparking a wave of tributes from across the music industry.However, in a new blog post titled ‘You Know I Couldn’t Last’, Morrissey criticised the wider industry’s response to her death, arguing that it was hypocritical when they “hadn’t the guts to support her when she was alive and she was looking for you”.“She had only so much ‘self’ to give,” the former Smiths frontman began. “She was dropped by her label after selling 7 million albums for them.

news of her death at age 56 on Wednesday.The “Gladiator” actor, 59, recalled a chance encounter he had with the singer outside a pub in Ireland last year in a moving essay posted on his social media.While working in Ireland — O’Connor’s homeland — last year, the actor said he was having drinks with pals outside a pub in Dalkey, located around 30 minutes from the capital city of Dublin, when a captivating woman walked by him.“Puffy parker zipped to the nape and her bowed head covered in a scarf,” he wrote of the “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer.“There under streetlights with mist on my breath, I met Sinéad. She looked in my eyes, and uttered with disarming softness, ‘oh, it’s you Russell,'” the actor recalled.and pursued the woman.

wake of Sinéad O'Conner's death on Wednesday, Russell Crowe is paying tribute by sharing a personal story about his chance encounter with the celebrated singer.Crowe, 59, took to Twitter Wednesday evening to reflect on how he met O'Connor recently, and the impact of their unexpected meeting.«Last year, working in Ireland, having a pint in the cold outside a Dalkey pub with some new friends, a woman with purpose strode past us. Puffy parker zipped to the nape and her bowed head covered in a scarf,» Crowe recalled. «One of my new friends muttered an exclamation, jumped up and pursued the woman.

Nothing Compares 2 U” — the unparalleled breakup ballad that turned Sinéad O’Connor’s tears into a chart-topping triumph — in an even more heartbreaking way today.Indeed — after the Irish icon’s shocking passing on Wednesday at just 56 — nothing can take away these blues right now.But while all those flowers planted in the backyard may have died, “Nothing Compares 2 U” signaled the bloom of a new era in rock after it went to No. 1 in the spring of 1990.Following the ’80s domination of pop superstars including Michael Jackson, Madonna, Whitney Houston and Prince — who wrote “Nothing Compares 2 U” for the Family, his side project that originally released the song in 1985 — rising alt-rock star O’Connor represented a game change when her definitive version dropped in the first days of January 1990.After becoming a darling of the MTV “120 Minutes” crowd with her 1987 debut “The Lion and the Cobra,” O’Connor traded the more rocking, dance-driven attack of “Mandinka” and “I Want Your (Hands on Me)” for something totally different and surprising: an emotionally bare ballad, dripping in strings and sorrow, that revealed a striking vulnerability.No doubt — it cut even closer to the bone than her shaved head.And then there was that iconic video with O’Connor in crushing close-up, shedding that single tear.

who died Wednesday at the age of 56 — shocked the world when she ripped up a picture of Pope John Paul II on “Saturday Night Live” in 1992.The move, which unfolded as she sang an a cappella version of Bob Marley’s once-banned song “War,” got her barred from NBC for life and booed off the stage at a Bob Dylan tribute concert a few weeks later. She initially said tearing up the photo was to protest the Catholic Church and “fight the real enemy” amid child sex abuse scandals, but the stunt had a much deeper meaning, which the singer detailed in her memoir, “Rememberings.” “My intention had always been to destroy my mother’s photo of the pope,” she wrote.

died Wednesday at age 56, hit headlines for her four failed marriages, her battle with bipolar disorder and the tragic 2022 death of her teenage son Shane. But the “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer’s troubles began long before she shot to fame in the late 1980s, as she endured a childhood filled with abuse at the hands of her mother. “She ran a torture chamber,” O’Connor once tearfully told Dr.