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Live events to return from September 6th with 60% cap for indoor seated and 75% cap for outdoor; nightclubs on October 22nd

The long asked-for roadmap for the return of the live events industry has been announced…

11 new songs from Irish artists you should hear

Featuring Awkward Z, Nienna, POL, Laura Duff, Rudy, Jack Murphy, CK & MCG, Me Auld Flower, Fya Fox, Sven, Plantain Papi, Evan Miles.

The best new tracks released today: Kendrick is back, Ross From Friends, Godford and more

New music from Kendrick Lamar, Baby Keem, Ross From Friends, Godford, Asa Moto, Tolü Makay, Elephant, JYellowL, ELM, Hannah Holland, Scratch DVA, UD

Podcast: The music we loved, and didn’t, this August

Niall and Andrea are talking new albums from Billie Eilish, Lorde, Villagers, John Francis Flynn, Chromatics (RIP), new songs from Big Thief, Self Esteem, Olivia Rodrigo, Overmono x For Those I Love, a sudden love of Paul McCartney’s Wings, and Sally Rooney’s bucket hat.

Watch: Royal Yellow performs at sunrise on Bull Island for the Chromatic series

Chromatic is a video series capturing musicians in unique places around Ireland. See previous episodes…

9 new songs to add to your rotation this week: The Nialler9 Weekly playlist

With tracks from Villagers, John Francis Flynn, Turnstile, Shire T, Bruise, Baltra, Amber Mark, Self Esteem, Orla Gartland.

12 new songs from Irish artists you should hear

Featuring Moxie, Somebody’s Child, Rosa Zajac & Daragh Lynch, Carrie Baxter, GNS, Cheesmore, Typeface, Blondmodel, All The Luck In The World, Xona, Clare Sands, Brídín, K3:lu.

Self Esteem is the pop artist that we need in 2021

There is a vision and direct energy emanating from the newest music from Rebecca Lucy…

Villagers, ASIWYFA, Bell X1, Just Mustard, Saint Sister and many more for Fall Right Into Place Festival in Claregalway Castle

Fall Right Into Place is a new festival being put on across multiple nights by…

Podcast: Why have gigs not come back to Ireland yet?

Like the podcast? Show support for Nialler9 on Patreon It’s been over 500 days since…

Melvin Benn to RTÉ News: “NPHET have created a culture of fear and there is no political leadership”

Festival Republic director Melvin Benn was on RTÉ Radio One’s News At One with Bryan…

9 new songs to add to your rotation this week: The Nialler9 Weekly playlist

With tracks from Magdalena Bay, Anna B Savage, Overmono, Big Thief, Disclosure, ASA MOTO, Art School Girlfriend, Sam Fender, Zacari, Isaiah Rashad, Buddy.

Intro: Dublin/ Berlin duo Firm City assemble a brittle solace-seeking debut song – ‘Slew’

Marking their card with the immediate vibe of ‘Slew’, the duo’s music shows elements of…

Meadows Festival this weekend at IMMA: all the news on the lineup additions and conversation guests

Meadows Festival is a series of shows taking place at IMMA in Kilmainham, Dublin this…

12 new songs from Irish artists you should hear

Featuring Bklava, Patricia Lalor, Lisa O’Neill, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, A92, Rushes, Micko Roche, Naked Lungs, Carsten2X, Animwal, Jordan Adetunji, Frank Zing, Maria.

Podcast: Amapiano – the rise of the South African house music genre (with God Knows & Godwin)

Like the podcast? Show support for Nialler9 on Patreon On Episode 143, we are joined…

Chromatics: A moody cinematic synth-pop era reaches its closing credits

An obituary to one of my favourite bands and a playlist of their best music.

Premiere: Niamh Regan does the work on new song ‘Happy Again’

We are big fans of Galway singer-songwriter Niamh Regan and her debut album Hemet which…

Summer Of Love BYOB Festival with Krystal Klear, Boots & Kats, R.Kitt, Erica Cody, EMBRZ, Marcus O’Laoire & more announced for end of August in Meath

Summer Of Love is a newly-announced two day socially-distant festival taking place in Rock Farm,…

It Takes A Village Festival is happening in Trabolgan in mid-September, here’s the all-Irish lineup and info

Cork Festival It Takes A Village has announced a grand return to Trabolgan in East…

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