Highlights

UNQ drops the sparkling rhythmic R&B of debut song ‘Tried’

Simone Adinga, who makes music under the name UNQ, is a Dublin-based South-East London-born artist…

Fontaines D.C.’s A Hero’s Death nominated for a Grammy

The nominations for the 2021 Grammys were announced yesterday and among the list for shortlisted…

184 artists awarded €896,000 funding from Music Industry Stimulus Package for recording

The Music Industry Stimulus Package has announced that 184 artists were awarded a total €896,000…

Handpicked new tunes: Tierra Whack, Slowthai, Bill Callahan, Smoothboi Ezra, Oscar #Worldpeace, & more

Friday was release day and here’s the first things that caught my ear while listening…

Nialler9 Podcast: 2020 is somehow the year of disco

Episode 114 of the pod and Niall and Andrea are talking a lot about dancefloors…

Other Voices announces full lineup for Dingle digital festival including Damien Dempsey, Mark Lanegan, CMAT, Ailbhe Reddy & more

Other Voices have revealed the full lineup of artists to play their virtual festival this…

5 great new songs to love this week

Just five great new jams I love this week. See the New Music section for…

CMAT is putting on a Christmas festive live stream show from Whelan’s with a big gang of guests

CMAT has been one of the breakout acts of 2020, a year that has made…

9 new songs from emerging Irish artists you should hear

New music from Fya Fox, Soft On Crime, Christian Cohle, Willhouse, Low Gee x Yesunia, Regards Stephen, Pistol, Landers, Bruce Butler Trio and more.

No Irish female artist had a number 10 chart hit in the last 2 years, the newest Gender Disparity Report finds

Following on from the first Gender Disparity report ,which found that most Irish national radio…

AVA Festival and Max Cooper are teaming up for a Red Bull Presents live show from a church this Wednesday

AVA Festival and Max Cooper with help from Red Bull and Arts Council NI are…

Wild Roots announces Kaiser Chiefs, Damien Dempsey, Soda Blonde, Daithí, Booka Shade for COVID-19 compliant Sligo festival in 2021

Wild Roots is a new festival bravely planning to debut post-COVID-19 on the shores of…

Handpicked new tunes: The Vision, Sorcha Richardson, Sprints, TSHA, Bonobo & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Monjola & more

Friday was release day and here’s the first things that caught my ear while listening…

Nialler9 Podcast: We review 12 songs sent to us by Irish artists

Firstly, an apology for the terrible sound on my side of the conversation this week…

Limerick rapper Strange Boy brings out the guitar and bodhrán on new song ‘The Pope’

The Limerick rap artist Strange Boy is one of the most unique and talented voices…

Watch Gemma Dunleavy’s heartwarming video for ‘Up De Flats’

Gemma Dunleavy’s recent EP Up De Flats celebrated the Dublin working-class inner city place where…

Loyle Carner releases new single produced by Madlib – ‘Yesterday’

Loyle Carner has dropped a gift of a collab featuring production from one of the…

Other Voices has announced its Dingle 2020 lineup, but it will be a live stream event only

For many people in the Irish music community, Other Voices in Dingle was the last…

6 live streamed gigs & festivals to watch this week

Highlights: Roisin Murphy, Iceland Airwaves, Adult Swim Festival, Atlantic Sessions, Bitch Falcon and more.

5 great new songs to love this week

Friday was release day and here’s the first things that caught my ear while listening…