Tim Sweeney’s Beats In Space radio show has gone on a break

Tim Sweeney’s influential radio show Beats In Space has broadcast from New York for the…

Billie Eilish at Electric Picnic. Photo credit: Charles Reagan
€50 million of measures announced to support the Irish live industry in 2021

The Irish government’s Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin has…

New albums out today: Autumns, Arab Strap, Kings of Leon & more

The best new releases out this week.

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Denise Chaila wins the Choice Music Prize 2020

Denise Chaila was announced as the winner of the Choice Music Prize for Irish album…

Melvin Benn among the guests on a livestream panel show talking about the future of events industry

Here’s one for the calendar. Next Thursday lunchtime, a live streamed event called Fuel The…

The Mary Wallopers are here to Save Paddy’s Day once again

It’s now been a year since The Mary Wallopers started their lockdown at home sessions…

9 Irish acts showcasing online for SXSW 2021

9 Irish acts have announced for this year’s online showcase for the Austin festival South…

Primavera Sound 2021 edition postponed to 2022

Primavera Sound Barcelona has postponed 2021’s planned edition to June 2022. The news was no…

Two Irish live stream events to watch for International Women’s Day

With International Women’s Day coming up, you celebrate women in music with two events being…

Slowthai for Dublin 2022 show

OK, we can safely assume this is going to happen right? Slowthai has been announced…

Here are the betting odds on the Choice Music Prize this year

It’s been a good few years since any of the bookmakers listed the Choice Music…

Zaska announces second guest-stacked album and €16,000 crowdfunding campaign

Wicklow guitarist, songwriter and bandleader Max Zanga released his debut album It Takes A Village…

5 more Irish music industry organisations pledge to Keychange gender balance initiative

Keychange is a gender balance initiative that focuses on talent development and opening up opportunities…

Daft Punk have split up

The French dance duo Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter will no longer make music…

Longer pub & nightclub hours coming in licensing reforms by Irish government

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has indicated that a reform of alcohol licensing laws is…

New albums out today: Mogwai, SG Lewis, Tash Sultana, Christian Cohle & more

The best new releases out this week.

Niamh Regan announces Irish tour for November

The creator of one of my favourite Irish records of 2021 – Hemet – the…

RTÉ Choice Music Prize Conversations panels taking place over Zoom on March 2nd

The RTÉ Choice Music Prize is not going to take place in a big bash in…

St. Patrick’s Festival announce 2021 digital events featuring Pillow Queens, Gemma Dunleavy, New Jackson, Lisa O’Neill, Gruff Rhys, Grian Chatten, Michael Fry & many more

St. Patrick’s Festival has announced that the 2021 edition will be embracing its digital environment…