New releases out today: Future Islands, Machinedrum, Mary Lattimore & more

The best new releases out this week.

The Irish Youth Music Awards announces ambitious online event featuring Fontaines D.C, Pillow Queens & more

The Irish Youth Music Awards has always put on a great day out for teenagers…

Beastie Boys’ Ad-Rock took the piss with his Rolling Stones Greatest album list submission

Rolling Stone recently published its list of 500 greatest albums , updating it for 2020.…

It’s Ireland Music Week – an overview who’s playing and what’s happening at the online showcase & conference event

It’s Ireland Music Week and normally, that would mean spending much of the next seven…

The FIFA 21 soundtrack features Biig Piig, Tame Impala, Dua Lipa, Park Hye Jin & more

The latest instalment of EA Sports’ soccer franchise FIFA 21 drops next week October 6th/9th…

Nealo announces debut album All The Leaves Are Falling & socially-distant Dublin show

Dublin rapper Nealo has announced that his debut album debut album All The Leaves Are…

Soda Blonde play a live stream show tonight

Soda Blonde will launch their new single ‘Love Me World’ out tomorrow with a special…

7 online livestreamed gigs to watch this week

Highlights: Jessy Lanza, Assembly 2020, Denise Chaila, God Knows And MuRli, Musictown with The Mary Wallopers, Maija Sofia, CMAT and Radie Peat.

Denise Chaila & Martin Hayes on the government’s Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce

The members of the Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce were announced by the government today…

Irish Women In Harmony seeking 12 girls, 12 years and under, to join their Christmas song recording

Irish Women In Harmony’s ‘Dreams’ single which was sung by 44 Irish female artists and…

EPIC share open letter signed by over 600 people in the Irish music industry

After detailing a 9-point pre-budget submission to launch National Awareness Week for the Live Entertainment…

Van Morrison is releasing anti-lockdown protest songs

After telling the music industry to “fight the pseudo-science” when it comes to Covid-19 and…

Ireland Music Week announce artist showcase and conference schedule

Ireland Music Week have announced the full schedule from Tuesday 6th to Friday October 9th…

Pillow Queens announce 2021 Irish shows

Pillow Queens are to release their debut album In Waiting next Friday September 25th and…

Denise Chaila is performing on the Late Late Show this Friday

Denise Chaila’s star continues to rise, the Limerick MC is the musical guest on this…

EPIC launch a 9-point pre-budget plan & an Uplift campaign for the survival of the Irish live music industry & its workers

EPIC, the Event Production Industry Covid19 Working Group (EPIC), which was started during the pandemic…

Musictown Long Distance Love event featuring Andy Irvine & Dónal Lunny, Radie Peat, The Mary Wallopers & Maija Sofia to broadcast from National Concert Hall

Many events originally envisioned for MusicTown this year are taking place across September, Long Distance…