The best online live streams happening this week

Highlights: Lil Nas X & Miley Cyrus, Smoothboi Ezra, Ireland Performs & more.

Give Us The Night release new 9-point plan to address post COVID-19 nightlife economy

Give Us The Night’s campaign for the improvement of Irish nightlife and the easing of…

Electric Picnic 2020 is officially cancelled

Sad but expected news rolling in today. Electric Picnic has confirmed public suspicions today and…

Smoothboi Ezra will be live streaming on the Nialler9 Instagram tomorrow evening

Here’s something really exciting taking place in the immediate future that we wanted to highlight.…

Primavera Sound Festival postpones to 2021

Primavera Sound in Barcelona has announced that its 20th anniversary will not take place this…

Other Voices ‘Courage’ series continues tomorrow with Iarla Ó Lionáird and Steve Cooney live from the National Gallery

As many of you are well aware, Other Voices have curated and facilitated the live…

Drake’s double chart success here at home & abroad highlights divide in critical and public opinion

Drake continues to be a dominant force in pop music despite the issues which have surrounded his career as of late.

RIP Dublin independent promoter Luke Gleeson

One of Dublin’s most notable independent music promoters Luke Gleeson passed away suddenly on Tuesday…

Kraftwerk’s Florian Schneider has died

Florian Schneider, one of the founding members of the seminal and groundbreaking electronic music German…

The best online live streams happening this week

Highlights: Nilufer Yanya, Christine & The Queens, Charli XCX & more.

Bandcamp artists generated $7.1 million during last Friday’s sale

Bandcamp once again waved their revenue shares of all music and merch sales generated through…

Electric Picnic headliners postpone festival and tour dates

Rage Against The Machine were one of the first acts to self-announce for Electric Picnic…

Here are 10 new Irish releases you should buy on Bandcamp today

With Bandcamp deciding to wave their fees on all Digital sales for the rest of…

R.Kitt, Or:la, Peach & more contribute to new 42 track R&S Records compilation in aid of the NHS

Something to consider while making your purchase plans for Bandcamp tomorrow. Iconic dance label R&S…

Today is International Jazz Day – let’s check in on one of the nation’s most vibrant scenes

Today marks the 10th annual International Jazz Day, as set up by the United Nations…

Glastonbury unveils longlist for 2020 Emerging Talent Competition

Every year the organisers at Glastonbury Festival team up with PRS Foundation to run a…

All Together Now announce Iggy Pop and Sinead O’Connor will return in 2021

After last week’s mass cancellation of 2020’s Summer festival schedule due to COVID-19, festivals are…

Hip-hop producers can now access thousands of free samples through the Library Of Congress’ archives

Something of note for producers around the globe. Brian Foo, a DJ and computer scientist,…

Fundraiser launched for Belfast’s The 343 as part of larger UK #SaveOurVenues campaign

A UK venue representative body – Music Venue Trust has launched a campaign to help…

The National Concert Hall launches Jerome Hynes Young Composer Competition – winner to receive €2500 and a premiere in NCH

Today the NCH has launched their annual Jerome Hynes Young Composer Competition. The competition is…