European Court of Justice rules to increase musicians’ recorded earnings in dispute between R.A.A.P. & PPI

The European Court of Justice has ruled that performers should receive an equal share on…

Nialler9 Podcast: Niamh Regan’s sublime debut album & the Irish hip-hop documentary

Episode 104 of the Nialler9 Podcast, and Niall and Andrea are staying positive! Join us…

Lyra is singing of a brighter day in the self-directed video for ‘New Day’

The Cork artist Lyra released her first material of 2020 last week after 3 singles last…

For Those I Love’s music video for ‘I Have A Love’ is a moving tribute to friendship

I’ve been waiting on this one. Ever since For Those I Love’s debut album released…

€6 million live & music industry support packages announced by Irish government

Some good news for the commercial live music sector today. Last night, the Minister for…

Clu returns with ‘Going Kayfabe’ inspired by “80s ballads, trance and contemporary R&B”

The electronic A/V Clu project we’ve written about over the years here is now a…

A five-date “hybrid music festival” featuring Lethal Dialect, JYellowL, Vernon Jane & more is happening at Drop Dead Twice this month

The gigs, albeit, seated, socially distanced and with reduced caps are coming back. Laters With…

Wyvern Lingo announce two 85-capacity seated gigs in Dublin in October

Wyvern Lingo have announced two actual shows to take place this October, socially-distant of course.…

Watch the artist’s wife, Hinata Hallinan, perform interpretive dance in the video for Art Of Algebra’s ‘Maasai’

Irish electronic producer David Hallinan released a full-length album under the name Art Of Algebra…

Ireland Music Week announce online conference details

Ireland Music Week has moved entirely online this October 6th to 9th, and has previously…

The 25 best songs of the month

The best of August 2020.

Yenkee releases 30 minute mixtape of “ambient music, little nuggets, pub songs” – Music Meditation

Cork’s Graham Cooney aka Yenkee has been releasing some fine music this past while and…

Watch Niamh Regan’s Hemet album launch from Galway’s Black Gate

Last week, the Galway singer-songwriter Niamh Regan’s fine debut album Hemet was released, and it’s…

Bicep are playing a special live streamed show this Friday

With real life gigs and DJ sets off limits right now, Belfast duo Bicep are…

Ailbhe Reddy challenges the norm of social media breakups on ‘Looking Happy’

‘Looking Happy’, the third single from Ailbhe Reddy’s debut album so far is its bounciest…

14 new Irish songs you should hear this week

New music from Farah Elle, AE MAK, Absentee, Chris Kabs, Gareth Quinn Redmond, JyellowL, Míde Houlihan, Moving Still, RUNOFFBROKE & more

Toygirl sing of infatuation on the affecting alt-pop of ‘Poison’

A week before lockdown, we posted Toygirl’s previous single ‘Moonlight Velvet’, a gorgeous song we…

Bandcamp Friday: Releases to buy from God Knows, Rush Hour, Ordnance Survey, Emma Langford & more

It’s impossible to feature all of the worthy releases available on Bandcamp for their now-monthly…

SZA returns with ‘Hit Different’ featuring Ty Dolla $ign & The Neptunes

It’s been a long time coming but SZA is finally back on her solo tip.…