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‘I can’t describe the thrill’: Marian Keyes on The Walsh Sisters TV adaptation

The six-part drama series is inspired by novels from the celebrated Irish author.

Evening Standard

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei to hold first major show in the north of England

Manchester arts organisation Factory International has revealed the upcoming season at Aviva Studios.

Evening Standard

The Vatican has given Rosalía its blessing – are the days of finger-wagging pontiffs over?

STATE OF THE ARTS: The pop star’s experimental, religious new album has found an unlikely fan in the Vatican, writes Fiona Sturges. Could this signal a new era of papal-pop culture diplomacy?

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Lorne Michaels would've asked Sinead O'Connor to appear on Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary special

Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels has revealed that he would've invited the late Sinead O'Connor - who infamously ripped up a picture of Pope John Paul II on the show in 1992 - to perform at the programme's 50th anniversary special had she still been alive.

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Sinéad O’Connor biopic in the works from company behind Lady Macbeth

Film has reportedly been in the works since the release of acclaimed documentary ‘Nothing Compares’

The Independent UK

‘The UK media undermines anything Scottish and assimilates it’, says Bobby Bluebell

THE quality, depth, range and sheer emotional power of the best contemporary Scottish songwriting has been under-recognised for years ...

The National (Scotland)

"At first, they thought it was a marvellous distraction, a joyous kink. Then there was a sense of, 'You can go back to the hole that you crawled out of'." Garbage's Shirley Manson on how the patriarchy seeks to crush women's voices in the music industry

Garbage's Shirley Manson refuses to be pushed to the margins by music industry misogynists

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Brit Awards 2025: Charli XCX dominates with five awards including Artist and Album of the Year

This year’s ceremony was held at London’s O2 Arena, with comedian Jack Whitehall presenting for the fifth time

Evening Standard

BRITs: Chappell Roan dedicates award to 'sex workers and Sinead O'Connor'

Chappell Roan dedicated her International Artist of the Year Award at the BRIT Awards with Mastercard to "sex workers and Sinead O'Connor".

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Sinead O’Connor leaves £1.7m to her children with advice to 'milk' her music for all it’s worth

The Irish singer, who passed away aged 56 in London in July 2023, had three surviving children

Evening Standard

Sinead O’Connor left her children £1.7million

In a document that made it clear she wanted them to “milk” her music for all it was worth, a legal document has revealed Sinead O’Connor left her children £1.7million.

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Michaels reconsiders Sinead "SNL" stunt

In a new doc on the musical history of "Saturday Night Live," the showrunner softened his stance on the singer

Salon

Sinead O’Connor said Prince ‘spoiled’ Nothing Compares 2 U for her after ‘disturbing’ incident

Irish artist said she was ‘very angry’ with the US artist for spoiling the song with an altercation at his home

The Independent UK

Kris Kristofferson was 'a walking contradiction,' a renegade and pilgrim surrounded by friends

Kris Kristofferson led a remarkable life that might sound implausible if it appeared in fiction

The Independent UK

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Kris Kristofferson fans remember his moving show of support for Sinead O’Connor

Kristofferson memorably comforted the younger artist after she was booed and heckled following her protest on ‘Saturday Night Live’

Al Jazeera

ABBA tells Trump to stop playing its songs at his events

Representatives of numerous artists have taken issue with Trump’s unauthorised use of their music at campaign events.

Louder

“Iggy Pop told me he got a speeding ticket while pumping out the demo!” Asian Dub Foundation's Steve Chandrasonic on his band's collaborations with Iggy Pop, Sinéad O’Connor, Public Enemy's Chuck D, Stewart Lee, Primal Scream and more

Asian Dub Foundation guitarist Steve 'Chandrasonic' Savale gives Louder an exclusive track-by-track guide to 94-Now: Collaborations, a new album celebrating ADF's 30th anniversary

Louder

Every Massive Attack album ranked from worst to best

From debut Blue Lines to return-to-form Heligoland, we revisit and reassess every album by Bristol's finest

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Sinéad O’Connor died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, death certificate says

Irish singer’s cause of death confirmed one year after being found unresponsive at her London home at age 56

Louder

“The world is full of cowards. You see cowards a lot when you’re doing something that’s honest, because you remind people of their own dishonesty.” Remembering Sinéad O'Connor, one year on

On the first anniversary of her death, we remember and celebrate the life and music of the fearless Sinéad O'Connor

Evening Standard

'We have to do better': Dublin wax museum pulls Sinead O’Connor figure

Many reacted with shock when the waxwork model was unveiled this week

The Independent UK

‘Hold On, I’m Coming’ closed out Trump’s convention speech. The songwriter says he didn’t want it played

‘We create music for uplifting people, not separating them,’ David Porter, who co-wrote the iconic track with R&B legend Isaac Hayes, told The Independent

The Independent UK

The road to Glastonbury: What makes a Pyramid Stage headliner, and why is it so hard to find them?

As Worthy Farm gears up once again to welcome Glastonbury fans this week, the question of who should take top billing at the UK’s best-loved music festival is becoming harder to answer. Not to mention increasingly controversial. So what do organisers look for in a headline act? And should they…

Louder

“She was very, very honest, almost to a fault. Most singers are actors. Sinéad was not an actor.” Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan recalls Sunday dinners with Sinéad O'Connor while she was holed up in a friend's attic

Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan shares his memories of the late Sinéad O'Connor

Marie Claire

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Hair and makeup fit for music's biggest night.

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