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"Your mother was and still is such a powerful presence here on earth. Watching you sing to her makes me cry": watch Sinéad O’Connor's daughter sing Nothing Compares 2 U at New York tribute show

Louder

A rebuilt Wall, Madonna's producer and an American academic: How Roger Waters saved himself

At the start of the 90s, Roger Waters was up against it. An epic concert of The Wall in Berlin was the first brick in rebuilding his career, followed by his third solo album, Amused To Death

Louder

TV tonight: a gripping murder mystery with a beautiful New Zealand backdrop

An Irish couple go missing in this dark new drama. Plus: a speedily-assembled look at Glasgow’s most underwhelming new tourist attraction; Willy’s Chocolate Experience

The Guardian - UK

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World Party Founder Karl Wallinger Dies At 66

Remembering the musical legacy of Karl Wallinger, the talented musician behind World Party and The Waterboys.

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Aisling Bea: ‘Bury me in a coffin made out of potato waffles’

The actor and screenwriter on bouncing off Domhnall Gleeson in Alice & Jack, why Irish stars are having a moment, and the legacy of Sinéad O’Connor

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Grammys 2024: 10 takeaways from music's biggest night (Taylor's version)

Miley Cyrus, SZA, Billie Eilish and others had a big night. But once again, the music industry found itself in the long shadow of Taylor Swift, who won album of the year and announced a new project.

WEKU

Lennox calls for ceasefire at Grammys

Befitting of the artist she was honoring, Lennox was the first to vocalize her views on the war during the show

Salon

Sinead O’Connor died from natural causes, coroner says

The singer was found unresponsive at a home in southeast London on July 26. O’Connor was 56.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sinead O’Connor cause of death revealed

The Irish music legend was found unresponsive at her London home on July 26 and pronounced dead at the scene

Salon

Sinéad O'Connor died of natural causes, coroner says

The Irish singer died on July 26, 2023, at the age of 56. A tribute concert for O'Connor and Irish artist Shane MacGowan is planned for March in New York.

WEKU

Sinéad O'Connor, Iconic Irish Singer, Dies from Natural Causes

Discover the sad but natural end of icon Sinéad O'Connor. From her rise to fame to her battle with mental illness, she'll forever be remembered.

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Irish singer Sinead O'Connor died from natural causes, coroner says

A coroner says Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor died from “natural causes” in July

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The Guardian - UK

Cause of Sinéad O’Connor’s death ruled as natural causes

Southwark coroner’s court closes its case with brief statement, following singer’s death in July last year

The Guardian - UK

Sinéad O’Connor and Shane MacGowan tribute concert lineup announced

Cat Power and David Gray among artists scheduled to perform at celebration in New York in March

The Independent UK

Sinead O’Connor and Shane MacGowan tribute concert announced

Artists were friends for years and collaborated on the single ‘Haunted’, which featured in 1986 film ‘Sid and Nancy’

WEKU

Actors, musicians, writers and artists we lost in 2023

Giants of the arts world left us this year: We look back on the legacies of Harry Belafonte, Tina Turner, Sinéad O'Connor, Paul Reubens (aka Pee-wee Herman), Richard Roundtree, Norman Lear and more.

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Who are the new greats of Irish music? Five musicians to watch out for

The world lost three great Irish musicians in 2023: Shane MacGowan, Sinéad O’Connor and Christy Dignam. While their music reflected their individual struggles and resilience, it also grappled with the evolving essence of Irish identity. Their work stands as a reminder of Ireland’s complex history.

The Guardian - UK

Sinéad O’Connor remembered by Gavin Friday

The artist and musician on his long friendship with an extraordinary vocalist whose courage helped so many raised in Catholic Ireland

The Guardian - UK

Lankum review – more like an exorcism than a gig

The Dublin doom-folk favourites crown a momentous year with a magnificent assault on the senses and a set rich in hypnotic tales of woe

The Guardian - UK

Pop stars, actors and politicians we lost in 2023 – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on notable pop culture and political figures we lost this year

The Guardian - UK

Whether in song or in silence, Shane MacGowan exuded the very essence of life

When I interviewed him last year, the late Pogues legend was truculent, moody, wilfully silent – and immensely likable. I will forever cherish our strange meeting

The Guardian - UK

Punk, human spirit and a Christmas classic: Shane MacGowan’s 10 greatest recordings

The singer was at his snarling, poignant best across these powerful vignettes that put a modern spin on Irish folk traditions and gave us a timeless festive singalong

The Guardian - UK

Shane MacGowan, Pogues songwriter and Irish music legend, dies aged 65

One of the all-time great bandleaders and writer of Christmas classic Fairytale of New York, MacGowan invigorated rock with the power of Irish folk music

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