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Confusion as media reports dead poet paying 'tribute' to Sinéad O'Connor

SEVERAL news outlets left readers confused after reporting on a “tribute” from Irish poet Seamus Heaney to Sinead O’Connor ...

The National (Scotland)

‘Her talent was unmatched’: The world pays tribute to Sinead O’Connor

Irish musician is being remembered for her punk spirit, her campaigning for women’s rights, and her music, which ‘was loved around the world’

The Independent UK

‘An incredible loss’: Ireland shares memories of Sinéad O’Connor

Shocked by her death, the singer’s compatriots recall her courage, kindness and humour

The Guardian - UK

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The story behind Sinéad O’Connor’s iconic Saturday Night Live performance

The singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor has died at the age of 56, prompting a flurry of tributes for both her music and her confrontational style.

The Week

Tributes flood in for Sinéad O’Connor from celebrities including Toni Collette, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Marian Keyes

Celebrities from across the globe are making tributes to the late Sinéad O'Connor as her passing at the age of 56 shocks fans

Woman & Home

Sinéad O'Connor refused to play by society's rules for women

From her shaved head to her activism, O'Connor defied expectations.

Fortune

Sinead O’Connor’s Muslim identity missing in obituaries, some fans say

O’Connor converted to Islam in 2018, a key moment of her life some say is not highlighted in tributes.

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"It's the only time I get to spend with my mother": The story of Sinéad O'Connor’s Nothing Compares 2 U

The late singer channeled her mother when performing the iconic Prince song, but did she originally sing it about Peter Gabriel?

MusicRadar

"All her pain, all her beauty, those incredible songs, she deserves sainthood": the rock world pays tribute to Sinead O'Connor

Tributes flood in for iconic Irish singer Sinead O'Connor, whose death, at the age of 56, was announced yesterday, July 26

Metal Hammer

Sinéad O’Connor was found unresponsive in London flat, say police

Scotland Yard says Irish singer’s death, just weeks after she moved to UK capital, is not being treated as suspicious

The Guardian - UK

‘No one knew what to do’: when Sinéad O’Connor ripped up the pope’s photo on TV – the inside story

Record label executive Daniel Glass remembers the infamous 1992 SNL appearance that resulted in the artist becoming ‘totally cancelled’

The Guardian - UK

P!nk sings a tribute to Sinéad O’Connor with Brandi Carlile during the opening night of the US leg of her tour

The two American singers sang Nothing Compares 2 U during P!nk’s Summer Carnival tour

Evening Standard

Sinéad O'Connor was right all along

The late singer's legendary "SNL" moment outraged the mainstream — and was a massive breakthrough for '90s feminism

Salon

More Celebrity Tributes Pour In for Sinéad O'Connor After Her Tragic Passing

She passed away at just 56.

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Evening Standard

Morrissey blasts celebrities posting tributes to Sinead O’Connor following her death

The Smiths singer vented his anger at the ‘lack of support’ while she was alive

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: tributes paid to Sinéad O’Connor who has died at 56

Irish singer known for Nothing Compares 2 U, one of the biggest-selling singles of 1990, has died. Plus, why we fear being scammed

Evening Standard

Sinéad O’Connor: a life in activism

The Irish singer, who has died aged 56, carved out a space for women’s rage and protest in a music industry hell-bent on silencing it

The Guardian - UK

‘You hadn’t the guts to support her’: Morrissey decries music industry after Sinéad O’Connor’s death

Former Smiths frontman writes impassioned screed on his website, criticising media and record labels for lack of support of O’Connor during her life

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The Guardian - UK

Share your tributes and memories of Sinéad O’Connor

We would like to hear your memories of Sinéad O’Connor – whether you met her, worked with her, or enjoyed her music

Evening Standard

‘Sinéad O’Connor was so ahead of her time in every single way – she just did what she believed in’

Kathryn Ferguson, director of the new Sky documentary Nothing Compares, on the singer who was never afraid to speak out

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: tributes for Sinéad O’Connor; NSW police form taskforce to tackle gang war; and food companies shrinking products

‘What an amazing woman’ – Russell Crowe recalls meeting the Irish singer in Dublin

The Independent UK

The story of Sinead O’Connor’s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ – and her eventful encounter with Prince

Dublin-born singer shot to fame with her cover of a previously forgotten Prince song

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: What the Coutts/Farage row reveals about banking in Britain

In today’s newsletter: The twisty tale of Nigel Farage’s dispute with the NatWest-owned bank has led to the resignation of its CEO, Alison Rose. A timeline of the drama and why it matters

MusicRadar

"This disgusting world broke her and kept on breaking her": Stars pay tribute to Sinead O'Connor, who has died aged 56

A "voice that cracked stone with force & by increment"

The Independent UK

Sinead O’Connor death – latest: Russell Crowe pays tribute to ‘amazing’ and ‘courageous’ singer

Singer died 18 months after the death of her son Shane

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