The Wanted’s Tom Parker Passes From Brain Cancer At Age 33
Tom Parker of Irish band The Wanted has died at the age of 33 after being diagnosed with brain cancer. In a statement The Wanted announced, “Max, Jay, Siva, Nathan and the whole Wanted family are...
View ArticleEd Sheeran and Liam Payne Pay Tribute To Tom Parker of The Wanted Following...
Ed Sheeran and Liam Payne have paid tribute to The Wanted’s Tom Parker after he passed away on Wednesday following a battle with brain cancer. Sheeran sent his condolences to Tom’s wife Kelsey and...
View ArticleThe Wanted Greatest Hits Re-Enters British Chart After Death Of Tom Parker
The Wanted’s Most Wanted: The Greatest Hits (9) could return to the Top 10 following the tragic death of member Tom Parker, who passed away aged 33 last week. Upon its original release in 2021, Most...
View ArticleBono To Release U2 Book ‘Surrender’
A book by Bono about U2 titled ‘Surrender’ will be published in November. ‘Surrender,’ writes Bono, “Is the story of one pilgrim’s lack of progress … with a fair amount of fun along the way.” In...
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The Pogues Bass Player Darryl Hunt Dies At Age 72
Darryl Hunt, the long time bass player for The Pogues, has died at age 72. Hunt joined The Pogues in 1986, replacing founding member Cait O’Riordan who left to join her husband Elvis Costello’s band...
View ArticleTwo Door Cinema Club Cancel Tour As Bass Player Diagnosed With Auto-Immune...
Two Door Cinema Club have cancelled their tour as Kevin Baird battles an “incurable autoimmune disease”. Two Door Cinema Club won’t be performing their upcoming European headline tour due to the health...
View ArticleBono To Go On Book Tour
Bono is launching a book tour to support the release of his new memoir. Bono is set to release his autobiography ‘Surrender: 40 Songs One Story’ in November and will offer fans around the globe an...
View ArticleBono Performs Stunning Solo Version of With Or Without You For Colbert
Bono performed solo this week for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert performing a solo version of his U2 classic ‘With Or Without You’. Bono was on The Late Show to talk up his new book ‘Surrender: 40...
View ArticleBoomtown Rats Co-founder Garry Roberts Has Died At Age 72
Garry Roberts, a founding member of The Boomtown rats, has died at age 72. Roberts formed Boomtown Rats in Dublin in 1976 with Bob Geldof, Johnny Fingers, Pete Briquette, Gerry Cott and Simon Crowe....
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The Corrs Play Their First Show Since 2017 In Australia
The Hope Estate Winery at Pokolbin in New South Wales hosted the first show for The Corrs since 2017 on Saturday (26 November). The Corrs, Jim, 56, Andrea Corr, 48, Caroline, 49, and Sharon Corr, 52,...
View ArticleThe Corrs Will Return To Australian for 2023 Tour
One week after their triumphant one-off Australian performance in New South Wales, promoter Andrew McManus has announced he will be bringing The Corrs back for a national tour in 2023. In a statement...
View ArticleLarry Mullen Jr To Step Down For U2 Fot a Year
U2’s drummer Larry Mullen Jr. has ruled himself out of touring with U2 next year due to ongoing physical health issues. Mullen explained that he requires surgery after injuring his “elbows, knees [and]...
View ArticleThe Corrs 2023 Australian Dates Announced
Dates have now been locked in for The Corrs 2023 Australia tour. As earlier reported, The Corrs will tour with guests Natalie Imbruglia, Toni Childs and Germein. THE CORRS – 2023 Tour Dates with...
View ArticleU2 Have Re-Recorded 40 Songs for the Album ‘Songs of Surrender’
U2 have re-recorded 40 of their songs for a new album ‘Songs of Surrender’. The band has released a trailer for the album with a preview of the reimagined ‘Beautiful Day’. ‘Songs of Surrender’ is an...
View ArticleU2 Announce Vegas Residency Minus Larry Mullen Jr
U2 will head to Vegas for a long-term event in a purpose-built venue called The Sphere but they will have a line-up change. Co-founder and drummer Larry Mullen Jr will not be in the band. Instead Bram...
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U2 Premiere New Version of ‘One’
U2 have released their new version of the classic ‘One’ from the upcoming ‘Songs of Surrender’ album. ‘Songs of Surrender’ is the companion album to Bono’s book ‘Surrender: 40 songs, One Story’,...
View ArticleIreland’s Daniel O’Donnell Signs With Robert Rigby’s Ambition Entertainment
Ireland’s national treasure and one of Ireland’s biggest selling music artists, Daniel O’Donnell has signed a new deal for the Australian and New Zealand markets with Brisbane based music label...
View ArticleMark Sheehan of The Script Dies Aged 46
Mark Sheehan, the guitarist and co-founder of Irish band The Script, has died at the age of 46 after what has been called “a brief illness”. Sheehan formed The Script with Danny O’Donoghue and Glenn...
View ArticleU2 Preview Sphere In Las Vegas
Bono and The Edge take Apple Music’s Zane Lowe on an exclusive sneak preview tour of Sphere — the innovative Las Vegas performance venue the band will christen in September. The group shares why...
View ArticleBob Dylan Covers Van Morrison Classic In Spain
Bob Dylan made a rare alteration to his Rough and Rowdy Ways setlist in Spain last week when the Johnny Mercer cover of ‘That Old Black Magic’ was replaced with a Van Morrison cover ‘Into The Mystic’....
View ArticleLas Vegas Switches On U2 Venue Sphere
Las Vegas has switched on its newest venue ‘Sphere’, where U2 will soon take up residency. U2 will open the venue with 25 shows scheduled with more than one million tickets on sale. The Sphere is...
View ArticleRonan Keating’s Brother Killed In Car Crash
Ronan Keating’s brother, Ciaran Keating, has died following a car crash on Saturday. The Irish Times reported that the former Ronan’s brother, who was in his 50s, was named locally as a man who died in...
View ArticleSinéad O’Connor Dies at the Age Of 56
Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor has died at the age of 56. She was born 8 December, 1966. O’Connor had been battling mental health issues for a number of years. The singer claimed her issues started as a...
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Tributes Flow for Sinéad O’Connor
Tributes have been flowing from music stars worldwide following the passing of Sinéad O’Connor. Bryan Adams, Cat Stevens, Billy Bragg and Ron Sexsmith have posted tributes. Sinéad only posted a video...
View ArticleMorrissey Rips Into The Industry That Destroyed Sinéad O’Connor
Morrissey has ripped the music industry a new arsehole over the treatment of Sinéad O’Connor when she was alive. The death of Sinead O’Connor was announced today. She was 56. Morrissey says her label...
View ArticlePink and Brandi Carlile and Tori Amos Perform Tributes To Sinead O’Connor
Brandi Carlile joined Pink in Cincinnati on Wednesday night to honor Sinéad O’Connor with a cover of her Prince hit ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’. Pink told her audience “When I was a little girl, my mom grew...
View ArticleSinead O’Connor’s 2013 Letter To Miley Cyrus Trends Again
The 2013 letter Sinéad O’Connor wrote to Miley Cyrus warning her about the music industry (and then setting off a feud) has surfaced again in the wake of the death of Sinéad. The 2013 letter warned...
View ArticleSinéad O’Connor Funeral To Be Held Tuesday 8 August
Sinéad O’Connor’s funeral will take place in Ireland on Tuesday. Fans of the late singer have been invited to say a “last goodbye” and line a route along the seafront in Bray, County Wicklow, with the...
View ArticleSinéad O’Connor Clifftop Tribute Held In Hometown
A clifftop tribute to Sinéad O’Connor has been unveiled outside the late singer’s hometown. An installation honouring Sinéad was unveiled on Bray Head in County Wicklow on Sunday. The piece was...
View ArticleSinéad O’Connor Farewelled in Ireland
Sinéad O’Connor’s fans gathered in Bray, Ireland on Tuesday to say goodbye to the late singer. O’Connor was found unresponsive at her home in London on 26 July, and on Tuesday, she was laid to rest...
View ArticleThe Corrs Upgrade Sydney Venue
The Corrs have moved their Sydney show from Aware Super Theatre to Qudos on October 29. The Corrs played a one-off Australian show in New South Wales in 2022. It was the first time the siblings had...
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Ronnie Wood joins Van Morrison On Stage In Birmingham
Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones was a surprise guest with Van Morrison at his concert at the Páirc Festival, Kings Health, Birmingham on Saturday (26 August, 2023). Ronnie joined Van for ‘Gloria’ and...
View ArticleU2 About To Start Vegas Residency Without Larry Mullen Jr
U2 will miss drummer Larry Mullen Jr when they start their Las Vegas residency without him behind the kit. U2 are set to kick off their ‘U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere’ run on September 29, but they...
View ArticleU2 Premiere New Song ‘Atomic City’ At Las Vegas Pop Up Show
U2 have performed a brand new song ‘Atomic City’ at a Pop Up show in Las Vegas ahead of their residency. The impromptu performance happened in Fremont Street, Las Vegas, the same street the band filmed...
View ArticleSir George Morrison Covers The Classics For 45th Album ‘Accentuate The Positive’
Sir George Ivan Morrison (Van to his mates) will continue his tribute to the classic with a second volume of covers for 2023, ‘Accentuate The Positive’. Sir George released ‘Moving On Skiffle’, with...
View ArticleUnreleased Sinead O’Connor Song Features In TV Drama The Woman In The Wall
What is maybe Sinead O’Connor’s final song ‘The Magdalene Song’ has premiered in the season finale of the BBC series ‘The Woman in the Wall’. It is understood that O’Connor approved the use of the song...
View ArticleBono Backflips On Nuclear Energy
U2, longtime protesters of nuclear energy, have had a complete backflip over the nuclear threat. Bono and The Edge are now for nuclear energy, not against it. Back in 1992, U2 and Greenpeace staged...
View ArticleU2 Play First U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere Show In Las Vegas
U2 played their first ‘U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere’ at their all new purpose built venue The Sphere at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas on Friday (29 September, 2023). The Vegas show centres...
View ArticleBob Geldof Wants To Turn Live Aid Into A Musical
Bob Geldof is to bring the story of how he organised Live Aid to the London stage next year. The 1985 concerts were organised by Geldof and fellow musician Midge Ure to raise money for famine relief in...
View ArticleBob Geldof Says Live Aid Musical Better Not Be Shit
Sir Bob Geldof is warning a new musical based on the story of Live Aid “better not be shit”. Geldof is set to see the story immortalised on stage of how and Midge Ure put on the iconic Live Aid...
View ArticleU2 Change ‘Pride (In the Name of Love)’ Lyrics To Honour Those Killed At...
U2 changed the lyrics to their song ‘Pride (In the Name of Love)’ to honour the victims of of the Israel music festival massacre. Last Saturday (07.10.23), Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip unleashed...
View ArticleAndy White’s Spoken Word Track ‘Bass Priority’ Is The Yes For Moving Forward
When Andy White wrote ‘Bass Priority’ is was a song in support of the referendum. Now it’s a song about moving forward. The message of ‘Bass Priority’ has not changed since last Saturday when...
View ArticleDexys Continue the Album Performance Tour for The Feminine Divine
In September, Kevin Rowland took Dexys back on the road with a show featuring a complete performance of the new Dexys album ‘The Feminine Divine’. ‘The Feminine Divine’ is a concept album about a...
View ArticleVan Morrison To Release Fourth Album In Two Years ‘Accentuate The Positive’
Van Morrison is churning out the new albums with a fourth ‘Accentuate The Positive’ coming put in November. It will be the fourth Van Morrison album since 2021. ‘Accentuate The Positive’ is Morrison’s...
View ArticleRonan Keating Says It Was A Mistake To Carry On Without Stephen Gately
Ronan Keating thinks it was a “mistake” for Boyzone to carry on without the late Stephen Gateley. Boyzone formed in 1993 and enjoyed chart success before splitting in 1999 and reforming in 2007, and...
View ArticleSinead O’Connor Died of Natural Causes
Sinéad O’Connor died of natural causes, according to the coroner. A spokesperson for the London Inner South Coroner’s Court confirmed on Tuesday that the Irish hitmaker died of natural causes on 26...
View ArticleU2 To Release David Guetta Remix of ‘Atomic City’
U2 have shared an EDM remix of their song ‘Atomic City’ by world-famous DJ David Guetta. U2 released the new song in September as they made their debut at Las Vegas’ MSG Sphere, where they’ve been...
View ArticleSinead O’Connor Estate Demands Trump Stop Using Her Music At Rallies
Sinead O’Connor’s estate has issued a cease-and-desist letter to Donald Trump to prevent him playing her music at his political rallies. Trump has been playing Sinead’s 1990 hit, Nothing Compares 2 U...
View ArticleU2 Becomes Third Vegas Show To Top $200 million In Ticket Sales
U2’s ‘U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere’ has become the third show ever to sell more than $200 million in ticket sales. The other two are both Celine Dion shows ‘A New Day …” and ‘Celine’. ‘U2:UV...
View ArticleHozier Lands UK No 1 Single with ‘Too Sweet’
It’s been a decade in the making, but Hozier today earns his first-ever Number 1 single in the UK with Too Sweet. The breakout track from the expanded deluxe edition of his chart-topping third album...
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