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Belfast TradFest unites young people who are often segregated. Its founders explain why traditional music belongs to allBelfast is in many ways still a deeply divided city, but last week young people from Catholic and Protestant communities – who live …
Social media platform rebranded as X lifts ban on rapper-producer imposed after swastika tweetKanye West’s account on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has been reinstated almost eight months after he tweeted an image of a swastik…
Local seismometer detects activity equivalent of 2.3 magnitude earthquake, comparable to 2011 ‘Beast Quake’Taylor Swift’s Eras tour performances at Lumen Field in Seattle on 22 July and 23 July generated seismic activity equivalent of a 2.3 magnitude e…
Judge refuses Hong Kong government’s request for injunction against Glory to Hong Kong, saying it could have chilling effectHong Kong’s high court has rejected a government attempt to ban a protest song, Glory to Hong Kong, saying an injunction could c…
The bassist and vocalist, who sang the hit Take It to the Limit, died of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseRandy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles, has died at age 77, the band said on Thursday.Meisner died on Wednesday nig…
Shocked by her death, the singer’s compatriots recall her courage, kindness and humourThe memories have come tumbling out. The little girl who played in a Dublin park. The teenager who sat on school steps strumming a guitar. The pop star who leaned out…
Scotland Yard says Irish singer’s death, just weeks after she moved to UK capital, is not being treated as suspiciousPolice officers found Sinéad O’Connor unresponsive in a London flat on Wednesday just weeks after she had moved to the city, it has eme…
Former Smiths frontman writes impassioned screed on his website, criticising media and record labels for lack of support for O’Connor during her lifeMorrissey has written a vociferous tribute to the late Sinéad O’Connor, decrying the media and music in…
Opera company will leave capital by March 2029 and develop artistic programme for new baseThe English National Opera (ENO) will receive an extra grant of £24m from April 2024 to March 2026 and more time to leave London, Arts Council England (ACE) has a…
In a world of cookie-cutter pop music stars and automatons, Sinéad O’Connor was a one-off. The Irish singer-songwriter — whose death at the age of 56 was reported Wednesday by her family — was a singular artist who marched to the beat of her own, very…