The likes of U2, Hozier and Christy Moore shared in a royalty pay-out bonanza of €28.1m made by the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) last year.

Irish musicians are now earning more from digital revenue than physical sales of CDs and records.

Don’t say there’s nothing to do tomorrow night.

Artists including U2, Hozier, and Christy Moore along with thousands of other Irish artists last year shared a €26.32m bonanza from the public performance and broadcast of their songs.

Eleanor McEvoy suffered the tragic loss of her collaborator while making her new album, writes Ed Power.

The president of Amy Winehouse’s record label still feels “pangs of guilt” about the singer’s death and is more sensitive to his artists’ wellbeing ever since.

A congress for those earning their living from Irish music will form part of events surrounding this year’s Seán Ó Riada Gold Medal Competition in Cork.

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Restaurateurs have criticised plans to issue a single licence to business owners allowing them to play music on their premises. They say the development is useless if licences aren’t cheaper.

While the Killarney name adorns the failed festival which was due to be held in ‘the Kingdom’ this weekend, there was little Kerry involvement behind the scenes of the cancelled event.

Here’s a run down of today’s business headlines.

For this week’s Q&A Kehlan Kirwan talks with Victor Finn, CEO of IMRO. The Irish Music Rights Organisation recently announced that music is worth €470m to the economy. Victor talks to Kehlan about the importance of music to the economy.

Opportunities for developing Ireland’s music industry that contributes almost half a billion euro to the economy and supports more than 11,500 jobs are outlined in a major report published yesterday.

A new report by the music industry claims it is worth almost half a billion euro to the Irish economy.

Musicians including U2, Paul Brady and Christy Moore, along with thousands of other Irish musicians, last year shared €32.4m from the public performance and broadcast of their songs.

The owner of one of the country’s best-known nightclubs has been told by a judge to face the music or go to jail.

We've teamed up with MUZU and Meteor to bring you a live stream of tonight's Meteor Choice Music Prize Awards from 7.30pm.

Bands including Boyzone and The Corrs along with hundreds of others shared a €37.7m bonanza last year from the public performance and broadcast of their songs.

FOOTBALL is coming home, for less.

THE Irish Music Rights Organisation has claimed existing legislation is inadequate to ensure songwriters and composers are compensated for their work in the face of the growth of digital media.

DUBLIN singers Imelda May and Cathy Davey are among the top acts battling it out for the Irish Album of the Year 2010.

IRISH music should be used to lift people out of the economic gloom and “engender a sense of wellbeing” around the country, according to chairman of the Oireachtas Arts Committee, Tom Kitt.

MUSIC bloggers have met the country’s music rights watchdog to discuss controversial new plans to impose a licence on websites which share music sent to them by bands.

A HIGH COURT judge has warned POD Concerts there will be “serious consequences” if it fails to honour by Thursday all aspects of its agreement with the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) over royalty payments for live music events.

AN IRISH composer who penned one of the bestselling tracks around the globe has been honoured in an exclusive list of international lyricists.

Irish composer Brendan Graham who penned one of the best selling tracks around the globe has been honoured on an exclusive list of international lyricists, it emerged today.

A LONG-running between a festival promoter and music rights chiefs looks set to be resolved.

PARENTS were yesterday warned to be vigilant after pornographic DVDs and videos were found inside lookalike Disney movie sleeves following a garda-led raid on an open-air market.

In the second part of our Top 50 list of the most influential figures in Irish music, Joe McNamee considers some of the surprising results.

INTERNET users are the next target in the battle to halt music piracy.

EIGHTY civil actions are in progress against pubs for failing to pay SKY full commercial rates to screen Premiership matches.

THE satellite television company Sky is to prosecute up to 100 publicans for illegally broadcasting soccer matches.

One of the biggest exporters of Irish music, Bill Whelan, has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award.