Hozier has announced a series of livestream concerts for ISPCC Childline on social media.

The shortlist for the RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year 2019 was announced on Wednesday afternoon, with the eclectic list of nominees reflecting the rude health of music in this country at the moment.

The Cork Film Festival is known for championing short films. We chat to six emerging film-makers who are showing their work over the next few days

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The likes of Christy Moore, U2 and Hozier - along with a host of other artists - last year shared a royalty bonanza payout of €32.29m from the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO).

The podcast series will see Hozier speak with musicians, artists, writers, campaigners about how to take action and change the world.

Cork woman Angela Dorgan oversees Ireland’s biggest showcase for emerging music acts, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

It has also been announced that the festival will run for another decade.

His Wasteland Baby! tour is coming back to the capital on December 10.

The precocious 17-year-old LA songstress, whose March debut album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? made her the first ever artist born in the new millennium to have a number one album in the US album charts, has been catapulted to stardom and hailed as the voice of a new generation.

It's a mixed bag for Electric Picnic attendees but GAA fans should be happy with the forecast for Sunday's All-Ireland final.

Organisers of Electric Picnic are cracking down on single-use plastic at this weekend's festival.

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It will be tricky trying to see everybody at the huge Stradbally event next weekend, so Ed Power selects the ones you definitely shouldn’t miss.

When it comes to music podcasts, the actual tunes themselves are not essential — the best series discuss around the music.

The Cork-born singer-songwriter's sixth studio album is his third chart-topper following 2012's Red to Blue and 2014's By The Rule.

The naturalist delivered a powerful speech about the environment, more specifically the ocean, and appeared taken aback by the warm reception he received.

No denying it, Hozier has that air of thoroughbred greatness about him.

Liam Gallagher hasn't been softened by time, he's still harder than the Irish rain

A record one million tickets have been sold for outdoor gigs this summer, according to concert promoter MCD.

Hollywood actor Chris Hemsworth has revealed that Irish artist Hozier is one of his favourite musicians.

Bill Shanley owns 18 guitars, a number he feels is just about right.

Now that the line-up for Electric Picnic has been released, it’s time to finalise your plans for a busy season of music events, writes Ed Power.

Hozier and Florence top Electric Picnic bill Hozier has been announced as one of the headline acts of this year’s Electric Picnic festival.

So that’s Wednesday nearly wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Wild Youth have been widely tipped as the country’s next big thing. They tell Ed Power about their unashamed pop leanings and what they learnt from touring with Niall Horan.

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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.

The worst-kept secret in Irish music has been confirmed with the announcement that Metallica are to headline Slane Castle on June 8 next year.

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The sold-out Electric Picnic, which heralds the end of the summer and had Hozier play a surprise gig, came to an electrifying close last night with The Prodigy and their ‘Firestarter’.

Meet Santa, get a tattoo, sing karaoke in a caravan, and maybe see Hozier play a

The legendary singer was among a number of artists that performed at the Garden of Remembrance location.