She’s the Cork singer dubbed the next Kate Bush, shortlisted by Universal, the world’s biggest record label, as their artist to watch in 2020. This will be the year of Lyra, writes Ed Power

Last year, Cork pop singer Lyra experienced a brand new emotion: overwhelming heartbreak. “It was the first time I sat down and wrote a ballad. I suddenly understood how Adele could do it.”

On October 16, 2015 Christopher Duncan’s life changed forever, writes Ed Power.

Ed Hamell has been hiding in plain sight. "I haven’t released an album in six years. But I’ve been on YouTube. I decided that I would write a song every day for a year and put it online."