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Fans are expected to line an Irish coastal road to bid farewell to Sinead O’Connor ahead of her funeral on Tuesday.

As Sinead O’Connor ’s family prepare to say their final goodbyes to the singer on Tuesday, her loved ones are calling on fans to line the seafront where she used to live in Co Wicklow for a "last goodbye”. The 56 year old Nothing Compares 2 U singer tragically passed away in July at the age of 56, just one year on since the death of her son Shane Lunny, who took his own life in 2022, when he was just 17 years old.

Sinead O’Connor’s remains have been released to her family following a post-mortem examination to determine a cause of death, according to reports.The Irish Grammy-winning singer was found unresponsive by police at her home in south-east London last week, with her death at the age of 56 being treated as not suspicious.The Irish Times reported on Thursday that the clerk of the London Inner South Coroner’s Court, John Thompson, has confirmed an “autopsy was conducted to secure a medical cause of death”.The newspaper said a statement issued by Mr Thompson on behalf of senior coroner Andrew Harris stated the post-mortem examination report may not be received “for some weeks”. It added that the conclusion will be publicly disclosed if an inquest is opened into her death.The news of Sinead's sad death last week sparked a host of tributes from fans and famous faces from across the world, including Scottish singer Annie Lennox who hailed Sinead as “bold and beautiful” and a “truth teller” in a poetic tribute.

Lorde has shared a message Taylor Swift sent her around the time that her album ‘Melodrama’ came out.The Kiwi popstar’s second album was released six years ago this week and she commemorated the anniversary with a slideshow on social media of behind-the-scenes photos from the album’s rollout.One of the photos in the slideshow was a screenshot of a text from Swift. Although the beginning of the message is cut off, the rest can be shown reading: “You will always be imagined in my mind in a rowboat with Annie Lennox floating down a river of cool cerebral ethereal dreams but don’t-fuck-with-me vibes all around you.”She continued: “And I don’t think first week record sales singularly define a legacy.”“I love you so much for this,” Lorde replied.The screenshots were captioned: “Taylor was very kind and not wrong.”Elsewhere in the slideshow, Lorde recounted anecdotes from her experience of making the album when she was in her late teens.

Lorde is looking back on her second album, Melodrama, which was released six years ago.

Joni Mitchell had a big moment back on stage.

Joni Mitchell has been one of the most honored musicians of this century. She’s picked up honors from the Kennedy Center, Library of Congress, the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, and an honorary degree from the Berklee College of Music.

Joni Mitchell played her first full headline show in over 20 years last night (June 10) – see footage, the full setlist and more below.Last July, Mitchell performed a surprise set at the legendary Newport Folk Festival – which she last appeared at in 1969 – delivering a 13-song “JONI JAM” set that featured Brandi Carlile on the tracks ‘Carey’, ‘A Case Of You’ and ‘Big Yellow Taxi’.Soon after that, Carlile announced that Mitchell would play a special ‘Joni Jam’ performance at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington state. It was her first headline performance in 23 years.At the show, like the Newport performance, Mitchell played with Carlile and a group of collaborators including Marcus Mumford, delivering a 24-song set of tracks from across her career and a few covers.Opening with ‘Big Yellow Taxi’, she then played favourites from her iconic LP ‘Blue’ including ‘A Case Of You’, ‘Carey’, as well as a cover of George Gershwin’s ‘Summertime’ and more.As the LA Times reports, Carlile guided Mitchell through the performance, reading out signs from the audience at one point.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic With a new exhibit celebrating the Songwriters Hall of Fame that has opened at the Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles, the facility finally has a space in which the pen is definitively mightier than the sword. Although there are some axes on view, too — but this is an exhibit where attendees are at least as likely to ooh and aah over Sammy Cahn’s typewriter or Burt Bacharach’s hand-written scores as they are Tom Petty’s guitar or Jimmy Jam’s keytar. The range of artifacts on display in “The Power of Song: A Songwriters Hall of Fame Exhibit” runs a gamut from from Irving Berlin’s piano and Cole Porter’s walking stick to material contributions from contemporary writers like Benny Blanco and Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds. In-between those poles, you can find handwritten lyrics and sheet music, telegrams, production notes, cassette demo tapes, Oscars, and — lest a writers’ exhibit seem like too much of a paper chase — even some jackets worn by more sartorially flashy writer-performers like John Legend and Annie Lennox.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The vibe surrounding Joni Mitchell being bestowed with the Gershwin Prize in Washington, D.C. earlier this month — as seen in a new PBS special — couldn’t have been more harmonious, from all accounts. And that’s a good thing, because under less loving circumstances, there could have been a turf war over who would get to sing “Both Sides Now,” the song that was Mitchell’s first hit in 1967 and might still stand as her signature song, if someone had to pick one with a gun to their head. The victor, in this quiet, bloodless battle: the inimitable Annie Lennox, who performed at the tribute to Mitchell just months after being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Eurythmics.

Keith Reid, who cowrote the lyrics for most of Procol Harum’s original songs, died March 23 of cancer, his wife confirmed. No details on location were provided.

Eurythmics‘ Dave Stewart has joined his daughter Kaya Stewart for her American Idol audition, where he backed her up on guitar.The pair – who were greeted with astonishment from judges Lionel Richie and Katy Perry – performed an original song, ‘This Tattoo’. Prior to the performance, Richie pointed out that he had been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last year with Dave Stewart and Eurythmics, while Perry called Dave Stewart’s presence a “blast from the past”.Perry then went on to ask Kaya why she had chosen to audition for American Idol “with all the different opportunities and connections and stuff” that she has through her father, while Richie said he thought it was a great feeling to know that “[American Idol] is now a creative destination for artists”.Watch Kaya and Dave Stewart perform ‘This Tattoo’ on American Idol below.Kaya Stewart went on to pass her audition and will compete on the ongoing 21st season of American Idol.In January this year, the Eurythmics – the duo of singer-songwriter Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart – celebrated the 40th anniversary of their hit song ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)’.Lennox said of the track’s milestone anniversary on Instagram: “It’s almost impossible to believe that ‘Sweet Dreams are Made of This’ was released forty years ago! It has continued to travel the world and the seven seas ever since, which is a wonderful and miraculous story all to itself!”Eurthymics also reunited for a rare live performance at last year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, coinciding with the duo’s induction.

A.D. Amorosi In 1972, director-writer Perry Henzell released his Jamaican crime flick “The Harder They Come” with singer-songwriter Jimmy Cliff — then, a burgeoning reggae star — as its anti-hero lead actor. For his menacing cinematic debut, Cliff provided the lion’s share of the film’s riveting soundtrack, with lilting songs such as “You Can Get It If You Really Want” and the movie’s title tune. Both the soundtrack and film (the latter released in the United States in 1973) became sensations. “The Harder They Come” brought island culture to the world beyond the Caribbean, and helped popularize reggae in the Americas. Along with his anthemic title song becoming an instant classic, Cliff’s “Many Rivers to Cross” was subsequently covered by Linda Ronstadt, John Lennon and Annie Lennox, among other artists. Along with being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010, the Library of Congress deemed Cliff’s “The Harder They Come” worthy of preservation in the National Recording Registry as of 2021.

Baz Luhrmann says it would be “an amazing historical moment” if Elvis cinematographer Mandy Walker were to triumph at Sunday’s Academy Awards. To quote Lizzo, “It’s been too long,” the filmmaker tells me last night at the Australian Oscar nominees soirée held in the Chateau Marmont’s penthouse suite.

The 2023 Green Carpet Fashion Awards were a star-studded affair on Thursday evening (March 9) in Hollywood, Calif.

Joni Mitchell made a rare live appearance to perform at the Library of Congress as part of the Gershwin Prize awards this week.Mitchell appeared at the Library of Congress in Washington DC on Thursday (March 2) as part of the LOC’s Gershwin Prize week. Footage shared on social media from the event shows Mitchell performing her 1966 hit ‘The Circle Game’ and ‘Summertime’ – see below.The Canadian folk singer was at the Library as part of the Live at the Library series in conversation with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.

Going green! Princess Kate and Prince William turned heads — and honored the earth-friendly theme — at the 2022 Earthshot Prize Awards in Boston on Friday, December 2.

is on TikTok. Ahead of his , Prince William, 40, launched a TikTok account. Okay, well, it's not exactly a personal account, so don't expect anything like Julia Fox's content from the next in line for the throne.

is considered pop royalty in the states. Now, the “Bad Guy” singer is preparing to meet actual royalty. Eilish is among the lucky artists set to perform during the second annual Earthshot Prize Awards Ceremony on Friday, December 1, where Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Prince and Princess of Wales, will be the guests of honor.

Against her initial wishes, Dolly Parton was inducted into the US Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame on Saturday night. She also performed at the event, including playing a new song called ‘Rockin’ and her best known song ‘Jolene’, for which she was joined by Pink, Brandi Carlile and fellow inductees Pat Benatar, Duran Duran’s Simon LeBon, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart, and – most surprisingly – Rob Halford of Judas Priest.Parton originally asked to be removed from the running for this year’s inductees, saying that – as a country artist – she didn’t feel she had “earned” the right to be included in a Hall Of Fame with a rock n roll remit.

Lorraine Kelly says pop superstar Madonna looks like a "hard boiled egg" after she shared a video of her new look on TikTok.

Lorraine Kelly has been hit out by fans of her ITV show after she made "disgusting" comments regarding popstar Madonna's appearance this morning. Joined by Ross King, Lorraine and the celebrity correspondent were discussing the latest in entertainment news, when the host was not able to hide her shock at Madonna’s latest appearance on social media.The singer, 64, recently posted a video, which shows her attempting to throw pink underwear into a bin with the caption: "If I don’t get the panties in the bin, I’m gay".

Annie Lennox has got her first tattoo at the age 67. The Eurythmics has proudly shown off her new ink revealing she's gone under the needle for the first time to get two birds and a red heart etched on her hip by tattoo artist Asa Lee Crow IV at the Shamrock Social Club in Los Angeles - with the design appearing to show two hummingbirds leaning in towards a sun-like heart. Annie posted a picture of the tattoo on Instagram, writing: "Got my first tattoo….

Ukraine’s health care system, with items donated by the likes of Harry Styles, Ed Sheeran and Ellie Goulding. With starting prices at £10 or £5, fans can win signed merchandise and personal items donated by the stars. Harry has provided a signed vinyl LP of Harry’s House, while Ed has given a tour brochure and signed T-shirt and Ellie two signed merchandise bundles.

Harry Styles, Ed Sheeran and Ellie Goulding have donated items to a raffle raising money for Ukraine. Harry, 28, has donated a signed vinyl LP, with Ed offering a tour brochure and signed T-shirt and Ellie donating a signed merchandise bundle. The trio have joined celebrities including Swedish House Mafia and Annie Lennox in donating to the World Health Organization foundation's raffle to raise money for Ukraine’s health care system, following the invasion of the country by Russia.

Yes, Lola Lennox has a very famous last name and mum.

Jane Park joined The Voice winner Craig Eddie, Scots boyband Just The Brave, River City’s Tom Urie and more at the opening of a new Manhattan style restaurant in Glasgow.

St Vincent covered Fleetwood Mac during her residency on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.The musician, real name Annie Clark, has just finished a new week-long stint on Colbert that’s seen her playing songs alongside the show’s in-house band, Stay Human.They covered Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Dreams’ on Friday (July 30) and you can watch the moment here:On an earlier show, Colbert asked Clark about her Dallas hometown in Texas. After joking about Dallas’ “sibling rivalry” with Austin and Houston, the presenter asked if she’d ever sung the National Anthem at a Dallas Cowboy’s game.“No, but I’ve been trying to,” Clark said.

St Vincent is set to play a new week long residency on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.As Deadline notes, the residency will be a part of a new series that will also see artists such as James Taylor and the Eagles’ Joe Walsh take part in a weekly series of gigs on the show.The residencies will kick off on July 25 with the first one seeing a week-long set of performances from St Vincent, aka Annie Clark.Taylor will follow a week later on August 1 and Walsh on August 8.Back in June, St. Vincent covered Eurythmics‘ classic hit ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)’ at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 2022 ceremony.The singer-songwriter kicked off the ceremony with her rendition of the track, ahead of the band’s induction that took place at the Marriott Marquis hotel in New York City.She later came to the podium to recount the time she first caught a glimpse of the band – featuring Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart – on MTV when a “beautiful, orange-haired androgynous creature appeared wearing a suit and tie.”“They were scary, they were sexy, they were smart and they were impossibly cool,” she added about the band via the Associated Press.Elsewhere, earlier this year St.

Glasgow Caledonian University has renamed a building on its campus in honour of Annie Lennox. It’s called the Sweet Dreams Are Made Of Thistle Plaza.