Because not everything was great this year. In fact, it wasn’t the greatest of years in general on the music front. After much deliberation, this critic has come to declare 2018 as an “alright, not bad” year for music – and culture in general, while we’re on the subject – which is a fair upgrade […]

7 years ago

The soundtrack to your summer winter has arrived. While former Fifth Harmony member Camila Cabello dominated the hotter months of the summer with her solo work, that now-on-hiatus group has another singer going out on her own and she has got the world’s most in-demand producer right behind her. Normani has already had a hit […]

8 years ago

Plenty of bangers on this list… It’s been a long summer in Ireland. More sun than usual has given us more excuses than ever for barbecues, parties and cans by the canal. Of course, literally all of these revelries have been accompanied by music. But what were our 40 most streamed and downloaded tracks of […]

8 years ago

“A beautiful soul, passionate and extremely talented with so much more to do.” A host of stars from the music world have paid tribute to Avicii in the wake of the sudden passing of the 28-year-old DJ and producer. Avicii, real name Tim Bergling, was found dead in Oman on Friday. “Devastating news about Avicii,” […]

8 years ago

It’s okay, Calvin approved of DJ Parrot’s parot-cy. (Geddit? It’s like “piracy”, but with parrot instead…) Anyways, Harris’ new album Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 isn’t due out until 30 June, but we’ve already got three singles from the project – “Slide” with Frank Ocean and Migos, “Rollin’” with Future and Khalid, and “Heatstroke” with […]

9 years ago

He knows how to produce a CHEWN, doesn’t he? Calvin Harris has had an interesting time of it lately with his personal life, but you wouldn’t know it from the music he’s been putting out. Following on from ‘How Deep Is Your Love’, ‘This Is What You Came For’, ‘Hype’ and ‘My Way’, we’re now […]

9 years ago