Fontaines D.C. win huge award for the second time at the BRITs
The Irish band said they “were buzzing” with the win. Fontaines D.C. have scooped the Brit Award for ‘International Group of the Year’ for the second time in their career. The band could not attend the awards as they were in Australia, but appeared via a pre-recorded video message. “We weren’t expecting to get it, this […]
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Fontaines D.C. and Jordan Adetunji score Grammy nominations
They will be going up against the likes of Beyoncé, Green Day and The Rolling Stones. Dublin rockers Fontaines D.C. and Belfast rapper and singer Jordan Adetunji have scored nominations for the 2025 Grammy Awards. Fontaines D.C. are up for two awards: Best Rock Album for their LP ‘Romance’ and Best Alternative Music Performance for […]
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Kneecap hit out at DUP as Derry concert controversy brews
The Irish-language band are not happy. Irish language hip-hop group Kneecap have taken to Twitter to hit out at the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) as controversy brews over a scheduled gig by the band in Derry this month. The Northern Irish rappers – fresh off the success of their acclaimed Oscar-hopeful biographical comedy-drama movie – […]
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Elton John sings praises of ‘amazing and brave’ Kneecap in new interview
High praise indeed. Continuing his recent trend of lavishing praise on Irish acts, Elton John has called Kneecap ‘amazing’ and ‘brave’ in a new interview with the Irish language hip-hop group. The ‘Rocketman’ icon spoke to Kneecap members Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí as part of his Apple podcast ‘Rocket Hour’. The episode […]
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Elton John says Fontaines DC are ‘the best band’ in the world right now
High praise indeed. Music legend Elton John has labelled Fontaines DC as ‘the best band’ in the world right now. The Irish band have gone from strength to strength since their first album ‘Dogrel’ back in 2019. With the release of their fourth, and arguably most mainstream album yet, ‘Romance’, the post-punk rockers have reached […]
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Liam Gallagher hits back as Fontaines DC slam Oasis reunion
Don’t look back in anger, Liam Liam Gallagher has hit back at Fontaines DC who have slammed Oasis’ long awaited reunion. The Oasis frontman has been characteristically vocal using X (formerly Twitter) as his platform of choice to comment on everything from topical music matters to fans asking what his favourite Disney film is – […]
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