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# Music Industry

This year
2023
Opinion: As Lewis Capaldi pulls back, he cuts through an unspoken form of ableism
Niamh Jimenez says Lewis Capaldi’s break from touring announced this week is an antidote to inspiration porn.
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Jun 30th 2023, 10:31 AM
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Opinion: Today's announcement was a shambles - the live events sector is now on its knees
Concert promoter Shane Dunne reacts to the latest government announcement on the live events sector.
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Oct 19th 2021, 7:30 PM
Unwinding of Covid-19 restrictions to begin next week, says Minister McGrath
The live entertainment industry has expressed anger over a date for reopening not being finalised.
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Aug 30th 2021, 3:15 PM
Music industry warns of 'ticking time bomb' as PUP cuts set to kick in next month
Today the Cabinet sub-committee is meeting to discuss the roadmap for the next phase of reopening.
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Aug 27th 2021, 3:15 PM
Support package worth millions for live gigs and music industry to form part of Budget
Live music venues, big and small, will be able to apply for a minimum of €10,000 under the scheme,
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Oct 10th 2020, 6:30 AM
'If Drake can't shift a bulk of physical albums, what hope have Irish musicians?'
Former Today FM CEO Peter McPartlin on how an Irish Album Day could harness the power of the LP.
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Aug 6th 2018, 8:45 AM
Challenging the music industry: 'We'd get a cheque in the post for 10c'
We speak to Deadbots, who have found their own way of working within the music industry.
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Mar 19th 2018, 8:00 PM
A new Bill is calling for a quota of Irish music on the radio - and the music industry isn't happy about it
Labour TD Willie Penrose has an amendment up for discussion this evening calling for a 40% quota of Irish music on Irish radios.
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Dec 14th 2016, 2:15 PM
This singer was called "too PC" because her video featured gay couples
“I just wanted to get across how dope making out is.”
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Feb 13th 2016, 6:00 PM
In this day and age, how do small bands make money?
“We found a few years ago that the Credit Union funded more Irish releases than all the major labels.”
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Jan 31st 2016, 7:00 PM
Hologram concerts are coming, but would you pay to see 'Michael Jackson'?
Developers are unsure about what the business model will be.
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Nov 2nd 2015, 6:00 AM
Ireland's biggest home-owned chain of record stores is still growing
Sales at Golden Discs are bucking a global trend.
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May 28th 2015, 9:27 PM
Ever dreamed of starting your own record label? Here's how one duo did it
We talk to Dublin’s Paper Trail Records about having the ‘best job’.
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Apr 26th 2015, 3:05 PM
How vinyl is saving the humble record store
The format has been going through a renaissance with music fans.
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Apr 5th 2015, 8:10 PM
Mick Wallace: Irish bands need more support so they don't rely on the dole
“Most of those starting their careers in the cultural industries recognise the dole as a necessary fact of life.”
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Mar 29th 2015, 7:45 AM
That US jury's Blurred Lines verdict could change the entire music business
Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke were ordered to pay about €7 million for copying parts of a Marvin Gaye track.
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Mar 11th 2015, 2:16 PM
Illegal downloading and recession led to "hollowing out" of Irish music industry
A new report from IMRO details how the industry can begin to recover.
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Feb 18th 2015, 5:54 PM
Believe it or not, CDs and vinyl made a big comeback last year
A revitalised HMV sold lots of both. What next, cassettes?
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Jan 16th 2015, 2:32 PM
Column: Passionate or possessive? Shakira forbidden from appearing in videos with men
International megastar Shakira has revealed that she no longer appears in music videos with male co-stars, because boyfriend Gerard Piqué has banned it, writes Lisa McInerney.
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Mar 11th 2014, 12:53 PM
Singer's image retouched before your eyes in striking music video
Hungarian singer Boggie is entirely transformed during the video for Nouveau Parfum.
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Jan 20th 2014, 5:35 PM
Lily Allen and dancers respond to accusations of racism in her new video
Reaction to the Hard out Here video has been mixed.
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Nov 13th 2013, 7:30 PM
Lily Allen lays into Robin Thicke and the music industry in new video
It’s hard out here for a bitch!
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Nov 12th 2013, 7:17 PM
TD who called Sinéad O’Connor ‘mad as a brush’ apologises
The singer had earlier asked the Fine Gael TD Alan Farrell to explain the comments he made about the state of her mental health.
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Oct 7th 2013, 3:56 PM
Lisa McInerney: It’s patronising to say Miley Cyrus is being exploited by evil executives
Sinead O’Connor has written to Miley Cyrus expressing concern that she is being manipulated – but Cyrus is an industry veteran with who understands very well what she’s doing, writes Lisa McInerney.
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Oct 3rd 2013, 7:30 PM
'Massive blow' to music industry as Eircom anti-piracy measures rejected
The broadband firm’s ‘three strikes’ system has reportedly been struck down in a move described as ‘highly significant’ for internet users.
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Dec 18th 2011, 1:28 PM
Blow to music industry after Sony warehouse burns
Dublin-based [PIAS] Ireland was one of the businesses affected. It is encouraging people to support independent labels who lost stock in the fire by downloading music from their websites.
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Aug 10th 2011, 2:55 PM
HMV to take on Apple
Should Steve Jobs be worried?
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Jul 26th 2010, 11:01 AM