Eamonn Forde

3 days ago | bigissue.com | Eamonn Forde

The Kneecap controversy has been played out on social media with the usual polarising results by: Eamonn Forde Controversy sells… until it doesn’t. And censorship works… until it doesn’t. Currently caught on the horns of both dilemmas are Northern Irish rap trio Kneecap. In April, they played Coachella and used the stage screens to protest against Israel’s military activity in Gaza (including flashing up the phrases “Fuck Israel” and “Free Palestine”).

1 week ago | musically.com | Eamonn Forde

On the release of their second album (Ants From Up There in 2022), experimental/alternative band Black Country, New Road announced that lead singer and guitarist Isaac Wood was leaving. The band continued, but shifted musically into a more folky and baroque sound. The release of Forever Howlong in April 2025 therefore required careful management in the set up.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Eamonn Forde

Sitting in the royal box at London’s Wembley Stadium, just shy of the 40th anniversary of the Live Aid concert that he helped make happen here, Midge Ure ponders its legacy. “We created a monster,” he says. “And it had to happen.”The two Live Aid shows in London and Philadelphia on 13 July 1985, featuring performances by U2, Queen, David Bowie and more, form the core of the stage musical Just for One Day.

1 month ago | musically.com | Eamonn Forde

Eamonn Forde Meets… – each month, the veteran music business journalist speaks to a senior industry figure about the topics that really matter – and gets the opinions of the people who make the decisions that count. April 2025: Molly Neuman, president of CD Baby. Creation degeneration: musicians can theoretically reach the entire world, but making their streaming and live income add up and work symbiotically has never been more fraught.

1 month ago | musically.com | Eamonn Forde

Eamonn Forde Meets… – each month, the veteran music business journalist speaks to a senior industry figure about the topics that really matter – and gets the opinions of the people who make the decisions that count. May 2025: Richard Burgess, president and CEO of A2IM.