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Earlier this month, Nigerian artist Joeboy released his long-awaited debut album, the contemplatively titled Somewhere Between Beauty & Magic.  The response, particularly in his homeland, has been huge; perhaps unsurprising given the 22-year-old has been on a sharp upward trajectory since the release of 2019's Love & Light EP.  The record is a confidently slick affair, a 14 track, feature-less set that strikes a clever balance between sounding both joyously hopeful and cooly serene while nodding to the current Afrobeats superstars. Its current single, Focus, has seen his sound reach new ter...

Getting to Number 1 is no easy feat, and holding on to the top spot is a tough task. Returning to the summit, well, that is even more difficult. Rebounding back to Number 1 on multiple occasions? It is pretty much unheard of. In modern Irish chart history, just three songs have enjoyed three or more separate stints at Number 1, with just one hitting Number 1 on four different occasions. So what qualities make a song possess that magic, bounce-back ability? In the case of these three history makers, they’re all instantly catchy and are related to a popular TV show or film, putting the stars...

Lil Tjay & 6LACK dial up to Number 1 on the Official Trending Chart with their huge new single Calling My Phone. The track has flown straight to the top of the Top 20 biggest trending singles in the UK following a huge reaction since its release, which has seen it making waves across streaming services globally. Originally teased by rapper, singer & songwriter Lil Tjay back on December 18, the song has been a couple of months in the making as Tjay shared snippets with fans across social media. After bringing on 6LACK for the feature, hype for the track grew as the pair continued to share teas...

Take a look at our rundown of homegrown talent releasing new albums, EPs, mixtapes and more. Imelda May After releasing her first collection of poetry in 2020, an EP titled Slip of the Tongue, Imelda is to share her sixth studio album on April 23. 11 Past The Hour features the already-available title track, plus new single Just One Kiss with Noel Gallagher ft. Ronnie Wood. Available now for pre-save, and pre-order digitally and on CD and vinyl, the record is Imelda's first for four years since 2017's Life Love Flesh Blood, which peaked at Number 2 on the Official Irish Albums Chart. Collabora...

Another rising rapper features in the runner-up slot, YouTuber-turned-boxer-turned-recording artist KSI. Real name Olajide Olatunji, KSI's debut album Dissimulation reached Number 2 in his native UK, but fared one better in Ireland, ruling the roost atop the Official Irish Albums Chart. Dissimulation was Ireland's most downloaded debut album released in 2020. Californian singer-songwriter Lauv had Ireland's third biggest debut album of the past 12 months with How I'm Feeling, while One Direction's Louis Tomlinson takes out fourth position with Walls. Massachusetts rapper Joyner Lucas had the ...