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Damon Albarn to play Brian Eno's Palestine gig

Damon Albarn is among the artists announced to be playing at Brian Eno's Together For Palestine benefit concert.

Kneecap apologise to fans as Vienna concert cancelled

Belfast rap trio Kneecap have apologised to fans after their show in Vienna was cancelled "due to acute safety concerns".

Music • 08 Aug

Kneecap. Photo credit: Joshua Mulholland

Kneecap reassert support for Palestine in new video

Irish rap trio Kneecap have reasserted their support for Palestine in the music video for new song The Recap.

Music • 07 Jul

Basel Adra's film No Other Land chronicles the forced displacement of Palestinians by Israeli troops and settlers in Masafer Yatta, an area in the southern West Bank that Israel declared a restricted military zone in the 1980s

Israeli forces block visit to Oscar winner's village

Israeli forces have blocked an international media tour in the occupied West Bank, preventing journalists from entering the village of the Oscar-winning Palestinian director Basel Adra who decried worsening Israeli violence.

Middle East • 02 Jun

The Murder Capital. Photo credit: Hugo Comte

Life on the road with The Murder Capital

The Murder Capital are back in Ireland to play the Iveagh Gardens this July. We caught up with front man James McGovern as the band take their blistering live show around Europe

Music • 25 May

Móglaí Bap and Mo Chara of Kneecap perform at Wide Awake Festival at Brockwell Park on Friday in London. Photo credit: Lorne Thomson/Redferns

'They are trying to silence us,' say Kneecap

A member of Irish rap trio Kneecap said the terror charge he faces is an attempt to "silence us" as the group appeared on stage for a gig they claimed was nearly "pulled".

Music • 24 May

Massive Attack defend Kneecap: 'genocide is the story'

British band Massive Attack have come to the defence of Belfast rappers Kneecap after one of their members appeared to call for Tory MPs to be killed - pointing out that 'genocide is the story'.

Music • 01 May

Hamdan Ballal, pictured in his home village of Susiya on Wednesday 26 March

Academy apologises to Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal

Oscars organiser The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has apologised following criticism for its failure to support the detained Palestinian Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal.

Middle East • 29 Mar

Stormzy responds to criticism over McDonald's deal

Stormzy has said brands "can't tell me what to do" in response to a backlash over his McDonald's collaboration and accusations he deleted a pro-Palestine social media post.

Music • 21 Feb

Bambie Thug's heart is 'with the people of Palestine'

Bambie Thug has said their "heart and prayers are with the people of Palestine" amid the ongoing controversy around Israel's inclusion in this year's Eurovision.

Eurovision Song Contest • 09 May 24

Kneecap show support for Palestine on Late Late Show

Belast rappers Kneecap expressed their support for the Palestinian people on Friday night's Late Late Show, urging Irish people "to attend rallies and protests" and "to show solidarity to Palestine."

Late Late Show • 24 Feb 24

Lana Del Ray says Israel gig 'not political statement'

American singer Lana Del Rey has defended her upcoming performance in Israel and insists it's "not a political statement".

Lana Del Rey • 20 Aug 18

Nick Cave: new concert film to get one-night screening in April

Nick Cave Skeleton Tree concert for cinema screening

The film Distant Sky, which documents a Copenhagen concert recorded by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds during the 2017 Skeleton Tree tour will be screened internationally in selected cinemas on April 12.

Entertainment • 18 Feb 18

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