Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA)
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ARIANA GRANDE lands her sixth Irish No. 1 album with petal, released 31 July via Republic Records and her own imprint Babydoll Music! The self-titled single debuts at no. 9 Her Eternal Shineshine Tour wraps next week in London with a 10-night residency at the O2 Arena running from 15 August - 1 September! #arianagrande #petal #weloveyouariana #ireland
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Waterford-based, Wicklow singer-songwriter DAVE LOFTS tops the Independent Chart and lands at #6 on the Albums Chart today with his debut EP Holy! The singer plays Revival Music Festival, Listowell on Sat 15 August before embarking on a nationwide tour in September. Belfast and Galway dates are already sold-out! #davelofts #holy #singersongwriter #ireland
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THE SAW DOCTORS' Green and Red of Mayo is the highest new entry at #6 on the Official Irish Singles Chart today, having topped the Irish Spotify Chart earlier in the week following Mayo's historic All-Ireland win! To Win Just Once also cracks the top 20! 💪🇮🇪
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CHARLI XCX is the highest new entry today at #3 on the Official Irish Albums Chart with her eigth studio album Music, Fashion, Film, released 24 July via Atlantic Records! The 11-track, 30-minute record was produced with frequent collaborators A. G. Cook and Finn Keane, and the album's greyscale cover art features musician John Cale, designer Marc Jacobs, and director Martin Scorcese.
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DECEMBER 10 debut at #3 today with their debut EP On Your Side, out now via EMI Records! The seven-piece, formed on Simon Cowell's Netflix series The Next Act, play Belfast's Ulster Hall this Mon 20 July and a sold-out show at the National Stadium, Dublin on Tue July 21. #december10 #onyourside #simoncowell #ireland
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SIENNA SPIRO enters the Albums Chart at #6 today with Visitor, out now via Capitol Records! The debut album from the 20-year-old soul sensation was recorded live at Electric Lady Studios, Abbey Road, and Valentine Recording Studios. Sprio has been announced to play Fairview Park, Dublin in June next year. #siennaspiro #visitor #ireland #soulmusic
