Dolores Oriordan: Last News

Robbie Williams is "terrified" of dying after the passing of his friend Shane Warne. The 48-year-old singer admits that he has been left contemplating his own mortality after the sudden death of the Australian cricket legend – who died at the age of 52 from a suspected heart attack in Thailand last week. Robbie told Australia's Herald Sun newspaper: "His passing has inspired me to think about life in a different way – and the fragility of life is terrifying.

Chvrches’ Iain Cook has shared a remix of The Cranberries’ 1993 track ‘Linger’.Cook deconstructed the song, which first appeared on The Cranberries debut, ‘Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?’, and then reassembled it to stay true to the vocal tone of the late Dolores O’Riordan.“When I got the stems, the first thing I did was listen to Dolores’ vocal tracks in isolation,” Cook explained in a press release.“Hearing those for the first time was magical; I was shocked by the intimacy and emotion in her performance. The first thing I did was to sit with the vocals on their own and rework the chords on piano.“I often find that this is a great starting point with remixes as it helps you to shake off some associations that you have with the song, and this is a song which I’ve known and loved for over 30 years.”The Chvrches musician said it was a daunting task to remix the seminal track, because “it’s such a classic song that I’ve known and loved since I first heard it”.A post shared by The Cranberries (@thecranberries)A post shared by The Cranberries (@thecranberries)Cranberries drummer Fergal Lawler offered encouragement, and said in a statement: “Iain did an outstanding job in remixing ‘Linger.’ He reimagined the song completely, creating a fresh and upbeat version of this classic.“Dolores’ original vocal is retained and sounds so beautiful and vulnerable at times.

Andy Rourke, The Smiths bassist on all four of the band’s album, died today of pancreatic cancer in New York City. He was 59.

Aisling Bea has won Best TV Actor at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 for her portrayal of Áine in the dramedy This Way Up.The Irish comedian, who also wrote the razor-sharp series, beat out Mae Martin, Ncuti Gatwa, Olly Alexander, and Euphoria‘s Zendaya for the prize.“Big shout-out to the small, independent TV show Euphoria! I’m sure we all expected this – I didn’t,” Bea said while collecting the award on stage at the O2 Academy Brixton from Munya Chawawa and Amelia Dimoldenberg.She added: “Ever since I started out acting, I always wanted to win a music award. Genuinely, I will use this [award] tonight in my own special way… Thank you so so much, honestly.“Myself and Sharon Horgan had a moment where we sang ‘Zombie’ by The Cranberries, and it took off.

Those watching the Late Late Show on Friday will witness a spine-tingling tribute to Dolores O’Riordan, three years after The Cranberries singer’s death.

The Cranberries have commended Miley Cyrus for her recent cover of the band’s hit ‘Zombie’, saying they think late frontwoman Dolores O’Riordan would be “very impressed”.Cyrus performed a raucous rendition of the 1993 song from LA venue Whisky A Go Go for the virtual #SaveOurStages (#SOS) Fest, which was a fundraiser to preserve grassroots music venues affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the US.