Mary Alice Thompson: Last News

CMAT has announced a new album and shared the uplifting single ‘Running/Planning’ – check out all the details below.The record, which is the follow up to her 2023 LP, ‘Crazymad, For Me‘, is set for release on August 29 and can pre-ordered/pre-saved here. The first taster for the LP, ‘Running/Planning’ has been shared today (March 25) and you can listen to it and view the video for the single below.CMAT – real name Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson – has also announced a new set of UK/Ireland and European tour dates which include a show at the O2 Brixton Academy on October 2 and will wrap up at the 3Arena in Dublin on December 3.Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST on April 4 for the UK dates and can be purchased here while fans can access pre-sale tickets by pre-ordering the new album before 5pm on April 1 here.

CMAT spoke to NME at the BRITs 2025 about how the success of The Last Dinner Party is marking a new era for women in the music industry.The Irish singer-songwriter, real name Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, caught up with NME while on the red carpet last night (March 1), sharing her love for the artists nominated this year. One in particular was The Last Dinner Party, who she credited with having inspiring impact on other women.The band were the recipients of the BRITs Rising Star award last year, and were nominated for four awards this time, walking away with Best New Artist and using their speech to voice support for grassroots music venues.“I’m very openly a big fan of The Last Dinner Party, they’re such a beacon for me,” CMAT told NME.

CMAT has spoken to NME about how so much new music is breaking through to an audience who have been “starved for an alternative perspective”.The Irish singer-songwriter caught up with NME on the red carpet for this year’s Mercury Prize where she was shortlisted for her 2023 album ‘Crazymad, For Me’, and faced stiff competition from the likes of Charli XCX, The Last Dinner Party, Ghetts, Corinne Bailey Rae, Beth Gibbons, Barry Can’t Swim and more.However, at the Abbey Road ceremony last Thursday (September 5) it was Leeds band and former NME Cover stars English Teacher who won. The victory made them the first non-London winners of the award in a decade.Ahead of their victory, CMAT – real name Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson – reflected on the number of debut albums that had made the shortlist this year, and explained how it mirrored the demands from fans in 2024.“There is a lot of really creative stuff happening because it feels harder than ever to be a musical act in the first place,” she said.

CMAT has performed a rendition of Kate Bush‘s ‘Wuthering Heights’ while performing at one of her shows in London.The Irish singer – real name Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson – took over London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town last month while on her California Or Bust tour. Midway through her set, she took the time to cover Bush’s 1978 debut single.CMAT shared a snippet of the live performance on her official X/Twitter account. “‘Wuthering Heights’ from kentish town forum !! i’ve wanted to do this since i was about 14 years old.

CMAT has announced that she has pulled out of Latitude 2024 over the festival’s sponsorship with Barclays and its ties to Israel.The Irish singer-songwriter took to her official Instagram account to share a statement explaining why she had decided to not perform at the Suffolk Music Festival. She used a photo of her attending the festival back in 2021 as the background photo of her post.She began her statement by pointing out how Barclays is the festival’s main sponsor, and discussing its connections to ongoing war in Gaza.“You may or may not be aware, but Latitude’s main sponsor is Barclays bank, who have been revealed to I have increased their financing of various companies who are supplying weapons and military technology to Israel.

CMAT has responded after the BBC disabled comments on the video for her performance at Big Weekend due to extensive body-shaming.The Irish singer-songwriter took to the stage at the 2024 edition of BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend, which was held at Stockwood Park, Luton at the end of last week.However, footage of her set began to gather unwanted attention online, with many flocking to the post to criticise the musician about her appearance. After being up for less than a week, the BBC then decided to disable comments on the video.Now, following the decision, Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson herself has responded to the backlash, and shared what it was like to face online abuse.“Yesterday the BBC had to turn comments off a video of me performing at big weekend because so many people were calling me fat in the comments,” she shared on X/Twitter last night (May 29).“Today a different video of me at the BRIT awards is going viral on south american tiktok and now people are calling me fat in spanish.”In a follow-up post, she added: “I didnt realise it was ILLEGAL to have a HUGE ASS !!!! i am GUILTY as CHARGED it is time to lock me up and throw away THE KEY!!!!! By the way i am an award winning songwriter that has released two albums which were received to ‘universal acclaim’.”yesterday the BBC had to turn comments off a video of me performing at big weekend because so many people were calling me fat in the comments.

CMAT takes this week’s Number 1 album in Ireland with her debut album If My Wife New I’d Be Dead.

Everyone knows that one of the greatest tricks you can pull in pop music is writing a song that's actually about something quite sad and depressing, but covering it in a happy shell.

CMAT has unveiled details of her debut album and shared a new single – ‘No More Virgos’ – listen to it below.The album, ‘If My Wife New I’d Be Dead’, will be released on February 25 via AWAL Recordings.Sharing new track, ‘No More Virgos’, CMAT – who was one of NME’s essential emerging artists for 2021, said: “I’m the kind of girl who dates the same person over and over again. Specifically, every single one of my partners have been Virgos.”The artist, real name Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, added: “I wanted to write a song that pokes fun at this aspect of my personality, and try to be a voice for all of my long-suffering friends.“Musically, I really wanted to try and marry my love of 80’s Italo disco with my hatred of Virgos.

CMAT has shared details of her new single 2 Wrecked 2 Care.