In honour of Berta Cáceres's 50th birthday, Jófríður Ákadóttir (JFDR), Sandrayati Fay and Damien Rice wrote a song inspired by Berta's life and work.
Berta was a Honduran environmental activist and indigenous leader who was murdered in 2016.
The injustice of her death feels like it became an emblem of strength for community to gather with unwavering defence in support of what she believed in, with a call for humankind to wake up to the importance of the protection of the environment.
All proceeds go to Copinh.org, the organisation founded by Berta in 1993
'Song for Berta EP' will be released on streaming platforms on the 28th of April, 2021.
Rave On, Van Morrison is a musical tribute, curated by Irish Hotpress Magazine, in celebration of Van Morrison's 75th Birthday, which takes place on August 31st.
It involves 75 Irish, artists covering 75 of his songs, which are being broadcast over YouTube in August and September.
This music has been used in an ad for Viagra, which talks about the benefits of this drug for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.
Listen and watch Damien's version of Van Morrisons 'Crazy Love' here
Find out more about the event and the other artists involved at Hotpress
Songs for Australia is a new benefit album put together by Julia Stone, to raise money for various organisations, following the Australian bush fires. It features cover versions of Australian songs by various artists from around the world.
Find out more about the album, the other artists involved, and the organisations it supports at: songsforaustralia.com
The digital version of the album is out now. The vinyl and CD will be available in June, pre-order here
Listen to Damien's version of Sia's 'Chandelier' here
Sincere apologies to anyone who was either left in a queue or had technical difficulties buying tickets this morning for the ‘Cork Opera House’ concert as part of the ‘Sounds from a Safe Harbour’ festival.
