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October as part of their world tour “Love Yourself: Speak Yourself”.
Welcome to our regular music and entertainment guide, brought Well girls, you might just have to wait until they get back to performing again soon.
TThhee SSppiiccee GGiirrllss are reportedly in London at the moment preparing to record new
to you by Paddy McCarthy for your reading enjoyment
music together, following on from a string of comeback concerts. They were a hugh
Well we all know she is one of the world’s best known performers and now TTaayylloorr SSwwiifftt success and now I am sure they will continue for another while and why not?
has been honored with the inaugural Icon Award at the 2019 Teen Choice Awards in Rumor has it that they are trying to lure Victoria Beckham back in the group, now
Los Angeles on Sunday. that would be something.
The gong was presented to the pop superstar by US professional football player AAlleexx
MMoorrggaann, whose team won the Women’s World Cup in July. Swift addressed the team’s
fight for gender equality as she opened her speech, saying: “First I want to talk about
Alex Morgan. The fact that she’s here presenting this to me is such an honor and not
only winning the World Cup with her amazing teammates, right?” Again you have to
congratulate the USA Women’s Football team for winning the World Cup.
PPaattrriicckk ‘‘PPaaddddyy’’ RReeiillllyy (born 18 October 1939) is
an Irish folk singer and guitarist. Born in Dublin,
he is one of Ireland’s most famous balladeers and
is best known for his renditions of ‘The Fields of
Athenry’, ‘Rose of Allendale” and ‘The Town I
Loved So Well’. Reilly released his version of ‘The
Fields of Athenry’ as a single in 1983; it was the
most successful version of this song, remaining in
the Irish charts for 72 weeks. Paddy now resides
in Naples, Florida.
This boy band from South Korea has taking the world by storm in the last six years Folk singer DDaannnnyy DDooyyllee has
and will be heard for a long time to come. They the K-pop superstars BBTTSS have died at the age of 79. The
announced that they will be taking an “extended” break from performing following a Dublin born singer’s hits
concert in Seoul on Sunday. included Rare Auld Times, A
Their agency BBiigg HHiitt EEnntteerrttaaiinnmmeenntt said the seven members would be undergoing a Daisy A Day and Whiskey on
“period of rest and relaxation.” It added that the break would “provide them with a Sunday and more.
chance to enjoy the ordinary lives of young people in their 20s, albeit briefly.” Rest in Peace Danny as he was
This is the first time BTS will have taken time off since their 2013 debut. It is not clear again one of the best folk singers
how long the break will last but they are scheduled to perform in Saudi Arabia in to come out of Ireland. C