- Music
- 29 Jan 21
In a world of shuttered music venues and snatched-away opportunities, Ireland’s music community continues to defy the odds – with young, emerging artists defiantly rising above seemingly insurmountable challenges, and flying the flag for their country. This bold energy, independent ethos and genre-defying talent is evident across our list of Hot For 2021 Irish Acts – which features artists from every corner of Ireland.
Lenii:
The 23-year-old singer-songwriter and producer closed 2020 with her latest single ‘SLIP’, which lasered in on misogyny within the music industry. Her viral TikTok hit ‘The Kids Are All Rebels’ amassed over half-a-million streams within weeks, while her debut EP In All Fairness... reached No. 1 on the iTunes Ireland chart. She looks like she has it all. Time for the world to wake up to it.
Hear: ‘Mood Swings’.
Watch: The snake-featuring music video for ‘SLIP’.
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