Homegrown heroesKingfishr and Amble both released their debut albums in 2025 - of course Halycon and Reverie hit top spot in the charts. Meanwhile, Luke Combs was the top-searched artist of 2025 in Ireland — he’s got two dates booked at Slane Castle next July, with The Script as special guests. AI musicThere were any number of stories about AI in music that might make you worry about the future for real artists. A stark illustration of just how messy — and ungoverned — the AI music landscape has already become. Swift stumblesThe Eras Tour finished up in December 2024, but Taylor Swift was still busy in 2025.

Source: Irish Examiner December 30, 2025 06:30 UTC