Seven years ago, Irish singer CMAT (born Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson) received life-changing advice from a fellow rising pop star. Charli xcx urged her to dump her boyfriend and take making music ...

It’s not fully accurate to call CMAT the next big thing in pop music. Her bubbly, infectious songwriting equally reflects her love of Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton. While growing up about 10 miles ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 29-year-old Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, who is known as CMAT - Lorne Thomson/Redferns Lesser artists would surely crumble under ...

The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist. Dublin-born CMAT is a self-deprecating daydreamer, an ...

Irish singer-songwriter CMAT has shared her delight after Olivia Rodrigo performed a cover of her song When A Good Man Cries during a recent appearance on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge. Rodrigo chose the ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

The final Eden Sessions of 2026 was one of the best I’ve ever attended, with CMAT and the Very Sexy CMAT Band taking the Biomes by storm.

Interest in Irish musicians and bands have soared in recent years. “I think there's a real moment in Ireland right now,” said ...

Welcome to the 21st Songs of the Week of 2025. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Issa Nasatir, Scotty Dransfield, and Wendy Redfern helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over ...

CMAT has thanked Olivia Rodrigo for covering her song, admitting that the performance offered her some respite from depression exacerbated by a "quasi-organised online attack" over her appearance. In ...