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THE SPARK, THE viral hit created by a group of young rappers from Ireland, has been longlisted in two categories at the Grammy Awards.
The song was recorded by children from the Kabin Crew in Cork and the Lisdoonvarna Crew in Clare.
The song was widely shared in Ireland and beyond when it was released in May. The video has been viewed almost six million times on YouTube to date.
Garry McCarthy, the music producer who worked on the song, confirmed that the track has been longlisted for the prestigious music awards.
“What a mad few months this has been!,” he said in an Instagram post, thanking the “legendary” young people and tutors who made it happen.
The Spark is in the running in two categories at next year’s Grammys – Best Dance/Electronic Recording and Song of the Year.
Grammy academy members are currently voting on the final shortlist of nominations which will be announced on 2 November.
The 67th Grammy Awards will take place in Los Angeles on 2 February 2025.
The music video was shot by videographer Seán Downey, aka SwanIGuess, in Cork earlier this year. Since its release, the children have performed at a number of concerts and festivals.
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There’s no traffic jams or pay parking online petrol tank still full and more time with children and walking the dog.
@Gerard Heery: Less stress, more money and no rip offs.
They want poeple out of their cars they won but at a price!
That’s a bit of a no-brainier. People have set budgets and if they send their money on-line then of course shop sales will drop. I do a lot of window-shopping and see items I want to buy and then go home and order them on-line at a cheaper price..
The high street is dead when it comes to shopping. It’ll only get worse.
There’s room for both high street shops and online retail.
Most people will want to try on a suit before buying it. It’s just most people don’t want to get completely gouged just because it’s being sold on Grafton St.
Got cashback over £70 sterling from flubit for all presents bought online last month. It’s a no brainer when you have the likes of Debenhams selling drones for €110 instore when you can buy them online in the UK for £25. People aren’t stupid.
Puma Kings €55 online. Enough said.
Nike air max 2017 €113 online , €175-€190 in the shops. Joke !
Reduce vat before , all is lost ….
Lets be real, even without the sterling collapse it’s better value to buy online from the UK than Irish stores. Irish business need to shape up, they’re part of a global marketplace now where people will gravitate towards the best offer.
Welcome to the new normal.
Well in all fairness shops have been robbing us for years. So if you can find what you want on the web then good luck to you. After all the amount you can save means more money in your pocket. There’s a massive gap in shop prices and web prices for the same product so why would you pay more.
Isn’t this what capitalism is supposed to be all about – market choices ?
The cost the the world of the climate change scam is equal to all internet sales worldwide annually.
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