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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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Ffg and thier election bull has no ends
There is no end to what this government will do to try win votes. I hope people can see through this and vote these guys out for ever. These guys can only have their own greedy interests at hand. Remember the little kids in hospital with terrible pain from scoliosis and the money that was squandered on the bike shed and the RTE bail out and the most expensive hospital in the world that facilitated a developer to have an ever ending cash cow from this government. It’s a pity we don’t have laws like they have in America where these crooks would be in jail.
@Dave Barrett:
I think strengthen the Pedo laws should be a priority
before the election.
Just in case.
FF FG GP Bribery and Corruption Specialists .
@Jim Ryan:
Bribe away if it puts money in the people’s pockets
PS
IRELAND 15th on the list of LEAST corrupt counties in the world.
@H Woo: 193 countries in UN
Micheal Martin, trying to bankrupt the country a second time. It’s the fiannna fail way.
@Michael o connor: ffg one party, one agenda.
@Colette Byrne:
Sin. Fein, the one trick pony party.
@Michael o connor:
Sin Feins proposed spending over the years when added up would have wiped out the middle income families with the tax increases needed to finance their waffle.
Again, not targeted. Oh we do love giving away money, esp when it’s not theirs to give away. People need to wake up.
It’s a few years since we protested at Shannon Airport !!!!!!!
@Elizabeth Doyle:
Who cares?
Cue, the schools will exploit an opportunity to introduce a new voluntary charge, just wait!
More bribery, more freebies, more welfare handouts, more Hamas appeasement, more anti-West nonsense, more wacky environmental policies, more disrespecting of America, does this government have no end to their terrible policies? Is Simon Harris allergic to supporting any sort of policy that isn’t left-wing? This current government has been nothing more than a Statist leach, mooching off the taxpayer and their money. At some point, the people of Ireland will wake up and realise that they are being screwed over, but it looks like they are blinded once again and continue to stab themselves and their wallets in the chest. Harris and Varadkar are up there with Jack Lynch and Garret Fitzgerald as the person who was the worst Taoiseach in our nation’s history.
@Frank O’Hara:
That’s it, get it all up, yill be grand.
@H Woo: You haven’t offered any sort of coherent rebuttal to what I said. Is that because you know that I’m right?
Recognising Palestine is so hypocritical when aeroplanes carrying war equipment flies over Irish airspace and Shannon is used as a stopover.
@Hector turtlehead:
Good to see we play our little part keeping the the free world free
Fantastic news well done government
I see the Sinn Fein (kangaroo cult) bots are creeping back out
@John Nolan: You must have great eyesight to see them in the herds of pro FG & Trump bots …. Weird you haven’t noticed them !! FG supporting Trump bots man.. Like they do stand out, considering FG has always tried to liken SF and their supporters to Trump and his supporters in an attempt to smear them.. but now it’s a good thing when FG bots are supporting Trump bots ..
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