[ May 2000 ]

• [May 30, 2000 - Handed by Matthew]  Last night Sinéad performed at Hot Press Uncovered gig in Dublin, singing a stripped down version of The Healing Room and Song With No Name, a Shane MacGowan song which she dedicated it to the man himself, with whom she had a bitter row earlier this year. She was wearing a grey suit and her hair was shaved once again.Together with Gloria Gaynor, Bob Geldof, Simon Le Bon and many other artists, Sinéad also sang the Lou Reed classic, Perfect Day. The performance was recorded, and there's a possiblity that the song may come out as a single, in aid of the the Children

• [May 29, 2000 - Handed by Mark] Sinéad's special Mystery Train gig at HQ venue in Dublin on April 23 is being aired by RTE Radio 1 on Thursday, June 22 at 8 pm.

• [May 29, 2000 - Handed by Ken] Sinéad will perform as a special guest at the big KISS concert on June 3, organized by the Boston radio station Kiss 108FM. The tickets for the event are sold out.

• [May 28, 2000 - Handed by Jake] In radio formats that describe themselves as Adult Alternative, Sinéad's No Man's Woman was the #1Record for Increased Plays, for the week ending May 19. It also attained "Most Added" status in that format,

and was likewise #1 in the "New & Active" category, with a total of 146 plays, 16 stations, and 4 adds. In stations
that describe themselves as HOT AC,  No Man's Woman achieved "Most Added" status for the week, too: 193 plays at a total of 18 stations. No Man's Woman is also beginning to chart rapidly in several countries, and has already reached Top 20 lists in many nations. Radio & Records magazine, which is the the No.1 industry magazine in America for music tracking, lists No Man's Woman at #21 in its Adult Alternative Charts, and #17 in its ChartByte charts.

• [May 25, 2000 - Handed by Eamon] Sinéad is featured on the cover of Hot Press magazine's June 7 issue. The interview is also available in full through the Hot Press website. Go check it out!

• [May 22, 2000] No Man's Woman is currently at #22 in CD93's playlist and at #20 in WLIR's. Drop a line to the radio statations and request the song!

• [May 22, 2000 - Handed by Kai Chai] There's a high possiblity that the previously announced titles Rainy Day and Preacherman are actually retitled and made through the album; the first being Dancing Lessons and the latter The Lamb's Book Of Life.

• [May 18, 2000] Check out the articles section to read the first two interviews for Faith and Courage.

• [May 12, 2000 - Handed by Eduard] The 3-trk CD single for No Man's Woman is out now in The Netherlands! The UK and US release is probably due in the first week of June. The tracklisting is as follows;

            INFO: The CD single is a German issue, with the catalogue number at0083. The second track is a brand new remix of This Is  A Rebel Song and the oooooothird one is an Irish traditional done a capella.

• [May 12, 2000 - Handed by Fruitdog] Here's the schedule of some of Sinéad's forthcoming appearances on TV:

• [May 10, 2000 - Handed by Ben] This is the promo poster for Sinéad's new single, No Man's Woman.

• [May 8, 2000 - Handed by Lita] Click here to read the Billboard review for No Man's Woman.

• [May 8, 2000 - Handed by Daniel] Click here to read the credits for No Man's Woman from the 1-trk promo CD of single.

• [May 6, 2000] Go check the articles section to read Sinéad's piece on Joan Of Arc, published by Irish Independent on April 9. She tells about the story of Joan as well as how she influenced her own life and career. She also comments on the new Luc Besson film and even on Madonna's closing song of the movie! Thanks to Sean who took care of the article and scanned it for all of us to enjoy!

• [May 6, 2000 - Handed by Ben] Atlantic Records now has an artist section for Sinéad, which contains some gorgeous pictures and the official tracklisting to Faint and Courage. Go to the company's site and search for "sinead" -- and you'll find a link to take you to Sinéad's section. Here's the official tracklisting as announced by Atlantic:

                01 The Healing Room
                02 No Man's Woman
                03 Jealous
                04 Dancing Lessons
                05 Daddy I'm Fine
                06 Til I Whisper U Something
                07 Hold Back The Night
                08 What Doesn't Belong To Me
                09 The State I'm In
                10 The Lamb's Book Of Life
                11 If U Ever
                12 Emma's Song
                13 Kyrie Eleison

          Rainy Day, Preacherman, Summer's End (which was released on The Avengers soundtrack back in 1998) and Full oooooCircle (a Loreena McKennitt cover recorded for John McKenzie's new film, When The Sky Falls) seem to have been left oooooout; probably to be used as b-sides for the upcoming singles. There are two additions, though -- The Lamb's Book Of oooooLife andDancing Lessons.

• [May 3, 2000 - Handed by Eduard] The new Sinéad single No Man's Woman should be out on May 14. Below you can see the sleeve of the 1-track US promo of the single.

• [May 3, 2000 - Handed by Chantal]  According to a DJ from a French radio station, the song Sinéad did together with Wyclef Jean is Rainy Day.

• [May 2, 2000 - Handed by Christian] Belfast News Letter reports that Sinéad will take part in a live show organized by BBC Northern Ireland and Hot Press magazine. The show will take place in the HQ Hall of Fame in Dublin on May 29. Click here for details and the whole article.

© 2000 Deniz Cebe
This page is a part of  the news database of Universal Mother for May 2000.
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