Mercury News, California — Jessie Ware, Janelle Monae, Chet Faker, Jhene Aiko, Alex Clare and Kelela also among the top new R&B/soul acts. more info

Nialler9 — Hozier’s debut album (read my review) is the fastest selling album in Ireland this year and things are looking good for the album’s release in the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and New Zealand with an appearance on Saturday Night Live to com... more info

The Telegraph — Hozier's album makes it difficult not to fall in love with the Irish musician, says Helen Brown more info

MTV.co.uk News — Set to release one of the most anticipated albums of the year, MTV sits down with Hozier... more info

Perez Hilton — Can we get an "amen"??! Ed Sheeran's rendition of Hozier's Take Me To Church is so good, it feels blasphemous!!! Though we would've loved if Ed added a little of his signature rapping to make the song REALLY his own. [ Video: Listen To Hozier's Perfo... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The Brit singer paid tribute to one of the rising stars of the music industry… more info

Nialler9 — It was only this week, last year, that the ‘Take Me To Church’ video was released. The track is still a magnificent intro to Andrew Hozier-Byrne, a soulful high-spirited song which seeks redemption in the flesh and does so by using ecclesiastic... more info

Nialler9 — The Nialler9 TXFM show airs every Thursday night at 10pm for two hours. You can listen live on 105.2FM, online, the TXFM app or if you missed it, on the listen back function on the site, as per below. The show starts six minutes in, right ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Koko revellers were treated to a cover of Amerie as well as tracks from Hozier’s upcoming debut album… more info

Stereogum — If there’s one thing buzzworthy young UK artists love doing, it’s covering other young UK artists in the BBC’s Live Lounge. That’s what Irish troubadour Hozier did with the Arctic Monkeys’ AM highlight “Do I Wanna Know?” — a tune also... more info