Dermot Kennedy

Dermot Joseph Kennedy is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician. He is signed to Interscope Records in the US, and Island Records for the rest of the world. His debut major-label studio album, Without Fear, was released on 4 October 2019.

About Dermot Kennedy in brief

Summary Dermot KennedyDermot Joseph Kennedy is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician. He is signed to Interscope Records in the US, and Island Records for the rest of the world. His debut major-label studio album, Without Fear, was released on 4 October 2019. In January 2020, Kennedy was nominated for international male solo artist of the year at the BRIT Awards. In early 2020, in collaboration with other artists, Kennedy contributed his vocals to Songs For Australia, covering Matt Corby’s Resolution.

Kennedy played for the Soccer Aid charity match for the first time, joining other celebrities in raising money for UNICEF UK. In 2018, he was voted by listeners as NPR Slingshot’s Best New Artist of The Year, appeared on NPR’s Music Tiny Desk Concert in a 14-minute live acoustic session, on WGBH’s Fraser performance studio. He made the BBC’s Sound of 2019 Longlist. In his music, Kennedy has tried to bridge his two genres, folk and hip-hop, together.