{"id":456,"date":"2019-03-31T18:55:09","date_gmt":"2019-03-31T18:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ebow.ie\/extras\/umusic\/backend\/?post_type=news&#038;p=456"},"modified":"2021-03-08T14:09:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T14:09:23","slug":"top-5-artists-for-mothers-day","status":"publish","type":"music-news","link":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/music-news\/top-5-artists-for-mothers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Artists for Mother&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[],"category_post":[],"acf":{"intro_copy":"It\u2019s a special weekend in the Irish calendar, a weekend where we celebrate the ones who always saved the good biscuits for the guests, boiled 7-up when we had the flu, and convinced us we\u2019d die if we went outside without a coat. That\u2019s right, it\u2019s Mother\u2019s Day this Sunday!","smudge":false,"section_news":[{"acf_fc_layout":"copy_image","image":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Shawn-Mendes-Comp.jpg","image_orientation":"landscape","copy":"<p>Instead of playing your music so loud that she can\u2019t hear herself think this weekend, it\u2019s probably a good idea to let her take control of the radio. Just this once. And if she needs a few ideas to get going, here are some suggestions that mum is sure to love!<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"copy","copy":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Westlife<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your mum doesn\u2019t (secretly) love Westlife, is she really a mum? Luckily, the fearsome foursome are back in action, 20 years after the release of their first album! Their latest single \u201cBetter Man\u201d was released just this week, so make sure to tune into the radio this weekend to catch it. And if you really want to go all out, there are still tickets available for their two-night stint in Croke Park this July!<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"video","video_platform":"youtube","video":"ZEQOE1oZQ-4","facebook_video":"","video_caption":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"cta","copy":"Listen to Westlife","link":"https:\/\/umi.lnk.to\/BetterManWestlifeWE","cta_copy_color":"#ffffff","alignment":"center"},{"acf_fc_layout":"copy","copy":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Take That<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who else grew up with Take That blasting in the car while on a summer road trip? The 90s English pop group are still making music and are currently compiling a Greatest Hits album\u2013which is a great idea to pocket for Christmas season, of course! They\u2019ll also be moonlighting at 3Arena for two nights in April, so make sure to score a few tickets if you\u2019re looking to get mum something she won\u2019t forget this Mother\u2019s Day!<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"video","video_platform":"youtube","video":"N2ICtCO8TCw","facebook_video":"","video_caption":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"cta","copy":"Listen to Take That","link":"https:\/\/umi.lnk.to\/OdysseyWE","cta_copy_color":"#ffffff","alignment":"center"},{"acf_fc_layout":"copy","copy":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Elton John<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As sad as it is, we all have to accept that Sir Elton is saying a final farewell to the Yellow Brick Road. 2019 and 2020 have the English musician on a world tour, with two stops in Dublin and one in Belfast\u2013there are only a few tickets available, so if you have a few Mother\u2019s Days\/birthdays\/Christmases to make up for, a pair of Elton John tickets can help score you some brownie points.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"video","video_platform":"youtube","video":"RZ3Bb4UsXhU","facebook_video":"","video_caption":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"cta","copy":"Listen to Elton John Now","link":"https:\/\/umi.lnk.to\/DiamondsWE","cta_copy_color":"#ffffff","alignment":"center"},{"acf_fc_layout":"copy","copy":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Shawn Mendes<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Canadian singer-songwriter has been making waves for a few years now, with two Grammy nominations and four tours under his belt&#8230;and he\u2019s just getting started. His latest, self-titled album debuted at number one on the US <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Billboard <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200, making Mendes the third-youngest artists to collect three number-one albums. Even though tickets for his Dublin show are long gone, his appearances on The Late Late Show and Jimmy Fallon are plenty of fun to watch!<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"video","video_platform":"youtube","video":"-2p5OnYcjY8","facebook_video":"","video_caption":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"cta","copy":"Listen to Shawn Mendes Now","link":"https:\/\/umi.lnk.to\/ShawnMendesWE","cta_copy_color":"#ffffff","alignment":"center"},{"acf_fc_layout":"copy","copy":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Rocket Man Soundtrack<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With just a few short months left until the Elton John biopic is released, there\u2019s no better way to gear up for the film than by blasting the soundtrack until you\u2019re certain that you\u2019re intimately familiar with every single note! <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kingsman<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> star Taron Egerton has taken on the role of Elton, and you and mum both will assuredly be blown away when you hear his renditions of some of the classics.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"video","video_platform":"youtube","video":"S3vO8E2e6G0","facebook_video":"","video_caption":""}],"block_type":"video-content","headline":"Top 5 Artists for Mother's Day","display_tag":true,"related":false,"tag_color":"","thumbnail_size":"height-2","mobile_image":{"ID":457,"id":457,"title":"Shawn-Mendes-Comp","filename":"Shawn-Mendes-Comp.jpg","filesize":267254,"url":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Shawn-Mendes-Comp.jpg","link":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/music-news\/top-5-artists-for-mothers-day\/shawn-mendes-comp\/","alt":"Shawn Mendes","author":"2","description":"Shawn Mendes","caption":"","name":"shawn-mendes-comp","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":456,"date":"2019-11-30 18:49:32","modified":"2019-11-30 18:49:44","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":720,"height":405,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Shawn-Mendes-Comp-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Shawn-Mendes-Comp-300x169.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":169,"medium_large":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Shawn-Mendes-Comp.jpg","medium_large-width":525,"medium_large-height":295,"large":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Shawn-Mendes-Comp.jpg","large-width":525,"large-height":295,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Shawn-Mendes-Comp.jpg","1536x1536-width":720,"1536x1536-height":405,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Shawn-Mendes-Comp.jpg","2048x2048-width":720,"2048x2048-height":405,"twentyseventeen-featured-image":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Shawn-Mendes-Comp.jpg","twentyseventeen-featured-image-width":720,"twentyseventeen-featured-image-height":405,"twentyseventeen-thumbnail-avatar":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Shawn-Mendes-Comp-100x100.jpg","twentyseventeen-thumbnail-avatar-width":100,"twentyseventeen-thumbnail-avatar-height":100}},"video_id":"S3vO8E2e6G0"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/music-news\/456"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/music-news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/music-news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=456"},{"taxonomy":"category_post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umusic.ie\/backend\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_post?post=456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}