It's been one ear since the tragic passing of Dolores O'Riordan.
Today on her anniversary fan, fellow musicians and the world remember Dolores.
After the news of Dolores' passing, fans shared their memories and tributes;
My first time hearing Dolores O'Riordan's voice was unforgettable. It threw into question what a voice could sound like in that context of Rock. I'd never heard somebody use their instrument in that way. Shocked and saddened to hear of her passing, thoughts are with her family.
— Hozier (@Hozier) January 15, 2018
No house party is ever complete without everyone singing The Cranberries - a sad day for Limerick and the music world 💚 #RIPDolores
— Meghann Scully (@Meghann_Scully) January 15, 2018
My first memory of #thecranberries was:
A) Robbing their album #NoNeedToArgue from my best friends older sister.
B) Turning the cassette up full blast in their garage/coal shed!
C) Singing #Zombie on repeat weekly!
Ahh the 90's ❤️ #RIPDoloresORiordan— Ed Roche (@EDROCHE) January 15, 2018
Incredible Irish singer Dolores O'Riordan (lead of the band, the Cranberries) died today, so young, I’m heartbroken. I recently played “Linger” on my Instagram stories while out on a walk...she’s literally one of my fave go-to ‘calm me down plz’ singers. Bloody massive loss 💔
— Melanie Murphy (@melaniietweets) January 15, 2018
We are crushed to hear the news about the passing of Dolores O’Riordan. Our thoughts go out to her family at this terrible time. https://t.co/6p20QD2Ii5 pic.twitter.com/vXscj0VGHS
— Duran Duran (@duranduran) January 15, 2018
Absolutely shocked to hear about the passing of Dolores O'Riordan! @The_Cranberries gave us our first big support when we toured with them around France years ago! Thoughts are with her family and friends
— Kodaline (@Kodaline) January 15, 2018
Hermitage Green and Emma Langford paid tribute to Dolores on SPIN South West.
Hermitage Green paid tribute to Dolores and The Cranberries during the Summer at their gig at St. John's Castle.
Dolores' family is set to receive a special posthumous award in her honour from the University of Limerick.
Band members of The Cranberries Noel Hogan, Mike Hogan and Fergal Lawlor with honorary doctorates will be in attendance on Friday, January 18, with a special award also to be made to the family of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan.
An open house is set to take place on Tuesday 15th January to mark a year since the singer's passing.
Ormston House will be open to the public from midday until 6PM to allow friends, family & fans to share their memories of the Limerick native.
The Cranberries shared a message ahead of their next album;
A message from the band about their new album 'In the End'. In early 2017, the four of us got together to rehearse for the ‘Something Else’ Tour. During rehearsals, we discussed many times how great it would be to write and work on new material for a new album… The prospect of writing and working on new material for a new album was very exciting. Over the following months the task of working on what would become ‘In The End’ began. By December 2017, Dolores had completed and recorded the vocals to final demo stage on the eleven songs which feature on this recording, and we had planned to go into the studio to complete the album in early 2018. After Dolores' devastating and unexpected passing in January 2018, we took some time out and put all plans on hold. As time passed, we began to think about how we might best honour our close friend and bandmate. This was a very painful process. We remembered how Dolores had been so energised by the prospect of making this record and getting back out on the road to play the songs live, and realised that the most meaningful thing to do was to finish the album we had started with her. We felt that this is what she would want. We spoke with Dolores' family and they agreed. It was a very emotional process for us. Knowing that we would never get to play these songs live made it even more difficult. There was also an overwhelming sense of finality knowing that this was the last time that we would be in the same studio together working on a Cranberries album. We would like to take the chance to thank ours and Dolores’ family and friends and all those who worked with the band over the years. To our fans, who have stood by us for almost thirty years; thank you, without you, none of this would have been possible. It has been an incredible journey. We dedicate this album to our dear friend and bandmate Dolores. She will always be with us in her music. Noel Mike Fergal. To mark the first anniversary of Dolores’s passing The Cranberries will be releasing the first song from the new album ‘All Over Now’ on the 15th of January.
The song is set 'All Over Now' is set to be released at 1.30PM today.
