{"id":2072025,"date":"2026-07-31T15:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2072025"},"modified":"2026-07-31T15:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T12:30:10","slug":"adele-bertei-says-sinead-oconnor-dumped-david-holmes-from-producing-final-album-and-accuses-him-of-exploiting-her-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2072025","title":{"rendered":"Adele Bertei says Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor \u201cdumped\u201d David Holmes from producing final album and accuses him of \u201cexploiting\u201d her memory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sinead-o-connor@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Adele Bertei says Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor \u201cdumped\u201d David Holmes from producing final album and accuses him of \u201cexploiting\u201d her memory<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>\u201cSIN\u00c9AD IS FURIOUS. I commune with her through the veil\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Liberty Dunworth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-31T16:30:10+01:00\">31st July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sinead-o-connor@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"sinead-o-connor@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Sinead O&#8217;Connor performs in 2020. CREDIT: Tim Mosenfelder\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Adele Bertei has hit out at the post that producer David Holmes made about Sinead O\u2019Connor\u2019s final album, accusing him of \u201cexploiting\u201d the late singer\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor, 1966-2023: an artist of integrity and intensity\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The post in question relates to the update Homes shared on Instagram over the weekend, in which he marked the third anniversary of O\u2019Connor\u2019s death and revealed that they had been working on an album together called \u2018No Veteran Dies Alone\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Holmes worked with the singer in the final few years of her career, and uploaded photos showing \u201ca couple of texts\u201d he received from her \u201cwhile producing what would be her final album.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The texts saw O\u2019Connor say that the record was \u201cso good\u201d and add that she wanted to \u201cmake records together until one of us croaks\u201d. In his caption, Holmes said that he was uncertain about whether the album \u201cwill ever see the light of day\u201d, and added that he regards it to be \u201ca stone cold classic\u201d and \u201ca love letter to her children and the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbP5MnNjAB2\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now however, author, actor, filmmaker and musician Adele Bertei has accused the producer of \u201cexploiting\u201d O\u2019Connor\u2019s memory and alleged that the singer \u201cdumped\u201d him from working on the album after being unhappy with his production.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to Instagram, the author \u2013 who penned the book <em>Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor\u2019s Universal Mother<\/em> \u2013 shared: \u201cSIN\u00c9AD IS FURIOUS. I commune with her through the veil\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cGo ahead,call me nuts. But I can tell you this: the undignified \u2018producer\u2019 David Holmes is exploiting her memory right now on socials and she wants you to know what\u2019s up,\u201d Bertei added.<\/p>\n<p>She also shared that while it is \u201ctrue that Holmes recorded early tracks for her last LP\u201d, he didn\u2019t mention that O\u2019Connor allegedly \u201cdumped him because she didn\u2019t like his production\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWas she initially inspired working with him? Probably. She was impulsive as we all know, and loved being in the studio, and they did write together. But these texts he\u2019s posting on socials? Shame on him. He\u2019s exploiting her,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo not be fooled, or think for a minute that Holmes is responsible for this secret LP that he presents as being egregiously withheld from the public,\u201d Bertei also wrote, also sharing that while the album is \u201cbeyond magnificent\u201d she has issue with \u201cDavid Holmes taking all the credit\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING NEWS: author Adele Bertei  claims, on her IG, that David Holmes, the alleged producer of Sin\u00e9ad&#8217;s last album, is acting in bad faith publicly. She says he&#8217;s not the one behind the project \u2013 Sin\u00e9ad started the production with Holmes but eventually dumped him. \ud83d\udde3\ud83d\udde3\ud83d\udde3 pic.twitter.com\/RqA00Yfdas<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sin\u00e9ad O&#8217;Connor Archive (@ArchiveSinead) July 30, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As for when the album could ever get an official release, Bertei shared that it could be shared by O\u2019Connor\u2019s \u201cmost anointed of all shepherds\u201d but only \u201cwhen the timing is right\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><em>NME<\/em> has reached out to a spokesperson for Holmes for comment.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Connor died in July 2023 at the age of 56. Since her death, she has continued to be celebrated as one of Ireland\u2019s most influential artists \u2013 both for her voice and for her willingness to speak out on political, religious and social issues.<\/p>\n<p>The singer\u2019s cause of death was revealed to be asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). She was laid to rest at a ceremony in the Irish town of Bray, with Bob Geldof and Bono among those paying tribute at her funeral.<\/p>\n<p>Many figures from the music industry paid tribute to her online, including Garbage, Billy Corgan, Michael Stipe, Fall Out Boy, Ice-T and Tori Amos, and streams of her music went up by 7.9million in the US during the week after her death.<\/p>\n<p>Her last album was 2014\u2019s \u2018I\u2019m Not Bossy, I\u2019m the Boss\u2019, and her last single was 2023\u2019s \u2018The Skye Boat Song\u2019 which she recorded for the drama series <em>Outlander<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In the years since her passing, there has been a stage production based on her life and music in Manchester, and ongoing rumours of a biopic \u2013 which date back to 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul 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class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Watch Charli XCX perform \u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2019 songs live for the first time in Nashville<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Adele Bertei has hit out at the post that producer David Holmes made about Sinead O\u2019Connor\u2019s final album, accusing him of \u201cexploiting\u201d the late singer\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor, 1966-2023: an artist of integrity and intensity\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The post in question relates to the update Homes shared on Instagram over the weekend, in which he marked the third anniversary of O\u2019Connor\u2019s death and revealed that they had been working on an album together called \u2018No Veteran Dies Alone\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Holmes worked with the singer in the final few years of her career, and uploaded photos showing \u201ca couple of texts\u201d he received from her \u201cwhile producing what would be her final album.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The texts saw O\u2019Connor say that the record was \u201cso good\u201d and add that she wanted to \u201cmake records together until one of us croaks\u201d. In his caption, Holmes said that he was uncertain about whether the album \u201cwill ever see the light of day\u201d, and added that he regards it to be \u201ca stone cold classic\u201d and \u201ca love letter to her children and the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbP5MnNjAB2\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now however, author, actor, filmmaker and musician Adele Bertei has accused the producer of \u201cexploiting\u201d O\u2019Connor\u2019s memory and alleged that the singer \u201cdumped\u201d him from working on the album after being unhappy with his production.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to Instagram, the author \u2013 who penned the book <em>Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor\u2019s Universal Mother<\/em> \u2013 shared: \u201cSIN\u00c9AD IS FURIOUS. I commune with her through the veil\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cGo ahead,call me nuts. But I can tell you this: the undignified \u2018producer\u2019 David Holmes is exploiting her memory right now on socials and she wants you to know what\u2019s up,\u201d Bertei added.<\/p>\n<p>She also shared that while it is \u201ctrue that Holmes recorded early tracks for her last LP\u201d, he didn\u2019t mention that O\u2019Connor allegedly \u201cdumped him because she didn\u2019t like his production\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWas she initially inspired working with him? Probably. She was impulsive as we all know, and loved being in the studio, and they did write together. But these texts he\u2019s posting on socials? Shame on him. He\u2019s exploiting her,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo not be fooled, or think for a minute that Holmes is responsible for this secret LP that he presents as being egregiously withheld from the public,\u201d Bertei also wrote, also sharing that while the album is \u201cbeyond magnificent\u201d she has issue with \u201cDavid Holmes taking all the credit\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING NEWS: author Adele Bertei  claims, on her IG, that David Holmes, the alleged producer of Sin\u00e9ad&#8217;s last album, is acting in bad faith publicly. She says he&#8217;s not the one behind the project \u2013 Sin\u00e9ad started the production with Holmes but eventually dumped him. \ud83d\udde3\ud83d\udde3\ud83d\udde3 pic.twitter.com\/RqA00Yfdas<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sin\u00e9ad O&#8217;Connor Archive (@ArchiveSinead) July 30, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As for when the album could ever get an official release, Bertei shared that it could be shared by O\u2019Connor\u2019s \u201cmost anointed of all shepherds\u201d but only \u201cwhen the timing is right\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><em>NME<\/em> has reached out to a spokesperson for Holmes for comment.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Connor died in July 2023 at the age of 56. Since her death, she has continued to be celebrated as one of Ireland\u2019s most influential artists \u2013 both for her voice and for her willingness to speak out on political, religious and social issues.<\/p>\n<p>The singer\u2019s cause of death was revealed to be asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). She was laid to rest at a ceremony in the Irish town of Bray, with Bob Geldof and Bono among those paying tribute at her funeral.<\/p>\n<p>Many figures from the music industry paid tribute to her online, including Garbage, Billy Corgan, Michael Stipe, Fall Out Boy, Ice-T and Tori Amos, and streams of her music went up by 7.9million in the US during the week after her death.<\/p>\n<p>Her last album was 2014\u2019s \u2018I\u2019m Not Bossy, I\u2019m the Boss\u2019, and her last single was 2023\u2019s \u2018The Skye Boat Song\u2019 which she recorded for the drama series <em>Outlander<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In the years since her passing, there has been a stage production based on her life and music in Manchester, and ongoing rumours of a biopic \u2013 which date back to 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/adele-bertei-says-sinead-oconnor-dumped-david-holmes-from-producing-final-album-and-accuses-him-of-exploiting-her-memory-3960110&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sinead-o-connor@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Adele Bertei says Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor \u201cdumped\u201d David Holmes from producing final album and accuses him of \u201cexploiting\u201d her memory \u201cSIN\u00c9AD IS FURIOUS. 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