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'''Andrew John Hozier-Byrne''' (born 17 March 1990), known professionally as '''Hozier''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|oʊ|z|i|ɚ}} {{respell|HOH|zee|ər}}),<ref>{{cite news | url=https://1079ishot.com/how-do-you-pronounce-hozier/ | title=How Do You Pronounce Hozier? | work=[[KHXT]] | date=28 January 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930083514/http://1079ishot.com/how-do-you-pronounce-hozier/ | archive-date=30 September 2018 | url-status=live}}</ref> is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. His music primarily draws from [[Folk music|folk]], [[Soul music|soul]] and [[blues]], often using religious and literary themes and taking political or [[social justice]] stances.
His debut single, "[[Take Me to Church]]" (2013), became a rock radio hit in the U.S., peaked at number two on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and was certified multi-platinum in several countries. His eponymous [[Hozier (album)|debut studio album]] (2014) has been certified 6× platinum in Ireland and multi-platinum in several other countries. His EP ''[[Nina Cried Power EP|Nina Cried Power]]'' (2018), which featured the title track as [[Nina Cried Power|a single]], reached number one on the [[Adult Alternative Songs|''Billboard'' Adult Alternative Songs]] chart. His second album, ''[[Wasteland, Baby!]]'' (2019), debuted atop the [[Irish Albums Chart]] and the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], and was certified gold in the U.S.<ref name="riaa.com">{{Cite web | url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=hozier | title=Gold & Platinum | website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103172359/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH | archive-date=3 January 2016 | url-status=live}}</ref> In late 2022, Hozier collaborated with [[Bear McCreary]] for the song "Blood Upon the Snow", intended for the video game ''[[God of War: Ragnarök]]''. His third studio album, ''[[Unreal Unearth]]'' (2023), was released on [[Rubyworks Records]] and debuted at number one on the Irish and UK charts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Irish Albums Chart on 25/8/2023 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-albums-chart/20230825/ie7502/ |access-date=25 November 2023 |website=Official Charts}}</ref> In 2024, he released the EP ''[[Unheard (EP)|Unheard]]'', which includes his first number-one single in Ireland, the US, and the UK, "[[Too Sweet]]".
== Early life ==
Hozier was born in [[Newcastle, County Wicklow]], Ireland on 17 March 1990, the son of Raine Hozier-Byrne and John Byrne.
Hozier began writing songs at the age of 15,<ref name=Week/> taught himself guitar and sang in his school choir.<ref name=popsong/> He was educated at Delgany National School. His parents were raised [[Catholics]] but became [[Quakers]]. He later attended [[St. Gerard's School]] before studying music education at [[Trinity College Dublin]]. He missed exams to record demos for a music label and was refused a year's deferral by the college.<ref name=searing/><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://issuu.com/osnovina/docs/issuu_9-1 | title=Go Rail 9-1: Featuring Hozier | last=Mullally | first=Una | via=[[issuu.com]] | newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] | date=14 October 2013 | archive-date=3 July 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703015706/https://issuu.com/osnovina/docs/issuu_9-1 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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Hozier released his eponymous album, ''[[Hozier (album)|Hozier]]'', on 19 September 2014, including tracks from his first two extended-play albums (EPs). The album drew inspiration from folk, R&B and blues music.<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Album Review: Hozier, 'Hozier' | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6281404/album-review-hozier-hozier |last=Brown | first=Harley | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108224617/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6281404/album-review-hozier-hozier |archive-date=8 January 2021 | url-status=live}}</ref> ''Hozier'' met critical success;<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/hozier/hozier | title=Reviews for Hozier by Hozier | website=[[Metacritic]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013050236/http://www.metacritic.com/music/hozier/hozier |archive-date=13 October 2014 | url-status=live}}</ref> Helen Brown of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' noted that it was "an intense, youthful lyrical tangling of religion and romantic obsession that regularly finds him poised 'between love and abuse'".<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/11143317/Hozier-Hozier-review-glorious-and-uplifting.html | title=Hozier, Hozier, review: 'glorious and uplifting' | first=Helen | last=Brown |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] | date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101211817/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/11143317/Hozier-Hozier-review-glorious-and-uplifting.html |archive-date=1 November 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Hozier'' peaked at number one in Ireland and finished second on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. The album is certified 2× platinum in the UK and US. After the release of "Take Me to Church", the record released five singles released from 2014 to 2016: "[[From Eden]]", "[[Sedated (song)|Sedated]]", "[[Work Song (Hozier song)|Work Song]]", “[[Someone New (Hozier song)|Someone New]]", "Jackie and Wilson" and "[[Cherry Wine (Hozier song)|Cherry Wine]]", which all appeared on the [[Irish Singles Chart]]. The music videos for "From Eden", "Someone New", and "Cherry Wine" featured actresses [[Katie McGrath]], [[Natalie Dormer]] and [[Saoirse Ronan]], respectively.<ref>{{cite news | title=Hozier releases new video for 'From Eden' featuring Katie McGrath | url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/hozier-releases-new-video-for-from-eden-featuring-katie-mcgrath-30756852.html | first=Aoife | last=Kelly | work=[[Irish Independent]] | date=19 November 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208125816/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/hozier-releases-new-video-for-from-eden-featuring-katie-mcgrath-30756852.html | archive-date=8 February 2022 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/saoirse-ronan-backs-hozier-charity-single-in-domestic-violence-campaign-34444706.html | title=Saoirse Ronan backs Hozier charity single in domestic violence campaign |work=[[Irish Independent]] | date=11 February 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425084532/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/saoirse-ronan-backs-hozier-charity-single-in-domestic-violence-campaign-34444706.html |archive-date=25 April 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2014, he made his U.S. debut, performing "Take Me to Church" and "Angel of Small Death" on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://diffuser.fm/hozier-saturday-night-live/ | title=Watch Hozier Perform 'Take Me to Church' + 'Angel of Small Death' On ''SNL'' | first=Chuck | last=Armstrong | work=[[Townsquare Media]] | date=12 October 2014 | access-date=28 September 2023 | archive-date=28 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928025944/https://diffuser.fm/hozier-saturday-night-live/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/snl-saturday-night-live-recap-hozier-takes-audience-to-church-in-debut-performance-bill-hader-jan-hooks-6281549/ | title=''Saturday Night Live'' Recap: Hozier Takes Audience to Church in Debut Performance | first=Mitchell | last=Peters | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=12 October 2014 | access-date=28 September 2023 | archive-date=28 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928025942/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/snl-saturday-night-live-recap-hozier-takes-audience-to-church-in-debut-performance-bill-hader-jan-hooks-6281549/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/hozier-delivers-the-gospel-for-breakthrough-snl-performance-43397/ | title=Hozier Delivers the Gospel for Breakthrough ''SNL'' Performance | first=Daniel | last=Kreps | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=12 October 2014 | url-access=limited | access-date=28 September 2023 | archive-date=28 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928025944/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/hozier-delivers-the-gospel-for-breakthrough-snl-performance-43397/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2014, he performed "Take Me to Church" at the [[Victoria's Secret Fashion Show]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.her.ie/music/watch-hozier-performs-stunning-anthem-at-victorias-secret-fashion-show-204616 | title=Watch: Hozier Performs Stunning Anthem At Victoria's Secret Fashion Show | work=[[Joe (website)|Joe]] | access-date=28 September 2023 | archive-date=28 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928025935/https://www.her.ie/music/watch-hozier-performs-stunning-anthem-at-victorias-secret-fashion-show-204616 | url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Hozier 2015 02 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Hozier in 2015]]
In February 2015, "Take Me to Church" was nominated at the [[57th Annual Grammy Awards]] for [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]. At the awards show, he performed the song with [[Annie Lennox]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2015/02/06/annie-lennox-hozier-grammys/22984753/ | title=How the Grammys got Annie Lennox to sing with Hozier | first=Brian | last=Mansfield | work=[[USA Today]] | date=6 February 2015 | access-date=28 September 2023 | archive-date=17 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717034809/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2015/02/06/annie-lennox-hozier-grammys/22984753/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/annie-lennox-grammys-hozier-2015-interview-take-me-church-put-spell-on-you-6487801/ | title=Annie Lennox on Her Killer Grammy Performance & Why She Isn't Writing New Music | first=Chris | last=Payne | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=4 March 2015 | access-date=28 September 2023 | archive-date=28 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928025945/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/annie-lennox-grammys-hozier-2015-interview-take-me-church-put-spell-on-you-6487801/ | url-status=live }}</ref> He also performed it at the [[2015 Billboard Music Awards|2015 ''Billboard'' Music Awards]] in May 2015. On 12 November 2015, he won the [[VH1]] Artist of the Year, a fan-voted award. At the ceremony, he performed "Take Me to Church" and [[The Beatles]]' "[[Blackbird (Beatles song)|Blackbird]]" with singer [[Tori Kelly]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.vh1.com/news/xaxd2x/hozier-tori-kelly-blackbird-you-oughta-know-big-music | title=We Need More Hozier + Tori Kelly Collabs Like This Joint Performance Of "Blackbird" At VH1's Big Music In 2015 Concert | first=Alexa | last=Tietjen | work=[[VH1]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505092214/http://www.vh1.com/news/223025/hozier-tori-kelly-blackbird-you-oughta-know-big-music/ | archive-date=5 May 2016 | url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2016, Hozier released the song "Better Love" as part of the ''[[The Legend of Tarzan (film)|Legend of Tarzan]]'' soundtrack.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newstalk.com/news/listen-hoziers-first-new-song-in-nearly-two-years-better-love-591863 | title=Listen: Hozier's first new song in nearly two years, "Better Love" | work=[[Newstalk]] | date=17 June 2016 | access-date=28 September 2023 | archive-date=28 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928025936/https://www.newstalk.com/news/listen-hoziers-first-new-song-in-nearly-two-years-better-love-591863 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm4CrOfbHMI | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211103/Wm4CrOfbHMI| archive-date=3 November 2021 | title=Hozier – Better Love (From The Legend of Tarzan – Single Version)| via=[[YouTube]] | date=16 June 2016 | url-status=live }}{{cbignore}}</ref> Hozier subsequently took a one-year hiatus from his work, moving back to [[Ireland]] to "reconnect" after touring his debut album.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.idolator.com/7738602/hozier-interview-wasteland-baby | title=Interview: Hozier Talks 'Wasteland, Baby!' & New Collaborators | work=[[MRC (company)|Idolator]] | date=3 April 2019 | archive-date=24 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324170243/https://www.idolator.com/7738602/hozier-interview-wasteland-baby?chrome=1 | url-status=live }}</ref>
=== 2018–2021: ''Nina Cried Power'' EP and ''Wasteland, Baby!'' ===
In September 2018, Hozier returned with the release of the EP ''[[Nina Cried Power]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/hozier-nina-cried-power-interview-mavis-staples-8473841/ | title=Hozier Unpacks His New 'Nina Cried Power' EP: 'It's a Thank You Note to the Spirit of Protest' | first=Hilary | last=Hughes | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=6 September 2018 | access-date=28 September 2023 | archive-date=28 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928025941/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/hozier-nina-cried-power-interview-mavis-staples-8473841/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The album features a collaboration with [[Mavis Staples]] on the titular track. He released his second studio album's lead single, "Movement", on 14 November 2018, alongside a music video. Hozier's second album, ''[[Wasteland, Baby!]]'', was released on 1 March 2019, including tracks from his previous EP.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/hozier-new-album-wasteland-baby-single2431741-2431741 | title=Hozier has announced 'Wasteland, Baby' – his first album in more than four years | last=Skinner | first=Tom | work=[[NME]] | date=16 January 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327093126/https://www.nme.com/news/music/hozier-new-album-wasteland-baby-single2431741-2431741 | archive-date=27 March 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref> The thematic elements of the album center around his interpretation of the [[apocalypse]] while looking for thematic elements of romance and redemption.<ref name=quakerthoughts/> Reviews were largely positive;<ref>{{cite web | title=Wasteland, Baby! | url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/wasteland-baby!/hozier | website=[[Metacritic.com]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329133606/https://www.metacritic.com/music/wasteland-baby!/hozier | archive-date=29 March 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref> Elisabeth Woronzoff of ''[[PopMatters]]'' stated it "light[s] the artist's skill and vision of his craft... [and] that it [..] delivers while edifying the artist as an impactful voice in the art and activism sphere."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.popmatters.com/hozier-wasteland-baby-review-2630193793.html | title='Wasteland, Baby!' Highlights Hozier As an Impactful Voice in the Art and Activism Sphere | first=Elisabeth | last=Woronzoff | work=[[PopMatters]] | date=1 March 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101137/https://www.popmatters.com/hozier-wasteland-baby-review-2630193793.html?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3 | archive-date=27 March 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> The album debuted atop the [[Irish Albums Chart]] and the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], Hozier's first number-one US release.<ref name=Debuts>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8501829/hozier-debuts-no-1-billboard-200-chart-wasteland-baby | title=Hozier Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Wasteland, Baby!' | last=Caulfield | first=Keith | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=10 March 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327171600/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8501829/hozier-debuts-no-1-billboard-200-chart-wasteland-baby | archive-date=27 March 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/hozier-wasteland-baby-interview-8500815/ | title=Hozier Knows the World Is Ending, So He Wrote Apocalyptic Love Songs For 'Wasteland, Baby!' | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | last=Hughes | first=Hilary | date=5 March 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305165928/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8500815/hozier-wasteland-baby-interview | archive-date=5 March 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/hozier-debuts-no-1-billboard-200-chart-wasteland-baby/ | title=Hozier Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Wasteland, Baby!'| first=Keith | last=Caulfield | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=10 March 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315211253/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/chart-beat/8501829/hozier-debuts-no-1-billboard-200-chart-wasteland-baby | archive-date=15 March 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref> ''Wasteland, Baby!'' has since been certified silver in the [[United Kingdom]] and gold in the United States.<ref name="riaa.com"/>▼
[[File:Hozier Nobody 1.png|thumb|left|Hozier performing at the [[Glasgow Royal Concert Hall]] in 2019]]
▲In September 2018, Hozier returned with the release of the EP ''[[Nina Cried Power]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/hozier-nina-cried-power-interview-mavis-staples-8473841/ | title=Hozier Unpacks His New 'Nina Cried Power' EP: 'It's a Thank You Note to the Spirit of Protest' | first=Hilary | last=Hughes | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=6 September 2018 | access-date=28 September 2023 | archive-date=28 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928025941/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/hozier-nina-cried-power-interview-mavis-staples-8473841/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The album features a collaboration with [[Mavis Staples]] on the titular track. He released his second studio album's lead single, "Movement", on 14 November 2018, alongside a music video. Hozier's second album, ''[[Wasteland, Baby!]]'', was released on 1 March 2019, including tracks from his previous EP.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/hozier-new-album-wasteland-baby-single2431741-2431741 | title=Hozier has announced 'Wasteland, Baby' – his first album in more than four years | last=Skinner | first=Tom | work=[[NME]] | date=16 January 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327093126/https://www.nme.com/news/music/hozier-new-album-wasteland-baby-single2431741-2431741 | archive-date=27 March 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref> The thematic elements of the album center around his interpretation of the [[apocalypse]] while looking for thematic elements of romance and redemption.<ref name=quakerthoughts/> Reviews were largely positive;<ref>{{cite web | title=Wasteland, Baby! | url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/wasteland-baby!/hozier | website=[[Metacritic.com]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329133606/https://www.metacritic.com/music/wasteland-baby!/hozier | archive-date=29 March 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref> Elisabeth Woronzoff of ''[[PopMatters]]'' stated it "light[s] the artist's skill and vision of his craft... [and] that it [..] delivers while edifying the artist as an impactful voice in the art and activism sphere."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.popmatters.com/hozier-wasteland-baby-review-2630193793.html | title='Wasteland, Baby!' Highlights Hozier As an Impactful Voice in the Art and Activism Sphere | first=Elisabeth | last=Woronzoff | work=[[PopMatters]] | date=1 March 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327101137/https://www.popmatters.com/hozier-wasteland-baby-review-2630193793.html?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3 | archive-date=27 March 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> The album debuted atop the [[Irish Albums Chart]] and the [[Billboard 200]], Hozier's first number-one US release.<ref name=Debuts>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8501829/hozier-debuts-no-1-billboard-200-chart-wasteland-baby | title=Hozier Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Wasteland, Baby!' | last=Caulfield | first=Keith | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=10 March 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327171600/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8501829/hozier-debuts-no-1-billboard-200-chart-wasteland-baby | archive-date=27 March 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/hozier-wasteland-baby-interview-8500815/ | title=Hozier Knows the World Is Ending, So He Wrote Apocalyptic Love Songs For 'Wasteland, Baby!' | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | last=Hughes | first=Hilary | date=5 March 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305165928/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8500815/hozier-wasteland-baby-interview | archive-date=5 March 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/hozier-debuts-no-1-billboard-200-chart-wasteland-baby/ | title=Hozier Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Wasteland, Baby!'| first=Keith | last=Caulfield | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=10 March 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315211253/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/chart-beat/8501829/hozier-debuts-no-1-billboard-200-chart-wasteland-baby | archive-date=15 March 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref> ''Wasteland, Baby!'' has since been certified silver in the [[United Kingdom]] and gold in the United States.<ref name="riaa.com"/>
''Wasteland, Baby!'' included two further singles released in 2019 that debuted on the [[Irish Singles Chart]]: "[[Almost (Sweet Music)]]" and "Dinner and Diatribes"; the music video for the latter track features an appearance from actress [[Anya Taylor-Joy]].<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Acevedo | first=Angelica | title=Hozier Announces 'Wasteland, Baby!' Release Date, Debuts New Song 'Almost (Sweet Music)' | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/hozier-announces-wasteland-baby-release-date-8493800/ | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=16 January 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203163101/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8493800/hozier-announces-wasteland-baby-release-date | archive-date=3 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.radio.com/blogs/tiana-timmerberg/hozier-becomes-your-worst-nightmare-eerie-dinner-diatribes-music-video | title=Hozier Becomes Your Worst Nightmare in Eerie 'Dinner & Diatribes' Music Video | first=Tiana | last=Timmerberg | date=6 March 2019 | work=[[Audacy]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307173843/https://www.radio.com/blogs/tiana-timmerberg/hozier-becomes-your-worst-nightmare-eerie-dinner-diatribes-music-video | archive-date=7 March 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref> He was the closing headliner of the inaugural Railbird Festival held on the grounds of the [[Keeneland]] horse track in [[Lexington, Kentucky]].<ref>{{Cite press release | url=https://www.capturekentucky.com/railbird-festival-reveals-inaugural-artist-lineup-ticket-levels-and-premium-experiences/ | title=Railbird Festival Reveals Inaugural Artist Lineup, Ticket Levels and Premium Experiences | date=26 March 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812141645/https://www.visitlex.com/media/press-releases/post/railbird-festival-reveals-inaugural-artist-lineup-ticket-levels-and-premium-experiences/ |archive-date=12 August 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref> Hozier was one of the headliners for the [[Electric Picnic]] 2019, a three-day festival held in Ireland on 30 August to 1 September.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/hozier-the-strokes-the-1975-and-florence-the-machine-to-headline-electric-picnic-2019-2461128 | title=Hozier, The Strokes, The 1975 and Florence & The Machine to headline Electric Picnic 2019 | last=Reilly | first=Nick | work=[[NME]] | date=13 March 2019 | archive-date=29 March 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329150551/https://www.nme.com/news/music/hozier-the-strokes-the-1975-and-florence-the-machine-to-headline-electric-picnic-2019-2461128 | url-status=live}}</ref> He performed at the [[Glastonbury Festival 2019]].<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/events/glastonbury-2019-headliners-killers-the-cure-stormzy-miley-cyrus-janet-jackson-8502658/ | title=Glastonbury 2019 Headliners Include Killers, The Cure, Stormzy, Miley Cyrus, Janet Jackson | first=Gil | last=Kaufman | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=15 March 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321201504/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/festivals/8502658/glastonbury-2019-headliners-killers-the-cure-stormzy-miley-cyrus-janet-jackson |archive-date=21 March 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref> He also performed at the [[Lollapalooza]] 2019, a four-day music festival held in [[Chicago]] in August.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/events/2019-lollapalooza-lineup-see-full-list-8503287/ | title=Ariana Grande, Childish Gambino, Twenty One Pilots, The Strokes Headlining 2019 Lollapalooza: Full Lineup | first=Gil | last=Kaufman | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=20 March 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321153644/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/festivals/8503287/2019-lollapalooza-lineup-see-full-list | archive-date=21 March 2019 | url-status=live}}</ref>
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"Blood Upon the Snow" was released on 9 November 2022, as a collaboration with composer [[Bear McCreary]] for the video game ''[[God of War Ragnarök]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://consequence.net/2022/11/hozier-blood-upon-the-snow-god-of-war-interview/ | title=Hozier on His New Song for God of War: Ragnarök, "Blood Upon the Snow": Exclusive | last=Ragusa | first=Paolo | magazine=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]] | date=8 November 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108231657/https://consequence.net/2022/11/hozier-blood-upon-the-snow-god-of-war-interview/ | archive-date=8 November 2022 | url-status=live}}</ref> He released the extended play ''[[Eat Your Young]]'' on 17 March 2023.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://americansongwriter.com/hozier-announces-new-ep-eat-your-young/ | title=Hozier Announces New EP 'Eat Your Young' | last=Uitti | first=Jacob | magazine=[[American Songwriter]] | date=24 February 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308131338/https://americansongwriter.com/hozier-announces-new-ep-eat-your-young/ | archive-date=8 March 2023 | url-status=live}}</ref> The EP features three songs: "Eat Your Young", "All Things End" and "Through Me (The Flood)".<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/hozier-shares-new-ep-eat-your-young/ | last=Murray | first=Robin | title=Hozier Shares New EP 'Eat Your Young' | magazine=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]] | date=17 March 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317155412/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/hozier-shares-new-ep-eat-your-young/ | archive-date=17 March 2023 | url-status=live}}</ref>
''[[Unreal Unearth]]'' was released on 18 August 2023.<ref>{{Cite press release | url=https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/hozier-announces-forthcoming-album-unreal-unearth-is-set-to-release-august-18 | title=Hozier announces forthcoming album Unreal Unearth is set to release August 18 | publisher=[[Sony Music]] | date=17 May 2023 | access-date=28 September 2023 | archive-date=28 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928025945/https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/hozier-announces-forthcoming-album-unreal-unearth-is-set-to-release-august-18 | url-status=live }}</ref> Hozier's relationship with the [[Irish language]] is evident in the album in song lyrics ("uiscefhuaraithe") and song themes.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2023/08/19/hozier-this-album-was-actually-more-not-trying-to-be-the-control-freak/ | title=Hozier: 'This album was actually more not trying to be the control freak' | newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] | date=19 August 2023 | access-date=24 August 2023 | archive-date=24 August 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824192141/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2023/08/19/hozier-this-album-was-actually-more-not-trying-to-be-the-control-freak/ | url-status=live }}</ref> He also sings in Irish on some of "De Selby (Part 1)",<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-reviews/hozier-hints-at-a-break-up-with-help-from-the-divine-comedy-dantes-that-is/a1766992110.html | title=Hozier hints at a break-up, with help from the Divine Comedy – Dante's, that is | first=John | last=Meagher | work=[[Independent.ie]] | date=18 August 2023 | access-date=24 August 2023 | archive-date=24 August 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824201943/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-reviews/hozier-hints-at-a-break-up-with-help-from-the-divine-comedy-dantes-that-is/a1766992110.html | url-status=live }}</ref> with translation support from [[Darach Ó Séaghdha]], Peter Kavanagh and Dr Gearóidín McEvoy from the Irish podcast "Motherfoclóir".<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.rte.ie/gaeilge/2023/0823/1401237-amhran-gaeilge-ar-albam-nua-le-hozier/ | title=Amhrán Gaeilge ar albam nua le Hozier | work=[[RTÉ]] | date=23 August 2023 | access-date=24 August 2023 | archive-date=24 August 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824201943/https://www.rte.ie/gaeilge/2023/0823/1401237-amhran-gaeilge-ar-albam-nua-le-hozier/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Despite the album's popularity, it was not nominated for any awards in the 2023 Grammy Awards.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dillon |first1=Brian |title=Hozier fans outraged as the Irish singer receives no Grammy nominations |url=https://www.irishstar.com/culture/music-nightlife/hozier-grammy-nominations-snub-awards-31424372 |website=Irish Star|date=13 November 2023 }}</ref> On 22 March 2024, Hozier released the EP ''[[Unheard (EP)|Unheard]]'', which features four songs: "[[Too Sweet]]", "Wildflower and Barley" featuring [[Allison Russell]], "Empire Now", and "Fare Well". The songs were originally meant to be included on ''Unreal Unearth'' and were also inspired by [[Inferno (Dante)|Dante's ''Inferno'']]. Hozier said that "these are songs that might have made it to the circles of gluttony, limbo, violence, and the outward 'ascent' respectively".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.1057thepoint.com/music-news/hozier-announces-new-ep-unheard/|title=Hozier announces new EP, 'Unheard'|date=15 March 2024|publisher=[[105.7 The Point]]|access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref> Of these songs, "Too Sweet" was the most commercially successful; it debuted at number five on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=1 April 2024 |title=Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar's 'Like That' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/future-metro-boomin-kendrick-lamar-like-that-hot-100-number-one-debut/ |access-date=29 April 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> becoming his first song to debut within the top five of the chart and his second top five entry since "Take Me To Church". "Too Sweet" rose to number one three weeks later,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=22 April 2024 |title='Sweet' Success: Hozier Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 for First Time |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/hozier-too-sweet-hot-100-number-one/ |access-date=29 April 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> making Hozier the fourth Irish artist to top the chart.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 April 2024 |title=Hozier Has The #1 Song In America |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2260514/hozier-has-the-1-song-in-america/news/ |access-date=29 April 2024 |website=Stereogum}}</ref> On 1 August 2024, while performing at [[Lollapalooza|Lollapalooza 2024]], he presented an unreleased song titled "Nobody's Soldier" and called for a ceasefire in [[Israel–Hamas war|Gaza]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-hozier-give-unreleased-song-nobodys-soldier-its-live-debut-and-call-for-a-ceasefire-in-gaza-at-lollapalooza-2024-3780259|title=Watch Hozier give unreleased song "Nobody's Soldier" its live debut and call for a ceasefire in Gaza at Lollapalooza 2024|last=Duran|first=Anagricel|website=[[NME]]|date=2 August 2024|access-date=5 August 2024}}</ref>
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