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Sinéad O'Connor died of natural causes according to a coroner's statement. She's pictured above performing in Vancouver, Canada in the late 1980s. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Going back to her earliest days as a performer, Sinéad O'Connor has always rode an uneasy tension between suffering and liberation. Paul Bergen/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption

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No one's forgotten Janet Jackson, of course, but we're still (wildly over)due for a true Janaissance. ABC Photo Archives/Getty Images hide caption

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With an '80s revival upon us, these classic songs deserve a comeback

Sinéad O'Connor sings in concert in 2003 at The Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. O'Connor has died at 56. Getty Images hide caption

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Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has died at 56

Sinead O'Connor performs at August Hall in San Francisco, Calif., in February 2020. Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images hide caption

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Sinéad O'Connor Has A New Memoir ... And No Regrets

A photo of the Ribaudo family tomb in the Staglieno Cimitero Monumentale in Genoa, Italy was used as the cover art for Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart." Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The Irish singer now known as Shuhada' Davitt —€” formerly Sinéad O'Connor. Twitter hide caption

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Magda Davitt — formally known as Sinead O'Connor — is working on a new album called No Mud No Lotus. Jason Kempin/Getty Images hide caption

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Beyonce Knowles, Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child in 2005. Frank Micelotta/Getty Images hide caption

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Sinead O'Connor's 10th studio album, I'm Not Bossy, I'm The Boss, is out Aug. 12. Donal Moloney/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Who's The Boss? Sinead O'Connor Has A New Answer

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I'm Not Bossy, I'm The Boss

Audio for First Listens is no longer available after the album has been released.

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Sinead O'Connor's new album, How About I Be Me (And You Be You)? comes out March 5. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Sinead O'Connor: Touching and Powerful

Sinead O'Connor Finds New Roots — in Jamaica