Sinead O’Connor is finished with the record business. The singer announced her retirement in a series of tweets on Friday, much to the surprise of fans (and apparently, some of her own colleagues).

Sinead O'Connor announced that she would be stepping away from music following the release of her album NVDA in 2022. ... A rep for O'Connor confirmed her retirement to PEOPLE.

Sinéad O’Connor tells sad fans that her retirement is ‘staggeringly beautiful news’ Sin´éad O’Connor, seen in 2020, announced she’s retiring from music. (Andrew Chin / Getty Images) ...

Sinead O’Connor announces retirement. ... Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O'Connor performs during a concert at the Koninklijk Circus - Cirque Royal, in Brussels on April 12, 2012.

The saga of Sinead O’Connor‘s retirement and unretirement takes a new and supposed final turn, as the singer now says that she has, in fact, called it quits from the music business.

Sinead O'Connor, the haunting singer who shot to fame in the '90s and sparked controversy with an anti-Catholic protest on live TV in the U.S., has died at 56.

Sinead O’Connor has announced her retirement from her music career in a series of tweets on Friday night. “This is to announce my retirement from touring and from working in the record ...

Sinead O'Connor announces retirement from recording, touring "I've gotten older, and I'm tired," the "Nothing Compares 2 U" singer said. By George Costantino. June 7, 2021, 12:44 PM.