Andrew Hozier-Byrne—you may know him as the guy behind “Take Me to Church”—has always been an advocate for human rights and environmental causes. Whether he’s backing refugee aid or speaking out on climate issues, Hozier’s using his platform for more than music.
Over the past year, during his 2024–2025 Unreal Unearth tour, Hozier spoke out loudly for peace in the Middle East and an end to antisemitism, Islamophobia, and the increasingly devastating “cycles of genocide and violence” that Palestinians have endured for so long.
This past year, he released a special version of his song “Like Real People Do,” which he did to help fund environmental conservation. He announced that half of the royalties from the song will be donated to global conservation efforts through the Nature is the Artist initiative.
In early 2024, Hozier headlined the Love Rocks NYC concert, which raises money for God’s Love We Deliver. This is a New York-based charity that provides medically tailored meals and nutrition services to people living with severe illnesses. That’s a lot of awareness being raised by one man. Sing on, dude.
