Kate Bush ‘very keen’ to do new album – but she won’t be back on stage anytime soon
Kate Bush says she’s “very keen to start working on a new album”.
It’s been 13 years since the 66-year-old star last shared new music, with the studio album 50 Words For Snow.
Despite the gap between releases and a closely guarded private life, Bush gained a legion of new fans in 2022 after the fourth series of Netflix’s Stranger Things featured her 1985 song Running Up That Hill.
“I’m very keen to start working on a new album,” The Hounds Of Love singer told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.
She added: “I’ve got lots of ideas. I’m really looking forward to getting back into that creative space. It’s been a long time.”
Bush also said that any new music she puts out has “got to be different”, as all of her previous albums are different from each other.
Despite being eager to work on new music, she said she was not yet ready to return to the stage, saying “I’m not there yet”.
The English singer-songwriter’s last full live concert was back in May 1979, with a concert residency of 22 dates in 2014.
Bush also spoke to the Today programme about her new short animation, titled Little Shrew, for the charity War Child, which she said “has taken up a lot of time this year” and added that once it is finished “I’ll be ready to start anew”.
The music for the short film is a new 2024 radio edit of the track Snowflake, which originally appeared on her 2011 album.
‘Dark times we’re living in’
Bush started working on the animation not long after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, which she describes as a “shock for all of us”.
“I came up with this idea for a little storyboard, and thought that actually, more people would probably be more empathetic towards a little creature rather than a human,” she said.
“So I came up with the idea of it being a little shrew.”
Bush added that “we’ve all become really desensitised by the violence that we see in the films all the time”.
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She said: “You know, where people are just being slaughtered, really. But if a dog were to be killed in a film, everyone would be up in arms. I mean it’s a terrible thing to say, but I think there is an element of truth in that.
“I think we’ve all been through very difficult times. These are dark times that we’re living in. And I think to a certain extent, everyone is just worn out.
“I mean, we went through the pandemic, and that was a huge shock.
“And I think really we felt that once that was over, if you could ever say it was over, that we would all be able to sort of get on with some kind of normal life.
“But in fact, it just seems to be, you know, going from one situation to another and more wars seem to be breaking out all the time.”
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In 1978, Bush became the first woman to get to number one in the UK chart with a fully self-written song with her debut single, Wuthering Heights, inspired by Emily Bronte’s gothic novel.
Other hits include Babooshka, Cloudbusting and The Man With The Child In His Eyes, and she’s had three number one UK albums with Never For Ever, Hounds Of Love and The Whole Story.
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Snoop Dogg becomes co-owner and investor of Swansea football club saying it’s ‘an underdog just like me’
Police are taking no further action over Kneecap’s performance at Glastonbury.
Officers said they had investigated “comments about a forthcoming court case made during Kneecap’s performance” at the festival on 28 June.
However, after Crown Prosecution Service advice, they decided there is not enough evidence “to provide a realistic prospect of conviction for any offence”.
The Avon & Somerset force started investigating the Irish group’s show last month, as well as comments by punk-rap duo Bob Vylan.
It said they were looking at a possible public order incident.
Police said on Friday that the investigation into Bob Vylan’s performance was ongoing.
The London duo were widely criticised – and caused a BBC crisis – after leading on-stage chants of “death to the IDF” (Israel Defence Forces).
Kneecap’s Liam Og O Hannaidh appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in June. Pic: PA
Kneecap posted a photograph on Instagram, which the group said was an email from police announcing the case was being dropped.
They said their packed Glastonbury gig was a “celebration of love and solidarity” and reporting used “wildly misleading headlines”.
Fears over what Kneecap might do or say during the performance had prompted the BBC not to show it live.
The group said: “Every single person who saw our set knew no law was broken, not even close… yet the police saw fit to publicly announce they were opening an investigation.”
“There is no public apology, they don’t send this to media or post it on police accounts,” they added.
The police statement on Friday said they had informed Kneecap of their decision to drop the case.
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One of the group’s members appeared in court in June charged with a terror offence.
Liam Og O hAnnaidh is accused of displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah, a proscribed organisation in the UK, at a gig last year.
He was released on unconditional bail ahead of a second court appearance in August.
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Tomorrowland: ‘Devastating’ blaze destroys main stage at major festival – two days before it was due to begin
A huge fire has destroyed the main stage of a major festival in Belgium – two days before it was due to begin.
Tomorrowland is a dance music event as big as Glastonbury – and David Guetta was due to perform.
Footage showed flames and thick plumes of black smoke engulfing the stage and spreading to nearby woodland on Wednesday.
The fire gutted the main stage
Fire crews attempt to bring the blaze under control
The annual festival in the town of Boom, north of Brussels, is one of the biggest in Europe and attracts about 400,000 people over two consecutive weekends.
It is famous for its immersive and elaborate designs and attracts big names within dance music – including Guetta, best known for tracks When Love Takes Over and Titanium.
Dutch DJs Martin Garrix and Charlotte de Witte were also due to perform, along with the likes of Swedish House Mafia, Eric Prydz and Alok.
Black smoke could be seen rising into the sky
The festival’s website described the creative elements which went into the elaborate main stage.
The theme, described as Orbyz, was “set in a magical universe made entirely out of ice” and “full of mythical creatures”.
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Organisers said no one was injured in the blaze but confirmed “our beloved main stage has been severely damaged”, adding they were “devastated”.
Spokesperson Debby Wilmsen added: “We received some truly terrible news today. A fire broke out on the Tomorrowland site … and our main stage was essentially destroyed there, which is truly awful.
“That’s a stage that took years to build, with so much love and passion. So I think a lot of people are devastated.”
Spokesperson Debby Wilmsen told reporters ‘a lot of people are devastated’
Despite the fire, Tomorrowland organisers said they were still expecting 38,000 festivalgoers at DreamVille, the event’s campsite.
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