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Florence Welch

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Florence Welch To Release Book Of Lyrics & Poetry

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The GRAMMY nominee will release a personal look inside her sketchbook in 2018
Renée Fabian
GRAMMYs
Nov 30, 2017 - 11:05 am

Get ready to peek inside Florence Welch's sketchbook with her upcoming book, Useless Magic.

Slated to be released July 5, 2018, Useless Magic will encompass the GRAMMY nominee's lyrics, poetry and artwork. This is her first book of collected works.

Extremely honoured to announce that I will be releasing my first book of collected lyrics and poetry with Penguin Books next year x x @PenguinUKBooks
Release date 5 July 2018. Preorder here: https://t.co/yM1S6XWxUN pic.twitter.com/STzl6TavnS

— florence welch (@flo_tweet) November 30, 2017

She also tweeted a shot of assumedly the preface of the book: "Songs can be incredibly prophetic, like subconscious warnings or messages to myself, but I often don't know what I'm trying to say till years later," it reads. "Or a prediction comes true and I couldn't do anything to stop it, so it seems like a kind of useless magic."

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— florence welch (@flo_tweet) November 30, 2017

We've got awhile to go before the book is released, but for the early birds, you can go ahead and preorder now.

Florence & The Machine Plot Return At 2018 Melt Festival In Germany

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Florence + The Machine Album Reportedly Coming In 2018

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Word on the street is that a new album from the GRAMMY-nominated band is coming this year
Renée Fabian
GRAMMYs
Feb 9, 2018 - 4:41 pm

Since the announcements that Florence + The Machine would be performing their first live shows in nearly two years at Orange Warsaw Festival in Poland and Melt! Festival in Germany, there's been rumblings that a new album from the GRAMMY-nominated band could be on the horizon. Some sources have been doing a little investigation, and word on the street is a 2018 album is almost guaranteed.

Consequence of Sound has done good looking out, and they note a couple factors pointing toward a 2018 Florence + The Machine release. First, Virgin Records CEO Ted Cockle revealed in a blog post on the label's website, "We are looking forward to great new music from Florence + The Machine, Blossoms, Chvrches, James Bay, and Shawn Mendes," in the coming year.

Additional evidence came from the biography page of band collaborator/orchestral arranger Sally Herbert. Not only did she contribute arrangements that livened up the sonic pallet of 2015's How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, for Florence + The Machine Herbert listed "string arrangements on forthcoming album" under the list of projects she has completed.

During the hiatus from making new music, frontwoman Florence Welch has certainly been busy. In October 2017, Welch hosted a BBC documentary on the late David Bowie. She's also been working on a book of lyrics, poetry and artwork called Useless Magic that's slated for release July 5.

As far as new music though, only time will tell when we get to hear what the Machine has cooked up for listeners next. But we shouldn't have to wait too much longer.

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Florence & The Machine Plot Return At 2018 Melt Festival In Germany

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GRAMMY-nominated band will make their way back to the big stage next year for Germany's annual music fest
Renée Fabian
GRAMMYs
Nov 14, 2017 - 4:17 pm

With a sweeping sonic landscape, it only takes one listen to recognize the powerful sound of Florence & The Machine. Though things have been quiet for the GRAMMY-nominated band since 2016, it looks like there will be some activity in the new year.

Florence And The Machine - Touring

Florence & The Machine have been announced as headliners for the Ferropolis, Germany-based Melt Festival taking place July 13–15, 2018, along with the xx. Other musicians slated to perform include Tyler, The Creator, Nina Kraviz, Mura Masa, and the Black Madonna.

First out  Don't miss your only chance to see this perfect combination next summer! https://t.co/RJZR2G7Y5j pic.twitter.com/wo2LI7czwH

— Melt Festival (@meltfestival) November 14, 2017

Does this new performance announcement signal that Florence & The Machine will be releasing a new album soon? Only time will tell.

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Lily Allen, Florence + The Machine Shortlisted For 2018 Mercury Prize

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The prestigious prize honors the best album released in the U.K. by a British or Irish artist
Renée Fabian
GRAMMYs
Jul 26, 2018 - 4:34 pm

For British or Irish musicians who released an album in the U.K. this past year, today is a big day. The 2018 nominations for the prestigious Mercury Prize, which celebrates the best albums of the year, have been announced.

This year's shortlist for the Mercury Prize includes 12 albums from a diverse group of artists: Florence + The Machine's High As Hope, Lily Allen's No Shame, the Arctic Monkeys' Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, Jorja Smith's Lost & Found, and Wolf Alice's Visions Of A Life. The list is rounded out with albums from Everything Everything, Everything Is Recorded, King Krule, Nadine Shah, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Novelist, and Sons Of Kemet.

Nominees for the 2018 prize were selected by a panel of 12 judges, including industry professionals, broadcasters, journalists, and musicians such as Lianne La Hava and Marcus Mumford. They narrowed more than 200 entries down to the 12 revealed today during a live presentation with BBC Music.

Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino has been nominated for the 2018 Mercury Prize - https://t.co/7WUIyJ7uo2 pic.twitter.com/eEEziAWoul

— Arctic Monkeys (@ArcticMonkeys) July 26, 2018

"This year's Hyundai Mercury Prize celebrates albums by musicians at all stages of their careers, but with a shared belief in the importance of music for navigating life's challenges — whether personal or political, falling in or out of love, growing up or looking back, angry or ecstatic," the judges said in a statement. "The music here is funny and inspiring, smart and moving."

Since the award's inception in 1992, 26 albums have been crowned as U.K.'s finest. Past recipients of the Mercury Prize include 2017's recipient singer/songwriter/producer Sampha for Process, and James Blake, PJ Harvey, the xx, Benjamin Clementine, Young Fathers, and alt-J.

The winner of this year's Mercury Prize will be announced at the awards show on Sept. 20, which will take place at the Eventim Apollo in London.

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Shirley Manson, James Blake Open Up About Mental Health

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The two singer/songwriters spoke candidly about their struggle with mental illness this week
Renée Fabian
GRAMMYs
Jul 3, 2018 - 3:31 pm

Part of the raising awareness about mental health in the music community is talking about it. As difficult as this can be, when we talk about our own struggles with mental illness, we open the door for others to speak up and reach out for help. This week, Garbage's lead singer Shirley Manson and British singer/songwriter James Blake did just this.

Manson penned an article for The New York Times on her history with self-injury, which became her coping method as a teenager to deal with overwhelming circumstances. The need to self-injure stopped when she found herself in a loving relationship later on, but the urges returned during what Manson describes as the "immense physical and mental pressure" of touring the reissued version of Garbage's 1998 album, Version 2.0.

Separately during the a panel titled "You Got This: Managing the Suicide Crisis in the Arts Population" at the Performing Arts Medicine Association's annual symposium on July 1, Blake echoed a similar sentiment when he recounted his own mental health struggles due to the rigors of touring.

"Your connection to other people becomes surface level," Blake said of being on tour, which led to depression and "eventual suicidal thoughts." "If you were only in town for one day and someone asked you how you are, you go into the good stuff … which generally doesn't involve how anxious you feel [or] how depressed you feel."

Please read. I've wanted to say this for a long time, and now seemed as good a time as any. pic.twitter.com/1fSPt7SJnx

— James Blake (@jamesblake) May 26, 2018

Blake also expressed frustration about the myth that creativity must include some kind of suffering. In fact, Blake says the opposite is true in his experience.

"There is this myth that you have to be anxious to be creative, that you have to be depressed to be a genius," Blake said. "I can truly say that anxiety has never helped me create. And I've watched it destroy my friends' creative process, too."

Blake sought mental health treatment and found a healthy support system in his partner. As a result, he's learned to say no to constant touring, which has benefited his health and wellness. Manson, meanwhile, has been able to keep her health goals top of mind and take a stand against mental illness.  

"I vow to hold my ground. I choose to speak up. I attempt to be kind, not only to myself but also to other people," Manson wrote. "I surround myself with those who treat me well. I strive to be creative and determine to do things that make me happy. I believe it is not what we look like that is important, but who we are."

Shirley Manson @garbage: The first time I cut myself https://t.co/aaMdNdl0Cb pic.twitter.com/MQBtJpjb19

— New York Times Music (@nytimesmusic) July 3, 2018

And as for why it's important for artists to speak out on difficult topics like mental health, Blake identifies that this generation of artists — and all of us — have a responsibility to reduce the stigma of seeking support for our mental health to reduce the number of people who suffer in silence.

"We are the generation that's watched several other generations of musicians turn to drugs and turn to excess and coping mechanisms that have destroyed them," Blake said during the panel. "There are so many high-profile people recently who have taken their own lives. So we have a responsibility to talk about it and remove the stigma."

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