BBC unveils 2024 Proms lineup: Daniel Barenboim, Daleks and disco
Breakups, fantasies and her most cutting lyrics: inside Taylor’s Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department
August 2023
Florence Welch reveals she had life-saving emergency surgery
Florence + the Machine singer cancelled European festival gigs but vows to make final dates of tour
May 2023
Wet Leg named songwriters of the year at Ivor Novello awards
Isle of Wight duo hailed for ‘fresh, unapologetic and direct’ songs, while Harry Styles, Raye, Sault, Charli XCX and Florence + the Machine are among the other winners
April 2023
Harry Styles, Cleo Sol and Inflo top nominations for 2023 Ivor Novello awards
British songwriting awards also acknowledge Florence + the Machine, Wet Leg, Central Cee and more
March 2023
Womadelaide 2023: blockbuster headliners and record crowds drive a euphoric long weekend
Florence and the Machine, Bon Iver, Sampa the Great and a blizzard of feathers headline a festival striving to recapture its pre-pandemic glory
January 2023
‘A fundamental blow’: anger over threat to BBC Introducing music discovery platform
Fans and bands fear regional network that helped launch careers of Ed Sheeran and Little Simz will be cut back as BBC confirms changes to schedules
Brit awards: all-male best artist category reveals wider music industry sickness
Laura Snapes
Out of the 71 acts eligible for the gender-neutral award, only 13 were female or non-binary. The dearth exposes the British industry’s inability to develop anyone but young men
UK artists dominate Top 10 singles of 2022 for first time since records began
A clean sweep led by Harry Styles was an ‘astonishing’ high note for the music industry – but the domination of older songs reflected the impact of streaming
November 2022
‘They said I’m a badass and Hollywood needs me’: how Florence’s Machine took Tinseltown
Florence Welch cancels UK tour after breaking foot on stage
Kitty Empire's artist of the week
Florence + the Machine review – a rock’n’roll fever dream
Florence + the Machine review – athletic feats and eerie rock’n’roll
May 2022
Why do female musicians have to fake it on TikTok?
Rebecca Lucy Taylor, Self Esteem
The best original photographs from the Observer
Original Observer photography
Florence + the Machine: Dance Fever review – Florence Welch exorcises her demons
Florence Welch: ‘Who am I kidding? I’m a showboat!’
April 2022
Ranked
Florence + the Machine’s 20 best songs – ranked!
As Florence Welch prepares new album Dance Fever and heads out on tour, we appraise the best of her torrid, maximalist songwriting
April 2021
Florence Welch to adapt The Great Gatsby for Broadway musical
Florence + the Machine singer will collaborate with musician Thomas Bartlett and Pulitzer-winning playwright Martyna Majok on stage production
July 2020
My fantasy festival
'Socially distanced Venetian gondolas!' – Rufus Wainwright on his dream festival
With festival season cancelled, we’re starting a new series asking stars for their dream lineups. First up is Rufus Wainwright, blending opera and Florence Welch
