Lily Allen has revealed that she entered the studio to report new music after becoming a member of Olivia Rodrigo onstage at Glastonbury Competition.
Allen joined Rodrigo throughout her efficiency on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage final yr earlier than the pair carried out Allen’s 2009 single ‘Fuck You’.
“Roe v. Wade, which is a regulation that ensures a girl’s proper to a secure abortion, a fundamental human proper” has been overturned, Rodrigo defined on the time earlier than dedicating the music “to the 5 members of the supreme courtroom, who confirmed us that on the finish of the day they honestly don’t give a shit about freedom.”
It was the primary time Lily Allen had carried out dwell since her 2019 tour in help of fourth album ‘No Disgrace’.
Talking on The Jonathan Ross Present final night time (April 1) in regards to the efficiency, Allen mentioned: “I used to be actually nervous as a result of I haven’t finished it in a very long time, I haven’t finished it sober. I don’t actually know what I used to be anticipating.”
Allen went on to say that she anticipated to be met with indifference when she got here onstage “however it wasn’t like that. It was actually, actually superb. Folks went completely ballistic. I used to be actually overwhelmed.”
Lily Allen agreed to carry out with Rodrigo at her daughter’s insistence. “She mentioned ‘if you happen to don’t do this, I’ll by no means discuss to you once more’.”
Following the gig, Allen’s youngsters had been confused “as a result of Olivia Rodrigo is their idol they usually couldn’t get their heads round the truth that folks had been kinda screaming even louder for me at factors,” mentioned Allen. “They had been a bit overwhelmed by the entire thing.”
Other than a handful of remixes, Lily Allen hasn’t launched music since 2018. Nevertheless, she instructed Jonathan Ross that performing with Olivia Rodrigo “sparked one thing” (through the Night Customary.)
“[Music] is kind of enjoyable, I’m fairly good at that,” she added earlier than Allen confirmed she had “booked in 5 weeks within the studio simply earlier than Christmas final yr.”
Nevertheless, the expertise “was terrible,” mentioned Allen. “Nothing actually got here and the whole lot felt actually contrived. It was simply not excellent. So I’m not going to place any of that out.”
She’s beforehand mentioned “possibly I gained’t hold up my [microphone] simply but” following that Glasto efficiency.
Lily Allen is about to star in new Sky Atlantic drama Dreamland alongside Freema Aygeman which premieres this week earlier than she returns to London’s West Finish for The Pillowman.
In different information, Lily Allen has spoken candidly about her 4 years of sobriety and revealed she was lately identified with consideration deficit hyperactivity dysfunction (ADHD).
