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Lily Allen made a surprise appearance at Glastonbury 2025, showing up to perform with Shy FX. See footage below.
The Worthy Farm festival wrapped up yesterday (June 29) following a string of surprise sets from the likes of Haim, Lewis Capaldi and Pulp.
One more impromptu appearance came from Allen, who showed up on the early hours of Sunday (June 29) morning for a cameo during Shy FX’s set at the Temple.
The two teamed up to perform their 2018 collaboration ‘Roll The Dice’, taken from the DJ’s album ‘Raggamuffin SoundTape’.
It follows Allen’s last Worthy Farm appearance in 2022, when she joined this year’s headliner Olivia Rodrigo to dedicate her song ‘Fuck You’ to the US Supreme Court (who, at the time, had just overturned Roe v Wade).
Swipe through the carousel below to see the moment.
Allen recently said that she has noticed her music having a “resurgence” online, with more young people becoming fans.
At the start of 2025, she also shared an update about new material and said that she was trying to “manifest” a new record being completed by the end of the year. A new LP from Allen would mark her first since 2018’s ‘No Shame‘.
Hints at the start of the year follow comments from Lily Allen that she had been working on new material in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2024, and hints at the start of that year that she had already written around 50 songs for a potential new album.
Elsewhere at Glastonbury, The 1975 “delivered a reminder of their chops for tunes and showmanship” during their Friday night Pyramid headline slot, Neil Young “proved there is still power to be found in an old-school approach” the following night, while Charli XCX delivered a final victory lap for her ‘Brat’ era on the Other Stage on Saturday night and Olivia Rodrigo was joined by The Cure’s Robert Smith in her Sunday night festival-closing set.
Check back at NME here for the latest news, reviews, interviews, photos and more from Glastonbury 2025.
Taylor Swift believes Nashville has a music scene that stands apart from anywhere else.
The 36 year old singer moved to Nashville, Tennessee, when she was young to chase her dream of becoming a country music star. After being inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame on Monday (26.10.26), Taylor took the opportunity to recognise the city and the talented writers who have helped shape its music scene.
In her acceptance speech, Taylor said: "I believe you really get to master a craft by doing it again and again. That's exactly what the incredible songwriters in this wonderful town do every day."
Taylor also spoke about what makes Nashville such a special place for musicians.
The award winning singer, who ranks among the best selling music artists of all time, said: "You won't find another music community quite like this one. Trust me, I've checked them all."
Taylor also shared how being part of Nashville's songwriting scene had taught her valuable lessons about life and working with others.
She joked: "I've learned to be flexible when your co writer turns up with a hangover, or when they need to spend ages talking about their divorce before we can even get started on a song."
Taylor previously spoke about how Faith Hill and Shania Twain inspired her decision to move to Nashville.
Speaking to Time magazine, the singer said: "I couldn't get enough of watching TV biographies about Faith Hill and Shania Twain, and I realised they had both moved to Nashville to get their careers started. After that, I kept asking, pleading and begging my parents to take me there.
"When I was 11, my mum took my brother and me to Nashville during spring break, and we spent the trip driving around Music Row. She stayed in the car while I rushed into record companies one after another, giving my demo CD to the receptionists. I found it fascinating that so many major record labels were gathered along a single street, often inside little buildings and old houses.
"What really stayed with me was how welcoming people were to newcomers and complete strangers like us. We started visiting Nashville more often, and when I was 13, I received an offer for a development deal from a major record label. That was when my parents finally agreed to leave Pennsylvania and move with me."
