Kate Bush is set to return to the spotlight with an intriguing career change and more music to come, she revealed on Friday.
The iconic 80’s singer, 66, has just directed and released a new short animation titled Little Shrew, for the charity War Child, and is now ready to work on new songs.
Kate admitted that she is ‘very keen’ to get to work on another album after her record-breaking hit Running Up That Hill re-entered the charts in 2022 and helped her secure a new generation of fans.
Speaking in a rare interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme Kate told presenter Emma Barnett that she has ‘lots of ideas’ for a potential new album.
She last released a studio album in 2011, titled 50 Words For Snow and admitted that her short-animation ‘took up a lot of time this year’ but she is now free to ‘start anew.’
Kate Bush is set to return to the spotlight with an intriguing career change and more music to come, she revealed on Friday (pictured in 1985)
The iconic 80’s singer, 66, has just directed and released a new short animation titled Little Shrew, for the charity War Child, and is now ready to work on new songs
‘I’m very keen to start working on a new album, I’ve got lots of ideas. I’m really looking forward to getting back into that creative space. It’s been a long time’, Kate said.
The singer explained how any new music that she puts out has ‘got to be different’, from all of her previous albums.
When asked if she was ready to get back on stage, she joked ‘I’m not there yet,’ but is ready to ‘move on.’
Kate sold-out a 22-date residency at London’s Hammersmith Apollo in 2014, titled Before The Dawn, they were her first full shows in 35 years.
She most recently performed at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony in New York on November 3 2023.
The music for her short film is a new 2024 radio edit of the track Snowflake, which originally appeared on her 2011 album.
Kate started working on the animation not long after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, which she described 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.’
She last released a studio album in 2011, titled 50 Words For Snow and admitted that her short-animation ‘took up a lot of time this year’ but she is now free to ‘start anew’
Speaking in a rare interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme Kate told presenter Emma Barnett that she has ‘lots of ideas’ for a potential new album (pictured in 2014)
When asked if she was ready to get back on stage, she joked ‘I’m not there yet,’ but is ready to ‘move on’ (pictured in 1979)
She added: ‘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’, Kate continued.
‘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.
‘I think when things get really bad for people, it’s kind of the only thing there is to hang on to. And I think it’s a very precious thing if it’s possible to find it,’ Kate explained.
Kate banked an impressive £8million after her 1985 song Running Up That Hill hit the top of the charts in 2022, 37 years after its initial release.
The singer’s 1985 track broke records and hit number one in the UK after its appearance in the fourth series of the Netflix supernatural thriller Stranger Things.
The song – written by Kate from her iconic Hounds of Love album – also soared to the top of the n charts and hit number one in the iTunes chart in the US.
She tripled her net worth while the song broke three Guinness World Records.
The musician was named the oldest female to reach Number One in the UK’s Official Singles Chart, while the song had the longest time for a track to reach Number One on the UK’s Official Singles Chart, and the longest gap between Number Ones on the UK’s Official Singles Chart.
She achieved a UK number one with her debut single Wuthering Heights in 1978, meaning there was a 44-year gap between to chart toppers.
Running Up That Hill reached number three in the charts when it was first released in 1985.
Kate’s company Noble & Brite Ltd brought in £8.8million in 2022 and, even after £2.5m was paid to creditors, £6m was kept in net assets.
Her total equity tripled from £2m in May 2022 to £6.3m in May 2023.
Kate banked an impressive £8million after her 1985 song Running Up That Hill hit the top of the charts in 2022, 37 years after its initial release (Kate pictured in the 1985 music video for the song)
The singer’s 1985 track broke records and hit number one in the UK after its appearance in the fourth series of the Netflix supernatural thriller Stranger Things
She paid more than £2.4m out in tax, according to her accounts filed with Companies House.
In the show, Running Up That Hill was grieving teen Max Mayfield’s (Sadie Sink) favourite song, and it unexpectedly saved her life in episode four.
The song reached the top of the UK charts in June 2022 after it appeared in the popular Netflix science fiction series and went viral on TikTok.
It was also the first time Kate had a number one in since 1978, when her debut single Wuthering Heights claimed the top spot.