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Bjork has discussed her decision not to release her new album, Vulnicura, onto Spotify following the album's leak.
Asked by Fast Company why she has decided not to use the streaming service for her ninth studio album, the Icelandic musical pioneer said, "We’re all making it up as it goes, to be honest. I would like to say there’s some master plan going on [with the album release], but there isn’t. But a few months ago I emailed my manager and said, 'Guess what? This streaming thing just does not feel right. I don’t know why, but it just seems insane.'"
Pressed to explain the "insanity" of the streaming service, Bjork explained it concerns the amount of work she has put into the album. "To work on something for two or three years and then just, 'Oh, here it is for free'. It’s not about the money; it’s about respect, you know? Respect for the craft and the amount of work you put into it."
Bjork does however concede that the future may lie in streaming - after all, she enjoys watching Adventure Time with her daughter. "But maybe Netflix is a good model. You go first to the cinema and after a while it will come on Netflix. Maybe that’s the way to go with streaming. It’s first physical and then maybe you can stream it later." Read the rest of the interview at Fast Company.
Fresh from the artistic triumph of new album Vulnicura and ahead of her MoMa retrospective in New York, it has been revealed that Bjork will be heading to Cornbury Park in Oxfordshire to headline Wilderness festival which takes place 6-9 August.
Having already confirmed a series of elaborately staged gigs in the US, we can't wait to see what everyone's favourite shape-shifting Icelander will bring to the stage.
Elsewhere on the bill announced so far is singular singer songwriter Ben Howard and funk pioneer George Clinton performing his classic album Return To The Mothership.
Other bands who have been announced include Roisin Murphy, Nick Mulvey, Nils Frahm, Caravan Palace, Hercules & Love Affair, Brandt Bauer Frick Ensemble, Benjamin Clementine and Ibibio Sound Machine.
Tickets are on sale now. For tickets and more information click here.
