Lola Young returns with From Down Here after 2025 tour pause
Lola Young returned to the live stage after cancelling her 2025 tour, and she says she is now in a “definitely in a much better place” to keep performing. The singer linked that comeback to her new single, “From Down Here,” which arrives as she moves from recovery back into public release mode.
Grosvenor House on May 21
At the 71st Ivor Novello Awards at Grosvenor House in London on Thursday May 21, Young won the PRS For Music Most Performed Work trophy for “Messy.” Speaking on the red carpet, she said she was “excited and ready to perform and to release music,” a clean signal that the break is giving way to a working rollout rather than a one-off appearance.
She also used the moment to frame the recovery in plain terms. Young said she took the hiatus to focus on her mental and physical health, and later opened up about seeking treatment for addiction during the same period. She attended AA meetings during the break, then came back with a message that her fans inspire her in the same way she hopes to inspire them.
From Down Here and James Blake
Young said “From Down Here” was worked on with James Blake, calling him someone who has heavily inspired her throughout her life. She added that working with him and calling him a friend is “just so beautiful” to her, and described the track as one about knowing you are missing a high while also knowing that being grounded is a much safer place to be and so much more rewarding.
“It totally is a bright new chapter,” she said of the single. That line matters because this is not a reset built on silence; it is a return built on a public account of exhaustion, addiction treatment and stage collapse, then turned into new music and live dates.
Four UK shows in June
Young has already moved beyond the pause into a fuller schedule, including four UK shows in June and a slot at Radio 1’s Big Weekend. She also returned to the live stage at the 2026 Grammys, won Breakthrough Artist at the BRITs, and performed at the Palladium in London.
She said she never intended her openness to start a movement, but hopes it does “in some way,” and added that “Our wellbeing, our mental health and the private aspect of what we go through as people should be protected and should be respected.” That is the practical takeaway for the next stretch of her career: the comeback is already booked, and the next public test is whether she can keep the pace without repeating the break that forced the pause.
