Stereogum — Every year since 1992, a panel of British music-industry types convenes to decide which album will win the Mercury Prize, the award given to what they deem the best album to come out of the UK during a particular year. The people behind the prize jus... more info

Stereogum — Florence + The Machine tend to be a barnstorming live act, and a huge one. When I saw Florence Welch at Coachella earlier this year, she damn near had an orchestra behind her, and she needs a whole lot of personnel to conjure the grand, operatic soun... more info

Perez Hilton — What a voice! Florence + The Machine are known for their completely unique sound, so hearing them on other artists' music is definitely a treat. Florence Welch & Co. covered Justin Bieber, Skrillex, and Diplo's new hit Where Are Ü Now at BBC Radio 1... more info

Stereogum — Florence + The Machine were guests on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge last night and, after an interview and a few performances of songs off their most recent album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, Florence Welch and co. did a decidedly low-key cover o... more info

Stereogum — The new Late Show With Stephen Colbert has been having a pretty good first month music guest-wise — from Paul Simon’s Paul Simon cover band to Run The Jewels and TV On The Radio’s team-up — and that streak looks to continue into October: Tame... more info

Stereogum — English folk trio the Staves opened for Florence + The Machine at Manchester Arena earlier tonight, and before the show, the Stavely-Taylor sisters warmed up by performing an a cappella rendition of Joni Mitchell’s classic “A Case Of You” in th... more info

Stereogum — Hot Chip aren’t exactly the first people I’d think of as good candidates to remix a Florence + The Machine track, but here we are anyway. The English group have taken on “Queen Of Peace,” a deep cut from her latest album How Big, How Blue, Ho... more info

Stereogum — Let’s not bury the lead here: President Obama seems to be siding with Spotify in the streaming wars. POTUS tweeted a pair of vacation playlists today, and they’re powered not by Tidal (sorry, Jay) or Apple (sorry, Tay) but the ever-popular Swedis... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Killer Mike in the Toyota Tent in 2014 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) Lollapalooza is taking over Chicago's Grant Park this weekend with headliners Metallica, Paul McCartney Sam Smith, The Weeknd, Florence & the Machine, and more. BrooklynVega... more info

Stereogum — We’ve already gotten four memorable videos for songs from Florence + The Machine’s latest album, How Big How Blue How Beautiful, but Florence Welch doesn’t seem content to stop there. She’s teamed up yet again with Vincent Haycock — who als... more info