Harry Styles Credits Radiohead for His First Time, Thom Yorke Debuts 'Space Walk'
Thom Yorke debuted a new song, "Space Walk," at the Ivor Novello Awards, where Harry Styles presented him with the Academy Fellowship and revealed a personal connection to Radiohead's music.
Thom Yorke unveiled his new track “Space Walk” at the Ivor Novello Awards on Thursday, where he was honored with the prestigious Academy Fellowship.
The award was presented by Harry Styles, who surprised the audience by sharing that he lost his virginity to Radiohead’s “Talk Show Host,” specifically, “the intro” of the song. Styles described Radiohead as his “favorite band” and praised Yorke's lyrical prowess.
Following the heartfelt introduction, Yorke performed “Space Walk” on solo piano, followed by an acoustic rendition of Radiohead’s “Jigsaw Falling Into Place.”
In his acceptance speech, Yorke addressed the music industry's reliance on streaming services and playlists. (via NME)
He stated, “A lot of lip service is paid to new music with self-serving playlists, and to the idea of a vital music scene, but there is a refusal to offer even a semblance of a sustainable revenue source for the majority of musicians. And they continue the nasty fucking opaque accounting tricks that major labels were doing in the Nineties.”
Yorke continued with a direct message to industry leaders and streaming services: “Pull your finger out. Where are you gonna get your next juicy back catalogues from, eh? This industry will die and arseholes with it, if all you do is devalue the next generation of artists and their fans. Just remember: without us, you ain’t shit!”
Earlier this year, Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien hinted at a potential solo album from Yorke in 2026, following his work with the Smile. It remains to be seen whether “Space Walk” will feature on this upcoming album, which would be Yorke’s first solo LP since 2019’s Anima.
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