Blood Orange have been announced as the support act for Florence And The Machine's Auckland show this May.  

Blood Orange, aka Devonté Hynes, is set to bring his own 80s funk infused sound of Brooklyn to New Zealand for the concert.

In the video below, Devonté Hynes can be seen practising covers  before a 2007 show with Florence Welch.

Florence And The Machine with support from Blood …

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The nominees for the 2012 Brit Awards have been announced.  

The 32nd edition of the awards, which takes place from the O2 Arena in London on February 21st, will see performances by Adele, Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Noel Gallagher, Ed Sheeran, Mason Rudd, Florence And The Machine and Coldplay.  

Adele has been nominated for three awards [Best British Female Solo Artist, British Album Of The Year, Be…

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The line-up for one of the biggest music festivals in the world, Coachella, has been released and will feature NZ electronic dup Mt Eden.  

The three day festival which is to be held from April 13th - 15th in Indio, California, will feature headliners The Black Keys, Pulp, Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead, Mazzy Star, David Guetta, Feist, Noel Gallagher, Dr Dre & Snoop Dogg, At The Drive-In, Florence …

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TV On The Radio's Dave Sitek has remixed the Florence And The Machine song 'No Light, No Light' and can be heard below.  

The track is to be included on a special 12 inch version of the song which is due out early next year.  

In other Florence news, lead singer Florence Welch paid tribute to the late Amy Winehouse at the VH1 Divas concert at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom where she called Wi…

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Florence Welch from Florence And The Machine thinks their new album 'Ceremonials' is perfect for the ipod generation.  

Talking with ETOnline about the album, Welch explained "My main goal was to make an album sound like an album, not a collection of songs," she explains. "I think this album is definitely kind of a reflection of like having an iPod...I think the album is almost like a reflection…

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