The Southbank centre’s head of contemporary music, Jane Beese, said: “Little Simz’s ability to forge new genre-defying ideas and her ambition to inspire the next generation of creators aligns with what the Southbank Centre’s artistic programme and vision stands for.
The Mercury Prize and Brit Award-winning artist, 30, will put together a “boundary-breaking” lineup for the 11-day festival as well as performing herself at the annual event, taking place from Thursday 12 June to Sunday 22 June.
Simz, born Simbiatu Abisola Abiola Ajikawo, is the latest in a long line of esteemed curators that include The Cure’s Robert Smith, Nick Cave, David Bowie, Patti Smith, Grace Jones and Elvis Costello.
British-Nigerian rapper Little Simz has been announced as the curator of the 2025 Meltdown festival, which is being held at the Southbank Centre in London.
Simz’s most recent album, No Thank You, was surprise-released in December 2022 through the independent label, Forever Living Originals, while her latest EP, Drop 7, came out in February last year.
