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Fiona Apple Explains Hiatus, Cites Global Issues, New Projects

7/11/2026

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Fiona Apple posted an Instagram video via roommate Zelda Hallman to explain her recent absence.
She said she was late writing, couldn’t sleep, and cited Gaza, Sudan, trans-kid rights, women’s autonomy, and voting-rights erosion.
She co-wrote a track for Cara Delevingne’s album and added a song to the Anya Taylor-Joy miniseries Lucky.
In 2025 she released the single “Pretrial (Let Her Go Home)” and covered Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold.”

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Fiona Apple posted an Instagram video via roommate Zelda Hallman to explain her recent absence.
She said she was late writing, couldn’t sleep, and cited Gaza, Sudan, trans-kid rights, women’s autonomy, and voting-rights erosion.
She co-wrote a track for Cara Delevingne’s album and added a song to the Anya Taylor-Joy miniseries Lucky.
In 2025 she released the single “Pretrial (Let Her Go Home)” and covered Neil Young’s “Heart of Gold.”