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Lola Young<\/a> has opened up to NME<\/em> about taking a hiatus to focus on her mental and physical health, and said that she is new ready to embark on a \u201cbright new chapter\u201d with latest single \u2018From Down Here\u2019.<\/p>\n The former NME Cover star<\/a> caught up with us on the red carpet at The 71st Ivor Novello Awards<\/a>, which took place at Grosvenor House in London last night (Thursday May 21) and saw her awarded the PRS For Music Most Performed Work trophy for the hit single \u2018Messy\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n The award came following the London singer recently making her return to the live stage<\/a> after cancelling her 2025 tour<\/a> to recover from exhaustion, having previously collapsed on stage in New York City<\/a>. She would later go on to open up about seeking treatment for addiction<\/a> during that hiatus and attending AA meetings to help get things back on track.<\/p>\n Speaking to NME<\/em> on the red carpet, Young told us that while she believes \u201call healing journeys are never ending\u201d, she is \u201cdefinitely in a much better place\u201d, and feels \u201cexcited and ready to perform and to release music\u201d now.<\/p>\n As for the support she received from fans after opening up about her personal struggles, she added: \u201cMy fans inspire me in the same way I hope to inspire them. I feel like I\u2019ve never tried to be especially honest\u2026 it just comes very naturally to me.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t really have any other choice but to be honest, so if people connect to that, and that\u2019s amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n