Maisie Peters on change, having a thick skin and her 'healed' sound

Maisie Peters on change, having a thick skin and her 'healed' sound14 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleEleanor ShearwoodandNaomi de Souza,BBC Newsbeat Ella PavlidesMaisie Peters has been performing since she was a teenagerIn August 2024, Maisie Peters opened for Taylor Swift wearing socks which sparkled with "MP3".Fans read it as the first tease for her new album and now, nearly two years later, Florescence is here."It definitely has been a long time coming," Peters tells BBC Newsbeat. The Sussex-born singer has supported artists like Coldplay and Ed Sheeran, whose label she signed to aged 21. Now, as she gears up to perform at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Sunderland, Peters speaks about growing up with her fans, struggling with pressure and why her latest offering will sound different."It's just really exciting for it to be out in the world and for it to be part of other people's lives, not just mine," Peters says.Her previous album, The Good Witch, came out in June 2023 and went straight to number one in the UK's Official Album Chart.It chronicled the love and heartbreak of her early twenties and was a hit with her dedicated fanbase.Now, at 25, she says Florescence is a natural successor, but "definitely feels a lot more healed"."I've changed since making The Good Witch and all the previous [records]."So I think it really just reflects the journey that I've been on as a person and as an artist." Getty ImagesThe British singer says she has changed - and grown - since her last albumThe Worst of You star is hoping her fans are now "ready for an album like Florescence", but says they should brace for it to feel "tonally and sonically very different".She's quick to reassure supporters though that her new album carries "a lot of the same stories" - just with a "new perspective".Her track History of Man for example, from thr...