Editing Kate Bush (section)

===2007–2013: Fish People, ''Director's Cut'' and ''50 Words for Snow''===
In 2007, Bush was asked to write a song for ''[[The Golden Compass (film)|The Golden Compass]]'' soundtrack which made reference to the lead character, [[Lyra Belacqua]]. The song, "[[Lyra (song)|Lyra]]", was played over the closing credits of the film. The single reached No 187 in the [[UK Singles Chart|UK singles chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_B.HTM|title=Chart Log UK: Darren B – David Byrne|publisher=Zobbel.de|access-date=28 May 2012|archive-date=10 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210191742/http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_B.HTM|url-status=live}}</ref> and was nominated for the [[International Press Academy]]'s [[Satellite Awards|Satellite Award]] for original song in a motion picture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/?p=3036|title=Tis the Awards Season: Lots of Green & "Golden" Loving Stars|author=Silberman, Stacey|date=30 November 2007|work=Hollywood Today|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312094150/http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/?p=3036|archive-date=12 March 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to Del Palmer, Bush was asked to compose the song at short notice; the project was completed in 10&nbsp;days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delpalmer.com/page14.htm|title=Lyra|author=Palmer, Del|publisher=DelPalmer.com|access-date=15 May 2008|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304145801/http://delpalmer.com/page14.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In May 2011, Bush released ''[[Director's Cut (Kate Bush album)|Director's Cut]],'' comprising 11 reworked tracks from ''The Sensual World'' and ''The Red Shoes'', recorded using analogue rather than digital equipment. All the tracks have new lead vocals, drums, and instrumentation. Some were transposed to a lower key to accommodate her lowering voice. Three of the songs, including "[[This Woman's Work]]", have been completely rerecorded, often with lyrics changed in places. Bush described the album as a new project rather than a collection of remixes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b010vxyv/Front_Row_Kate_Bush_in_a_rare_interview_and_John_Cleese_reviewed/ |title=BBC iPlayer – Front Row: Kate Bush in a rare interview; and John Cleese reviewed |publisher=[[BBC Radio 4]] |date=4 May 2011 |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-date=11 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811100158/http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b010vxyv/Front_Row_Kate_Bush_in_a_rare_interview_and_John_Cleese_reviewed |url-status=live }}</ref> It was the first album on her new label, ''Fish People'', a division of EMI Records. In addition to ''Director's Cut'' in its single CD form, the album was released with a box-set that contains the albums ''The Sensual World'' and the analogue re-mastered ''The Red Shoes''. It debuted at No 2 on the United Kingdom chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471173/pitbull-tops-uk-singles-chart-kate-bush-album-debuts-at-no-2|title=Pitbull Tops U.K. Singles Chart; Kate Bush Album Debuts At No. 2|date=23 May 2011|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=21 April 2020|archive-date=19 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819205125/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471173/pitbull-tops-uk-singles-chart-kate-bush-album-debuts-at-no-2|url-status=live}}</ref>

Bush's tenth studio album, ''[[50 Words for Snow]]'', was released on 21 November 2011. It features the high-profile appearance of [[Elton John]] on the duet "Snowed in at Wheeler Street".<ref>{{cite news|author=Empire, Kitty|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/nov/20/kate-bush-50-words-snow-review|title=''50 Words for Snow''|newspaper=The Guardian|date=20 November 2011|access-date=2 September 2018|archive-date=7 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907221414/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/nov/20/kate-bush-50-words-snow-review|url-status=live}}</ref> The album contains seven new songs "set against a backdrop of falling snow", with a total running time of 65 minutes.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Matthew |last=Perpetua |author-link=Matthew Perpetua |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kate-bush-first-new-album-in-six-years-20110912 |title=Kate Bush: First New Album in Six Years |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=12 September 2011 |access-date=2 September 2017 |archive-date=13 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313214146/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kate-bush-first-new-album-in-six-years-20110912 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.katebush.com/news/kate-release-brand-new-album-50-words-snow-november |title=News |publisher=Kate Bush |access-date=12 September 2011 |archive-date=8 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308141845/http://katebush.com/news/kate-release-brand-new-album-50-words-snow-november |url-status=live }}</ref> The album's songs are built around Bush's quietly jazzy piano and [[Steve Gadd]]'s drums, and use both sung and spoken word vocals in what ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'' critic Stephen Dalton calls "a&nbsp;... supple and experimental affair, with a contemporary chamber pop sound grounded in crisp piano, minimal percussion and light-touch electronics&nbsp;... billowing jazz-rock soundscapes, interwoven with fragmentary narratives delivered in a range of voices from shrill to [[Laurie Anderson]]-style cooing".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://teamrock.com/review/2011-11-10/kate-bush-50-words-for-snow|title=Kate Bush: 50 Words For Snow|date=10 November 2011|work=Classic Rock|access-date=26 February 2018|language=en-GB|archive-date=27 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227034150/http://teamrock.com/review/2011-11-10/kate-bush-50-words-for-snow|url-status=live}}</ref> Bassist [[Danny Thompson]] appears on the album, while the sixth track on the album, "50 Words for Snow", features the voice of [[Stephen Fry]] reciting a list of words to describe snow.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kate Bush: 50 Words for Snow |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/nov/17/kate-bush-50-words-snow |access-date=21 June 2022 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=29 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329105050/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/nov/17/kate-bush-50-words-snow |url-status=live }}</ref>

''50 Words for Snow'' received general acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 88, based on 26 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/50-words-for-snow |title=50 Words for Snow Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-date=22 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222153125/https://www.metacritic.com/music/50-words-for-snow |url-status=live }}</ref> At the [[2012 Brit Awards]] she was nominated in the Best Female Artist category,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/9011168/Brit-Awards-nominations-Kate-Bush-vs-Adele-for-best-female.html |title=Brit Awards nominations: Kate Bush vs Adele for best female |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=12 January 2012 |access-date=2 April 2018 |archive-date=13 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413103836/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/9011168/Brit-Awards-nominations-Kate-Bush-vs-Adele-for-best-female.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and the album won the 2012 Best Album at the South Bank Arts Awards,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/kate-bush-scoops-south-bank-award-7704165.html |title=Kate Bush scoops South Bank award |work=[[The Independent]] |first=Robert |last=Dex |date=1 May 2012 |location=London |access-date=2 September 2017 |archive-date=21 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921192648/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/kate-bush-scoops-south-bank-award-7704165.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and was also nominated for Best Album at the Ivor Novello Awards.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17739529 |title=BBC News – All-female shortlist is a first for Ivor Novello awards |work=BBC News |date=17 April 2012 |access-date=20 June 2018 |archive-date=28 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128083610/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17739529 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Bush turned down an invitation to perform at the [[2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony]] in London. Instead, a new vocal remix of her 1985 single "Running Up That Hill" was played.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/aug/13/david-bowie-olympics-closing-ceremony |title=David Bowie Among UK Stars Who Turned Down Olympic Closing Show |last=Sabbagh |first=Dan |date=13 August 2012 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=29 September 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160929213441/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/aug/13/david-bowie-olympics-closing-ceremony |archive-date=29 September 2016 |url-status=live |author-link=Dan Sabbagh}}</ref> In 2013, Bush became the only female artist to have top five albums in the UK charts in five successive decades.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/9984750/Kate-Bush-CBE-will-put-medal-on-top-of-Christmas-tree.html |title=Kate Bush CBE will put medal 'on top of Christmas tree' |date=10 April 2013 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=2 April 2018 |archive-date=13 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413110907/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/9984750/Kate-Bush-CBE-will-put-medal-on-top-of-Christmas-tree.html |url-status=live }}</ref>