Grace Jones will curate the 27th edition of Meltdown festival next year at London's Southbank Centre.

"I am honoured to be curating next year's Meltdown festival," Jones said in a statement. "Year after year, the festival continues to spread its colourful wings, allowing its curators to bring together an array of diverse talent not seen anywhere else. It's about time I was asked to curate Meltdown darling, don't you think?!" The lineup for the event will be announced in the coming months.

Grace Jones' Meltdown will take place from June 12-21, 2020.