Lorde is feeling “simply crazy” after dropping her new album, Virgin. On Friday, hours after releasing her new LP, the musician reacted to it being out in the world by sharing some snapshots of the music-making process. “This album broke me apart and forged a new creature out of me,” …
Read More »Lorde's Fourth Album 'Virgin' Is Finally Here
Lorde‘s long-awaited fourth album is here. Virgin is available to stream on all platforms now. The Grammy winner’s Virgin is the singer-songwriter’s first album in four years, following up the indie-folk LP Solar Power. She wrote and produced every song with Jim-E Stack, and the album features additional production and …
Read More »Lorde Performs 'Virgin' in Full at Surprise Glastonbury Set
Lorde celebrated the release of Virgin by performing the entire album live for the first time at a surprise, early-morning set at Glastonbury. The musician confirmed the set Thursday night and took the stage at 11:30 a.m. Friday, with a very full crowd there to meet her, despite such little …
Read More »Lorde Is Brilliantly Reborn on 'Virgin'
Days before Lorde released her fourth album, Virgin, the pop superstar stood in the middle of Brooklyn club Baby’s All Right basked under a cerulean-blue glow as she shared song snippets from her new project and danced with fans. Dressed in a white, nearly see-through dress with glitter on her …
Read More »Lorde Drops Final 'Virgin' Single: 'An Ode to City Life and Horniness'
Lorde has released the final song before the arrival of her forthcoming studio album,Virgin. On Thursday night, the singer-songwriter dropped the new single “Hammer.” “Hammer. Last song before Virgin,” Lorde wrote on social media. “First song on the album. An ode to city life and horniness tbh.” Last month, Lorde …
Read More »Karol G, Cardi B, Lorde, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, summer is in full swing: Karol G releases her proudly Latina LP, Cardi B brings the hot and wild energy we love on her latest single, …
Read More »Lorde Can't Listen to 'Virgin' Deep Cut 'Clearblue': 'That Whole Song Just Destroys Me'
Lorde knows that she has a tendency to unravel her listeners through her music. It’s why “Ribs” from her debut Pure Heroine is so effective, and why Melodrama can feel at once like walking across shards of glass and experiencing an euphoric release. But the singer-songwriter’s upcoming fourth studio album, …
Read More »Miley Cyrus, Lorde, Haim, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week Miley Cyrus releases her disco-infused, Pink Floyd-influenced LP Something Beautiful, Lorde bares her truth in a cathartic song from her forthcoming Virgin, and Haim step back …
Read More »Lorde Paints Vivid Descriptions on 'Virgin' Track List
Lorde is packing her forthcoming studio album, Virgin, with visceral feelings. She recently described the lyrics on the record, out June 27, as being “right on the edge of gross,” leaning into the “grotesque nature” of garnering an intimate understanding of her body. With the record still a few weeks …
Read More »Lorde Celebrates 'Man of the Year' in New Video
Lorde continues teasing her fourth album, Virgin, with second single “Man of the Year.” The track follows her April release “What Was That.” Like the entirety of Virgin, Lorde worked on the song with producer Jim-E Stack. The track also features Dev Hynes on cello. On the mid-tempo single, Lorde …
Read More »