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Perth Now
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Lorde reveals why she 'felt scared' at the height of her fame
Lorde "felt scared" at the height of her early fame. The 28-year-old singer had barely finished school when she released the hit single Royals and recalled feeling "really overwhelmed" following the launch of her second album because she realised that her hobby had very quickly become her job and become "too big" for her liking. Speaking on the Therapuss podcast, she said: "I feel like at the end of Melodrama, I had this kind meltdown but I remember feeling all of a sudden that this thing that was my hobby that I did after school was now my employment. "It had gotten too big. I was a kid and I just felt this like like 'Aah!', I felt scared. I didn't know...I was getting that little bit older, and that new crop was coming in. I was like 'I don't know if I wanna do this at this level...' I felt really overwhelmed and went home to New Zealand, got a dog, and had this moment of 'I don't know if I wanna do all of that.' I thought I could just be this girl who was off the map and really mysterious, even more distant. It came from a place of feeling really joyful, very chill." The What Was That hitmaker - whose real name is Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor - had struggled touring her album and found the whole thing very "intense" but and ended up "sort of disappearing" from the music scene for a little bit until she realised that she needed to get back to her craft. She said: "It was also very crazy touring Melodrama, like I found it for that whole time, very intense. Endless, hardcore music. I for some reason found it very intense and wanted something that felt very light and easy after that. But it was cool. I love Solar Power so much, I truly needed to make it. I wouldn't be here with another album if I hadn't made Solar Power but I think it showed me that you have no choice but to be who you are supposed to be. "Me sort of disappearing and being all wafty and on the beat, I thought 'I just don't think this is me...' I'm just meant to be this person that makes these bangers that f*** us all up and, like, that just like, rip across a festival ground. I'm supposed to do that to our bodies. I'm not supposed to vibe out, and I love to vibe out. I, like, love to vibe out. In an alternate universe, I just lived in New Zealand and worked at an organic farm or something but that's not the vibe for me right now."
Otago Daily Times
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Otago Daily Times
Lorde announces first album in four years
The album cover for Lorde's upcoming fourth album, Virgin. The wait is over - Lorde has announced a new album. The 28-year-old singer has not released a record since Solar Power in 2021, but following the release of her single What Was That earlier in 2025, it has been confirmed that Virgin will be available from June 27. The Grammy-winning star - who shot to global fame as a teenager with her signature track Royals - has released three albums and, according to a media release, Virgin will showcase a "bold evolution in her sound and storytelling". The announcement comes just more than 18 months after the Green Light hit maker revealed she had been working on new music while living in London. The New Zealand pop star - whose real name is Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor - revealed in an email newsletter to fans that she had been living in the British capital since mid-2023. "Things feel clear here. I haven't seen many friends; mostly, I'm alone with my thoughts," she said. "I go swimming, I go to work, I walk home or take the train, I eat in my kitchen, I go to bed thinking about what I'm making. I'm starting to miss my friends and family, like a vitamin I'm deficient in." Lorde also revealed in the same update that she has been battling a mystery illness. At the time, she noted that she had stopped taking her regular medication after spending more than a decade on it and found herself becoming ill on several occasions. "The little yellow pill I took every morning for thousands of mornings since I was 15. My gut isn't working properly, my skin is worse than ever, I've gotten sick half a dozen times." The Royals hit maker went on to explain to fans that she has "never really listened" to her body and has used this year to focus on her health after "ignoring" it for so long. Virgin will be released on June 27.
Perth Now
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Lorde announces new album Virgin
Lorde has announced a new album. The 28-year-old singer - whose real name is Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor - has not released a record since 'Solar Power' in 2021, but following the release of her single 'What Was That' earlier this year, it has now been confirmed that 'Virgin' will be available from June 27. The GRAMMY Award-winning star - who shot to global fame as a teenager with her signature track 'Royals' - has so far released three albums, and according to a press release, 'Virgin' will showcase a "bold evolution in her sound and storytelling" as she moves on in her career. The announcement comes just over 18 months after the 'Green Light' hitmaker Lorde revealed she was working on new music whilst living in London. The pop star revealed in an email newsletter to fans that she has been living in the British capital since May 2023 when she made the announcement that September. She began: 'Things feel clear here. I haven't seen many friends; mostly, I'm alone with my thoughts. 'I go swimming, I go to work, I walk home or take the train, I eat in my kitchen, I go to bed thinking about what I'm making. I'm starting to miss my friends and family, like a vitamin I'm deficient in.' Lorde also revealed in the same update that she has been battling a mystery illness. At the time, she noted that she had stopped taking her regular medication after spending more than a decade on it and found herself becoming ill on several occasions. She penned: "The little yellow pill I took every morning for thousands of mornings since I was 15. My gut isn't working properly, my skin is worse than ever, I've gotten sick half a dozen times." The 'Royals' hitmaker went on to explain to fans that she has "never really listened" to her body and has used this year to focus on her health after "ignoring" it for so long. She said: "I realised earlier this year that listening to my body is hard for me, it's something I never really learned how to do. I've been trying to teach myself that this year, but it's been hard actually, pretty confronting, has made me fully aware of all the times I ignored it or didn't give it what it needed, shamed it for a fight or flight response, took a handful of pills and pushed through."
