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Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lorde on Dropping ‘Virgin': It ‘Broke Me Apart and Forged a New Creature Out of Me'
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,' she wrote in her post. 'I am so proud to stand before you today as her, grateful for this beautiful life spent singing to myself and to you, for as long as you'll have me. Thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart, down to my cells.' More from Rolling Stone Chilean Star Cris MJ Drops 'Apocalipsis,' His First Album Following 'Gata Only' Success Carter Faith Will Bring Fans into Her 'Little World' on Debut Album 'Cherry Valley' Lorde Drops 'Virgin' LP, Including a Special 'Bathwater' Vinyl: Here's Where to Buy It Lorde wrote that while she was making the album, she was 'learning to love myself' in stages of 'change, growth, brokenness, and wholeness.' 'I'm still in shock and awe that so many of my heroes worked on Virgin — it has changed me collaborating with people this good, they'll get a separate post,' she wrote, seemingly referring to Jim-E Stack, Dan Nigro, and Buddy Ross who co-produced the album. 'I'm already extremely behind on this fucking post and pulling up at the festival again rn it'll never leave my drafts if I don't keep moving… but today very very special thanks go to Jimmy Stack for a collaboration so all in, fun, supportive, moving and inspiring that it really can't be put into words.' The festival she refers to in the post is likely Glastonbury, where Lorde played a surprise set, performing her album front to back on Friday. The new album featured previously released singles 'Man of the Year,' 'Hammer,' and 'What Was That,' along with new tracks such as 'Shapeshifter,' 'Current Affairs,' and 'GRWM.' 'Lorde excavates parts of herself she has yet to contend with on the public stage — from her evolving gender identity to her family-born traumas,' read a Rolling Stone review of the album. 'The result is nearly 40 minutes of undeniable pop bangers and jagged synth flashes where Lorde wipes parts of her past clean and makes room for the adult she has crystallized into.'Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked
RNZ News
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Lorde on her fourth studio album Virgin
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions. Lorde has a kōrero with Tony Stamp about her just-released album Virgin . Lorde's fourth studio album, Virgin, is out now. Photo: Supplied Featuring singles 'What Was That', 'Man of the Year' and 'Hammer', the album comes four years after the release of Solar Power in 2021. Gossamer textures propel the album forwards. 'Current Affairs' samples Dexta Daps' 'Morning Love' amidst cool, lush synth work and layered reverb-drenched backing vocals. The skipping beat and arpeggiated synth of 'Favourite Daughter' lend a playful air to the song, speaking to the the sonic fluidity and versatility of the album. Gender is a significant theme of Virgin , with Lorde describing herself as 'in the middle gender-wise'. The album cover features an X-ray of a pelvis with a belt buckle, zip and IUD visible. Lorde discusses the creative process of making the album and working with producer Jim-E Stack.
Daily Mail
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Lorde surprises fans at album release party in Berlin as she performs to a small group after raising eyebrows with cover artwork
Lorde surprised fans at her record release party in Berlin on Wednesday when she performed to a small group of lucky attendees. The singer, 28, who recently raised eyebrows with her latest album cover's artwork, arrived at riverside venue Spindler & Klatt on a boat. She flashed her midriff in a crossover halterneck top that featured a tasselled trim and black cargo trousers. Lorde accessorised her outfit with a pair of rectangular sunglasses and styled her hair into waves. The event, hosted by Universal Music, was to celebrate the launch of her new album Virgin, with fans having no idea that the musician would actually perform. The album cover features an x-ray of her pelvis with her hip bones, belt buckle, and zipper visible and - inter-uterine device included. It's not entirely clear if the X-ray is of Lorde but has reached out for comment to confirm. The singer dropped the visual to her Instagram where she also announced the title of her fourth studio album and it's release date as June 27. Elsewhere, Lorde was pictured with her rumoured new man, Jim E-Stack, 33, after seemingly going public with their relationship at Glastonbury over the weekend. The musician, from New Zealand, wowed fans with a surprise set at the iconic music festival on Friday. Following the bravura performance, she was seen arriving at the London Heliport in Battersea with Jim. He is a producer and DJ, who has also worked with the likes of Haim, Bon Iver and Empress Of. According to The Sun, the singer was spotted 'getting close with the musician on stage' after playing the surprise Glastonbury set The pair were also seen 'with their arms around each other while they watched The 1975' and went on 'partying until well after 4am'. MailOnline has contacted Lorde's representatives for comment. The blossoming romance comes as Jim's ex-girlfriend Kacy Hill took a savage dig at him on her TikTok platform. The American singer, 31, revealed that her six-and-a-half year relationship came to an end when he started working with Lorde on her single Man Of The Year. She penned: 'Let's hear it for the man who ended a 6.5 year relationship while making a girl's album then started dating her'. Lorde and Jim were previously linked in October 2024 when the pair were seen making a rare public outing in New York. At the time, Lorde hadn't been pictured with her music executive boyfriend Justin Warren since March 2023. The pair began fuelling rumours they are working on a new album together after Jim E-Stack shared a photo of Lorde to Instagram in August.
The Sun
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Dark truth about loved-up Lorde pics revealed as insiders spill all to The Sun about ‘man-stealer's brutal blow'
SHE'S known for her chart-topping hits about the euphoric highs and devastating lows that come with falling in love. And Lorde's latest relationship drama should provide her with plenty of material for her next album. The singer appeared to make her new romance with music producer Jim-E Stack public at Glastonbury last weekend, with the couple spotted with their arms around each other watching The 1975 headline the Pyramid Stage on Friday night, as revealed by The Sun. The double Grammy award-winning singer had played a surprise set at Worthy Farm earlier in the day, when herself and Stack were seen getting close on stage during their performance. But the loved-up pics sparked a bitter backlash online - led by Stack's "fuming" ex-girlfriend, US singer Kacy Hill. Kanye West's former backing dancer-turned-singer took to TikTok to subtly claim her music maker ex-boyfriend ended their six-and-half-year relationship for Lorde, after the pair collaborated on her new album Virgin. Mindful of the singer's passionate fan base, Kacy, 31, resisted the temptation to give Lorde, 28, a blatant blasting on social media. Instead she posted a video which shows her slow clapping alongside the caption: 'Let's hear it for the man who ended my 6.5 year relationship while making a girl's album then started dating her,' to the soundtrack of Lorde's single Man of the Year. Meanwhile observers are suggesting that Lorde has form for dating her producers. Her romance with Stack comes eight years after the singer, who has recorded three UK Top 10 albums, struck up a rumoured romance with another producer, Jack Antonoff, who was behind her 2017 album Melodrama, while he was dating actress Lena Dunham, 39. Lorde and Stack had previously been snapped snuggling up together on a park bench in New York in October last year. According to insiders, Kacy is quietly fuming and believes Lorde broke 'girl code'. Lorde Teases Secret Glastonbury Set Amid New Album Release 12 12 A source said: 'Kacy feels let down by both Jim and Lorde. 'Six-and-a-half years is a long time and for their relationship to end in this way is hard to take, it's a real blow - especially as he's left her for another singer. 'But in regards to Lorde it's down to girl code, which she has dismantled big time. 'She doesn't seem to care about Kacy's feelings, which has been hard for her to take.' Kacy, meanwhile, has continued to reassure fans over her well-being following the break-up, posting light-hearted videos about how bagels are cheering her up, while also attempting to construct a narrative her relationship with Stack 'certainly wasn't working' when he hooked up with Lorde. Sources close to the New Zealander insist there was no crossover. But that did little to quell the rumour mill, particularly as on one of the songs on the album - Current Affairs - she sings about the emotional distress from an illicit relationship. But, as alluded to earlier, there is enough evidence to suggest Kacy would be rightfully concerned over her partner working on an album with Lorde. Lorde has only recently split from her boyfriend Justin Warren, who was 17 years her senior. I had this feeling that I had never been alone... There'd always been someone, not even necessarily a romantic partner. And often that was an older person. I was always choosing someone to be God Lorde She first met Justin in 2009, when Lorde was a teenager signed to Universal Music, where he is an executive, in her native New Zealand. In 2015 they were rumoured to be dating, and while they never spoke about their romance - in 2016 Justin labelled speculation they were dating as 'ridiculous' - he was often by her side. Lorde, real name Ella Yelich O'Connor, confirmed she went through a "painful" breakup in 2023 during an interview with Rolling Stone, admitting: "It continues to be a relationship that I cherish." She told the magazine: "I had this feeling that I had never been alone... There'd always been someone, not even necessarily a romantic partner. And often that was an older person. I was always choosing someone to be God." 12 12 Lorde is rumoured to have grown close to producer Jack Antonoff - 13 years her senior at 41 - during the making of her second album in 2017, while she was still believed to be with Justin. He had been in a relationship with Tiny Furniture star Lena, but the pair had started to drift due to the lack of the time they were spending together, as the actress was a key part of Hillary Clinton's Presidential campaign trail. There were rumours that several of the tracks on the album were about Jack and Lorde's blossoming romance, including Green Light - which Lorde said herself she was inspired to write after attending a concert with the producer. Another track which raised eyebrows was Sober, explained by the singer in this Tweet: 'I'll never forget writing the first demo it was like a trance I guided Jack to the chords almost wordlessly with my hands on his shoulders.' The rumours intensified when a fan created a PowerPoint presentation, which went viral, attempting to prove a legitimate romantic link between the two collaborators, which featured some compelling viewpoints. Jack and Lena split in the December of 2017, just months after Melodrama was released. In February 2018, Lorde and Jack were spotted looking very cosy in her hometown, Auckland, after they were snapped with her arms wrapped around him, both sporting huge grins. Lorde and Lena were once very close, even living together at one point, but in an interview with The Cut in November 2018 the Girls star revealed she hadn't spoken to the singer since her and Jack split. Lena told the publication: "I don't think anything happened between them. I can never know someone else's life. I have never spoken to Ella [Lorde] about it. We haven't talked since Jack and I broke up. "It was awful, and I couldn't do anything about it except trust that what he was saying to me was true." The pair broke their silence on the speculation, which at this time was in overdrive thanks to that PowerPoint presentation, by releasing their own statements on the alleged romance. Jack tweeted shortly after they were spotted in Auckland: 'Normally I would never address rumors but I resent having the most important friendships and working relationships in my life reduced to dumb hetero normative gossip. 'Those relationships are deeply important and sacred. With that said, I'm not seeing anyone. lol.' The following month Lorde attempted to set the record straight herself, during an Instagram Live, saying: 'Guys, Jack and I are not dating, for the last time. 'I love him, he's awesome. But we're not dating! Please!' Love song In April that year, on the Melodrama tour, Lorde sang a love song - a cover of St Vincent's New York - accompanied by Jack on guitar and the pair enjoyed flirty banter on stage during a performance at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Fans remain convinced something went on between them eight years on, believing her electro-pop anthem What Was That, released in April, was her own Taylor Swift-style breakup song about Jack, mainly thanks to these lyrics: 'Yeah, I'm missin' you / And all the things we used to do. 'We kissed for hours straight, well, baby, what was that?' For the cynics out there, Lorde's new relationship with Stack was revealed just as her new album Virgin was released. Last week Stack posted a tribute to Lorde on Instagram, writing: "There's no one I'd rather be in the trenches with. Eternally grateful for the journey together. Love you forever Ella." Arguably it's all handy timing for some much needed publicity. Not that Lorde really needed it, as she garnered global attention by dropping a bombshell claim during an interview with Rolling Stone magazine in May regarding her gender identity, revealing: 'I'm a woman except for the days when I'm a man.' It's unlikely spurned singer Kacy will see that as an excuse for burning girl code. 12
Daily Mail
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Lorde pictured with her new man at a London airport after they debut their relationship at Glastonbury - as his ex takes a savage swipe at couple
Lorde has been pictured with her new man, Jim E-Stack, 33, after going public with their relationship at Glastonbury over the weekend. The New Zealand singer wowed fans with a surprise set at the iconic music festival on Friday. Following the bravura performance, the Royals hitmaker, 28, was seen arriving at the London Heliport in Battersea. And her rumoured beau was in tow, placing his hand on the pop star's shoulder as the pair walked to a waiting car. Lorde went casual for the trip, wearing a light grey T-shirt with a breast pocket. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. She also wore a pair of loose-fitting black jeans that were cinched with a narrow, black leather belt. She had her raven locks down, leaving her long tresses to fall freely over her svelte shoulders. The pop star finished her look with a pair of translucent-framed sunglasses. Jim, who produced Lorde's latest album Virgin, also cut quite the casual figure for the flight. He wore a pair of light blue jeans with a white T-shirt with 'Wisconsin' emblazoned across the front. The producer and DJ, who has also worked with the likes of Haim, Bon Iver and Empress Of, also wore a distressed bone-coloured cap as well as a pair of Asics joggers. As she disembarked the helicopter, Lorde was also spotted cuddling up to another pal as the duo made their way off the tarmac. Lorde was seen packing on the PDA with Jim as the new couple attended the iconic festival. She also wore a pair of loose-fitting black jeans that were cinched with a narrow, black leather belt Jim, who produced Lorde's latest album Virgin, also cut quite the casual figure for the flight According to The Sun, the Teams hitmaker was spotted 'getting close with the musician on stage' after playing the surprise Glastonbury set The pair were seen 'with their arms around each other while they watched The 1975' and went on 'partying until well after 4am'. MailOnline has contacted Lorde's representatives for a comment. The blossoming romance comes as Jim's ex-girlfriend Kacy Hill took a savage dig at him on her TikTok platform. The American singer, 31, revealed that her six and a half year relationship came to an end when he started working with Lorde on her single Man Of The Year. She penned: 'Let's hear it for the man who ended a six-and-a-half-year relationship while making a girl's album then started dating her.' A source told the The Sun: 'Lorde is really happy with Jim after they bonded making the album. 'But there was no overlap and she was very respectful.' She penned: 'Let's hear it for the man who ended a 6.5 year relationship while making a girl's album then started dating her' Lorde and Jim were previously linked in October 2024 when the pair were seen making a rare public outing in New York. At the time, Lorde hadn't been pictured with her music executive boyfriend Justin Warren since March 2023. The pair began fuelling rumours they are working on a new album together after Jim E-Stack shared a photo of Lorde to Instagram in August. The singer - who previously graced The Pyramid stage in 2022 - performed all of her biggest hits from Ribs to Green Light, as well as a rendition of her new album for her Glastonbury set.
