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Yahoo
16-05-2025
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Lorde Announces New Album, ‘Virgin,' With X-Ray Cover Art
After a three and a half year hiatus, Lorde is ready to release her upcoming new album, Virgin, confirming that the album will come out June 27th. The two-time Grammy Award winner announced the title of her fourth studio album Wednesday alongside an image of the record's cover art, which features a blue x-ray image showing a zipper going down a pelvis, a belt buckle and an IUD. More from The Hollywood Reporter Barbra Streisand Announces New Duet Album 'The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two' With a New Label Deal, Kacey Musgraves Faces the Future While Making Peace With Her Past (Exclusive) CEIPA Board Member Tatsuya Nomura on Matsuri'25, J-Pop's Global Rise and Japan's Shift to Streaming Lorde released the image to her Instagram and personal website, where she also promised that the album was '100% written in blood.' Virgin WAS produced by the New Zealand artist and Jim-E Stack, whom she notably collaborated with for the album's first single 'What Was That.' The record includes additional writing credits lended to Fabiana Palladino, Andrew Aged, Buddy Ross, Devonté Hynes and Dan Nigro, who recently won the Grammy for producer of the year and has worked alongside the likes of Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan. Chris Gehringer mastered Virgin, while the album was mixed by Spike Stent and Tom Elmhirst. 'What Was That,' Lorde's latest single since her last album Solar Power came out in August 2021, marked her long-awaited solo return. She hasn't been totally dormant though, as she collaborated with Charli xcx last year on a 'Girl, so confusing' remix for Brat. Last Tuesday, the 'Green Light' singer debuted the new track in Washington Square Park with an impromptu fan performance. After inviting her supporters to meet her in the New York City-based park, the mini-concert was seemingly shut down because she didn't have a permit. However, Lorde returned hours later where she debuted 'What Was That' and released its accompanying music video the next day with footage from the event. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Highest-Profile Harris Endorsements: Taylor Swift, George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen and More
Yahoo
16-05-2025
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Lorde Releases Long-Awaited New Single 'What Was That'
Lorde has released her new song, 'What Was That,' the first single from her upcoming fourth studio album. The New Zealand singer-songwriter initially teased the track in her first post on TikTok on April 9. There, she shared a video of herself walking and running around New York City as the lyrics played in the background. 'Since I was 17, I gave you everything / Now we wake from a baby, well baby, what was that?' she sang in the post. Shortly after, the two-time Grammy Award winner announced the official name of the song, 'What Was That.' More from The Hollywood Reporter CEIPA Board Member Tatsuya Nomura on Matsuri'25, J-Pop's Global Rise and Japan's Shift to Streaming Ole Obermann and Rachel Newman Named Co-Heads of Apple Music Terrence Howard Turned Down Marvin Gaye Biopic Because He Didn't Want to Kiss a Man: "I Would Cut My Lips Off" Earlier this week, she debuted 'What Was That' in front of hundreds of fans in Washington Square Park, dancing on a wood platform as the song played on a speaker beside her. Lorde originally told fans to go to the park at 7 p.m., though police shut down the impromptu event as she didn't have a permit. Fans stuck around, and she came out later that night to show off the song. Lorde also prepared her fans for her new era with a voice memo she sent out. There, she thanked her supporters for their 'patience' and teased that 'these are really the last moments where it's just us, which is crazy but so right.' 'I'm so ready. I didn't know if I'd ever be able to say that, but I am,' Lorde wrote. 'I'm so thankful for your patience. I've felt your love, I've felt you right there. This is gonna be crazy, you have no idea.' The news comes after a roughly four year long dry spell for Lorde. Her last album, Solar Power, debuted in August 2021. Despite not releasing her own music in the years since, Lorde notably collaborated with Charli xcx on their 'Girl, so confusing' remix. The track swiftly went viral, and prompted Charli to tap Lorde during her 2025 Coachella set and her September 23 N.Y.C. stop of the Sweat tour. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Highest-Profile Harris Endorsements: Taylor Swift, George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen and More
Yahoo
30-04-2025
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CEIPA Board Member Tatsuya Nomura on Matsuri'25, J-Pop's Global Rise and Japan's Shift to Streaming
Thousands flocked to downtown Los Angeles last month for Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association's first-ever Matsuri'25, a concert featuring popular Japanese artists. The sold-out March concert, put on by the organization known as CEIPA, and held at the Peacock Theatre, included three acts. Ado, a majorly popular singer-songwriter whose personal details, including her identity, are virtually unknown, engaging duo Yoasobi and the energetic four-piece group Atarashii Gakko! All three artists have had a strong presence in the U.S. music market. More from The Hollywood Reporter Ole Obermann and Rachel Newman Named Co-Heads of Apple Music Terrence Howard Turned Down Marvin Gaye Biopic Because He Didn't Want to Kiss a Man: "I Would Cut My Lips Off" Universal Music Group Posts $3.3B In Revenue for First Quarter Atarashii Gakko! and Yoasobi have both played Coachella with the latter also playing Head in the Clouds. Ado, who performs entirely in shadow through a cage-like box, is preparing to embark on a large scale U.S. tour, having already sold out her July show at L.A.'s Arena. CEIPA held the event to bridge the gap between Japanese artists and U.S. fans, according to a release. The event was particularly timely as the demand for J-Pop grows larger in the U.S. 'It's a gradual growth, but after the pandemic, say 2023, we started looking outside of Japan,' CEIPA board member and Federation of Music Producers Japan president Tatsuya Nomura told The Hollywood Reporter shortly before Matsuri'25 kicked off. The executive addressed an industry crowd at an intimate gathering before the concert. 'Japan was all about selling CDs because you made most profit out of them, but unfortunately [when] COVID hit, the music fans could not go to record shops,' he told THR following his comments. 'In Japan, CDs are sold about 3,000 Yen, which is about $20. If you calculate it, that's like two dollars per song, but when it comes to streaming service[s], [artists don't make] that much,' he continued. 'How do they make a profit? They have to think bigger, outside of Japan.' All three acts on Matsuri'25's lineup have found plenty of success on streaming services including Spotify where Atarashii Gakko! bring in just over a million monthly listeners, Ado brings in over six million and Yoasobi sits at over seven million. Increased global streaming numbers doesn't necessarily mean a change in music or overall focus. 'If I were to say there's 100 artists in Japan, only 10 percent are looking outside of Japan to make their product,' Nomura said when asked if he thought global expansion meant a change in overall strategy for Japanese companies and artists. 'Ninety percent of those artists are making songs for Japanese market.' Nomura adds, 'Even if they make those songs for Japanese market, there are people outside of Japan who notice.' Best of The Hollywood Reporter Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Highest-Profile Harris Endorsements: Taylor Swift, George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen and More
