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Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
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
Asahi Shimbun
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Asahi Shimbun
Reaching for the stars, first Music Awards Japan ceremonies near
Nominees for the inaugural Music Awards Japan are announced during a ceremony in Tokyo on April 17. (Chiho Yashiro) The inaugural Music Awards Japan (MAJ) ceremonies will be held on May 21 and 22, with hopes it will gain the prestige of the U.S. Grammys and propel Japanese artists toward international stardom. MAJ has brought together about 5,000 artists, producers and media experts to recognize prize-winning songs and performers in 62 categories. The event is hosted by the Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA), a general incorporated organization founded by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) and four other groups. CEIPA announced the establishment of the awards in October last year. To ensure transparency in the awards selection process, nominees were chosen through an automated system based on music charts and other data. 'Japanese artists are beginning to exert a powerful presence outside the country and achieve results,' said Tatsuya Nomura, president of the Federation of Music Producers Japan who heads MAJ's executive committee. 'We hope to provide a boost for them.' Organizers intend to stream the awards ceremonies worldwide on YouTube, publish playlists of award-winning songs on music streaming services, and offer other forms of support. Shunsuke Muramatsu, the RIAJ chairman who serves as board chair at CEIPA, hopes MAJ will work as a promotional tool for prize-winning musicians when they make their foray into overseas markets. Japanese artists and their managers say they have nothing to write in their 'curriculum vitae' when they talk to media personnel, promoters and business partners outside Japan, he said. 'It's meaningless if winning an award doesn't serve as some kind of endorsement,' Muramatsu said. 'We want to take time to make the awards worthy of such a status.' The Japan Composer's Association has hosted the large-scale Japan Record Awards (JRA) since 1959. At the end of each year, the winners are announced, and they give performances. During the Showa Era (1926-1989), the general public persuaded the JRA to pick the song of the year, according to music critic Suzie Suzuki. But listeners' preferences have diversified in recent years thanks to music streaming services and other factors, and it has become difficult to pick one song that is acceptable to everyone. To remain influential, music awards must present forward-thinking and novel selections that can indicate what will happen next in the music market, Suzuki added. The MAJ awards cover artists and songs during a one-year period until January. The six main categories are: Song of the Year; Artist of the Year; New Artist of the Year; Album of the Year; Top Global Hit from Japan; and Best Song Asia. Creepy Nuts' 'Bling-Bang-Bang-Born' and Yoasobi's 'Idol' are among the nominees in the Song of the Year category. (This article was written by Chiho Yashiro and Shiki Iwasawa.)
