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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Lorde shocks fans with X-rated picture on new vinyl cover for Virgin album
The singer Lorde has shocked her fans with an X-rated album cover. The vinyl for Virgin - her fourth studio album and her first since 2021's Solar Power - appears to show her genitals through a pair of see-through plastic pants. Some fans fretted on social media about their parents being exposed to the daring NSFW cover. Others added: 'when you open your Virgin vinyl and see lordussy'; 'should've stayed curious abt the lorde vinyl'. However, not everyone was so critical of the vinyl's artwork and others described it as 'beautiful' and far from being shocking. 'A lot of you are being very weird about the lorde vinyl cover… who tf cares if her lordeussy was out. It's just a body.'; 'Wait... Is this the new album art from Lorde that everyone is talking about? It's a beautiful photo, and the entire vinyl package is, too, but come on, it barely shows anything. No need for all the discourse. 90's Madonna would kill you all [sic].' Others said that the reaction to the vinyl was so extreme that they expected it to be a lot more explicit than it actually is. 'I really thought the lorde vinyl insert would be a lot worse than people are saying it is, you guys are kinda dramatic.' The new album features several singles, including Man of the Year, which has already proven to be a viral hit. Lorde described her latest album as 'gender broadening' and said it was inspired by her own 'coming into masculinity'. The star, who uses she/her pronouns, told Rolling Stone that she is 'in the middle, gender-wise'. Elaborating further to fellow singer Chappell Roan, Lorde said of her gender: 'I'm a woman except for the days when I'm a man.' Lorde previously shocked fans when she debuted her new album artwork and its sexually suggestive title. The jaw-dropping cover was an X-ray of what appeared to be her pelvic area, with her hip bones, belt buckle, and zipper visible. But it was one particular detail in the X-ray that got fans talking - a T-shaped object that appeared to be an IUD (intrauterine device), a type of birth control that is placed in the uterus. On her website, she claimed the album was written '100%' in blood. Zip it: The singer had already raised eyebrows with her latest album's main artwork, which features an x-ray of her pelvis - inter-uterine device included Lorde said she was both 'proud and scared' of the upcoming project in an email sent to fans. 'The color of the album is clear. Like bathwater, windows, ice, spit. Full transparency. 'The language is plain and unsentimental. The sounds are the same wherever possible. 'I was trying to see myself, all the way through. I was trying to make a document that reflected my femininity: raw, primal, innocent, elegant, openhearted, spiritual, masc. 'I'm proud and scared of this album. There's nowhere to hide. I believe the putting the deepest parts of ourselves to music is what sets us free.' Lorde is one of the highest-selling New Zealand singers of all time and her 2013 song Royals reached number one in America, eventually being certified 14 times platinum.
Perth Now
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Lorde bares all on comeback album Virgin
Lorde bares all about gender fluidity, trauma and self-discovery on her comeback album, Virgin. The New Zealand pop star is back with her most candid collection to date. Regarding her gender identity, on the track Hammer - which the singer described as 'an ode to city life and horniness" - Lorde declares: "Some days I'm a woman, some days I'm a man." On her website, Lorde dubbed Hammer - which she penned with Jim E-Stack (Caroline Polachek, Haim and Dominic Fike) - the "sound of my rebirth". On Man Of The Year, meanwhile, she admits: 'Can't believe I've become someone else / someone more like myself'. Lorde recently said she doesn't recognise the person on Virgin's predecessor, 2021's Solar Power - so we are essentially meeting the real Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor on Virgin. Elsewhere, on Favourite Daughter, Lorde details her complex relationship with her mother, Sonja Yelich. She sings: 'Now every day the plane takes off / And every night the room fills up with / People who are convinced I'm not / Just some kid faking it for your love.' Lorde recently admitted "a lot of people" won't think she's a "good girl anymore" after hearing Virgin. The 28-year-old singer believes the record will see her lose and gain fans as she gets vulnerable on sensitive topics. She told Rolling Stone magazine: 'There's going to be a lot of people who don't think I'm a good girl anymore, a good woman. It's over. 'It will be over for a lot of people, and then for some people, I will have arrived. I'll be where they always hoped I'd be.' Virgin tracklisting: 1. Hammer 2. What Was That 3. Shapeshifter 4. Man Of The Year 5. Favourite Daughter 6. Current Affairs 7. Clearblue 8. GRWM 9. Broken Glass 10. If She Could See Me Now 11. David
Straits Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Pop singer Lorde overcomes body image issues with new album Virgin
Virgin is the fourth album from the singer and her first since 2021's Solar Power. PHOTO: THISTLE BROWN SINGAPORE – In her new album Virgin, released on June 27, New Zealand pop singer Lorde has finally come to terms after grappling with body image and gender issues. The single Man Of The Year, for example, was inspired by her experience at the 2023 GQ Men of the Year party , where she felt out of place as she was wearing a dress while in a room full of men. The songs on Virgin are meant to encourage listeners to liberate themselves and feel free in their bodies, the 28-year-old singer-songwriter says in a Zoom conference with Asian media. 'I really came into my own power making this album. I, in the past, have struggled with that, with feeling powerful, with feeling fully in my body,' says the singer, whose real name is Ella Yelich O'Connor. 'It was my intention with this one to make something that felt like it could carry the full weight of my inner world and my ambition and my history.' While songs in the new album such as Man Of The Year are inspired by specific events that happened to her in recent times, other tunes such as lead single What Was That, Favourite Daughter and If She Could See Me Now have been influenced by a collection of different memories. 'With my songs, sometimes, it's sort of a composite of moments. Sometimes, it's one very specific sort of hour or minute or day that I'm trying to capture,' she replies to a question from The Straits Times about real-life experiences that led to the new compositions. The songs in Virgin reflect the different phases of her life. 'As a teen, I was brave, but I was shy and I was sort of always hiding. 'I realised my lyrics used to be a little bit more mysterious or metaphorical, but I feel like I've just come into myself a bit more. I'm a little bit less shy, although it is still hard for me sometimes, being out there, and I have to fight the urge to be cloaked in mystery, but I'm getting braver all the time.' The new songs also harken back to the period in 2023, when she was 'struggling with body image and eating issues', and 2024, when she was feeling 'a lot of promise and excitement and zest for life'. 'It felt like I was on this mission to really believe in myself and to create an environment, to build a house that I could live in for many more years.' Sonically, she describes Virgin as a rhythm-driven album, but unlike her previous songs, the layers of singing are kept to a bare minimum. 'I feel like there are always vocal harmonies in my work, but on this album, they're much simpler. I tried to just do very simple harmonies because I wanted it to be very plain, very simple and only do what was needed.' Virgin is the fourth album from the singer and her first since 2021's Solar Power. Born and raised in Auckland, she is best known globally for Royals, her debut single released in 2013. She was only 16 when the hit song was released and was the youngest solo artiste to achieve a US Billboard No. 1 in more than 25 years. Royals also went on to win Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 2014 Grammys. The success of Royals has also been credited for paving the way for other female alternative-pop acts such as American singers Billie Eilish and Clairo. In 2024, British singer Charli XCX revealed that Girl, So Confusing, a song from her critically acclaimed album Brat, was inspired by Lorde. The duo then collaborated on a remix of the song released two weeks after the original. 'I never could have predicted that Charli and I would collaborate in the way that we did on the remix of her song, but it has become one of my favourite songs that I've ever been a part of.' Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Watch Lorde's Video for New Song 'Man of the Year'
All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by Pitchfork editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, Condé Nast may earn an affiliate commission. Lorde, photo by Talia Chetrit Lorde has unveiled another new song from the new album Virgin. 'Man of the Year' comes with a new music video, directed by Grant Singer, that you can watch below. Scroll down to see the newly unveiled Virgin tracklist. Last week, on social media, Lorde shared a short message about her new song: 'Man Of The Year. An offering from really deep inside me. The song I'm proudest of on Virgin.' Virgin was co-produced by Lorde and Jim-E Stack, and features additional contributions from Daniel Nigro, Fabiana Palladino, Inc. No World's Andrew Aged, Buddy Ross, and Blood Orange's Devonté Hynes. She released the album's lead single, 'What Was That,' last month. Later this year, Lorde will embark on an international tour in support of Virgin. Opening concerts will be Blood Orange, the Japanese House, Nilüfer Yanya, Chanel Beads, Empress Of, Jim-E Stack, and Oklou. Although Lorde's third studio album, Solar Power, landed back in 2021, she continued to trickle out visuals for the record over the ensuing years, including videos for 'Oceanic Feeling' and 'The Path,' and she followed it with an EP of re-recorded Solar Power songs sung in Māori. Virgin: 01 Hammer 02 What Was That 03 Shapeshifter 04 Man of the Year 05 Favourite Daughter 06 Current Affairs 07 Clearblue 08 GRWM 09 Broken Glass 10 If She Could See Me Now 11 David $40.00, Rough Trade Originally Appeared on Pitchfork
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Watch: Lorde visits Hampstead Heath in 'Hammer' trailer
June 19 (UPI) -- New Zealand singer Lorde is previewing new music. The music artist, 28, will drop the song "Hammer" and an accompanying music video Friday. She announced the upcoming release with a 17-second preview clip Wednesday. Viewers see the singer sitting on a park bench in Hampstead Heath park in London, with pigeons sitting on her shoulders. She wear her hairs in braids and runs down a hill. In an Instagram post Wednesday, Lorde said that "Hammer" would be the last song she drops ahead of her upcoming album Virgin, which arrives June 27. She described the single as "an ode to city life and horniness to be honest" in the caption. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lorde (@lorde) She previously released the tracks "Man of the Year" and "What was That." The album will also feature the songs "Shapeshifter," "Favorite Daughter," "Current Affairs," "Clearblue," "GRWM," "Broken Glass," "If She Could See Me Now" and "David."
