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The Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Lorde fans shocked by VERY intimate pic of her private parts on new album – as she performs surprise Glasto set
LORDE has left fans shocked with an intimate photo inside the vinyl version of her new album. The Royals singer already sparked debate with the main cover art for Virgin, her fourth studio album. 6 6 6 It showed a striking X-ray of her pelvis fitted with an intrauterine device (IUD) also known as the coil that prevents pregnancy. But fans were even more stunned by an insert included in the vinyl edition, which appears to show a close-up image of Lorde's private parts in see-through plastic underwear. Reaction quickly flooded social media as the pop sensation prepared to take to the stage at Glastonbury to perform her secret set. One user on X wrote: 'So the new Lorde vinyl just got delivered. I was not prepared for the insert', while another exclaimed: 'Lorde really got her cat out like that on her vinyl huh?' A third joked: 'My Lorde vinyl is getting delivered to my parent's house. I'm scared.' Others weighed in with a mix of horror and jokes, as one said: 'When you open your Virgin vinyl and see lordussy' and 'should've stayed curious abt the lorde vinyl.' Others said she wasn't as trailblazing as Madonna. One said: '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.' Another added: '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.' Huge pop star 'gives away' surprise Glastonbury appearance – and it's happening TODAY The album, Virgin, features the viral single Man of the Year and marks Lorde's return since 2021's Solar Power. It comes as Lorde - who performed at Glastonbury in 2017 and 2022 - took to the stage today in Glastonbury's Woodsies tent. Lorde exposed her bra on stage as she belted out her hits. The pop star appeared to hint at doing a secret set last night when she posted an aerial photo of the Woodsies tent on instagram alongside the time "11.30am BST". Lorde was also backed by bookies to snap up one of the unannounced slots. Lewis Capaldi is another star expected to perform a secret set today. The Sun revealed Lewis will make a sensational return to music later – with the singer dropping his comeback single. A source said last night: 'Lewis took a decent chunk of time away and now he's ready for his fans to hear what he has been working on. 'Tomorrow is a huge day for him. He will be releasing a brand new single and it is his Pyramid Stage performance. He is in a great place and feels ready to come back into the spotlight.' 6 6
BBC News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Lorde kicks off Glastonbury with early surprise set
Pop star Lorde has launched the 2025 Glastonbury Festival with a surprise pre-lunchtime set to a packed crowd on the Woodsies star was greeted by thousands of fans, who crammed into the tent after rumours about her appearance started spreading around the New Zealander, whose hits include Royals, Green Light and Solar Power, previously played on the main Pyramid Stage in secret set coincided with the release of her highly-anticipated fourth album, Virgin, which came out at midnight. The festival's first full day of music will also see performances from CMAT, Lola Young, Alanis Morissette, Loyle Carner, Busta Rhymes, PinkPantheress, Wet Leg and Biffy Clyro. Indie band The 1975 will top the will be another "surprise" guest on the Pyramid Stage at 16:55 BST, with Lewis Capaldi heavily rumoured to be making his comeback two years after an emotional performance during which he struggled to finish his set. The Scottish singer released his new single Survive at midnight. Lorde's appearance was the culmination of a promotional campaign for her album, which has featured a series of impromptu fan gatherings and pop-ups - including a guerilla video shoot in New York's Washington Square Park that attracted the attention of anti-terror record itself is revelatory in its candour. Lorde sings sensitively about eating disorders, body dysmorphia, the end of a long-term relationship and her shifting gender identity."Going into this album, I had the sense that something very raw and close to the bone was wanting to come out of me," she told the Sydney Morning Herald earlier this week."I basically felt uncomfortable the whole time. "When you're pushing yourself to the bone, or [pushing] to only tell the truth... the only way I can think to describe it is that it makes you feel very alive." In a separate interview on Stephen Colbert's US chat show, the 28-year-old also revealed she had practised MDMA therapy to overcome the stage fright that had plagued her "since I was five [years old] doing community theatre".The controlled use of MDMA, also commonly known as ecstasy or molly, has been advocated by some experts in psychedelics, as a way of tackling post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health conditions in a therapeutic is currently legal in Australia, and permitted in limited cases in Canada and said the six-hour experience was particularly peaceful. "You lay on a bed, you've got an eye mask on... there's some talking," she told Colbert, adding that the effects were instant."I tried everything for my stage fright. I did this therapy and woke up the next morning like, 'Oh, it's over. I know it's over'." Lorde's fans are now hoping she'll stick around for Charli XCX's set on Saturday night, to duet on their headline-making collaboration Girl, So Confusing. On Friday, The 1975's first Glastonbury headline performance kicks off at 22:15 on the Pyramid band, fronted by Matty Healy, have reportedly spent four times their festival fee on a "specially designed set" for the for the festival sold out in just 40 minutes last November, before the line-up had even been BBC will provide full coverage across the weekend, with live and on-demand sets available on television, radio, BBC Sounds and BBC exception is Saturday night's headliner Neil Young. The BBC has confirmed it will not broadcast his set live "at the artist's request".A statement added: "Our plans, including those for our TV highlights shows and on-demand coverage, continue to be finalised right up to and during the festival."
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Lorde reveals shock exchange with NYPD antiterrorism unit as she filmed new video
Singer Lorde on Tuesday said that authorities in New York City had to shut down a music video shoot she was working on due to crowd control concerns. The New Zealand-born artist, 28, appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday to promote her upcoming album Virgin, which goes on sale Friday. The popular musical artist explained in detail the series of events that led to the April filming of her video for What Was That? in Washington Square Park being scuttled, as too many fans showed up. Colbert noted that 'such a mob showed up' in the famed park in Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan 'that the cops shut it down.' 'Yeah, we had the antiterrorism unit being very intense, telling me if I stepped on the premises I would be arrested for riot incitement,' the Royals singer said on the CBS late night program. The vocalist, whose real name is Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, explained that she 'couldn't show up for many hours' as authorities sought to clear the area. She explained in detail the series of events that led to the filming of her video for What Was That? in Washington Square Park being scuttled, as too many fans showed up The Tennis Court performer said she was later cleared to return to the park and conclude production on the clip - but she had to nail it in a single take. 'I came back later, they said, "You can go out, you have one shot at it,"' Lorde explained. She continued, 'If people don't maybe know this, we were launching my first song for this album, but we were also shooting the music video, which would come out 24 hours later. The two-time Grammy winner said that 'there was an edit that had to be gotten to very quickly.' The Man of the Year performer said that 'a lot of dominoes had to fall right for this to work.' The NYPD issued a statement to People explaining in detail the series of events surrounding the video shoot. The New Zealand-born artist appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday to promote her upcoming album Virgin, which goes on sale Friday Said the NYPD: 'On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at approximately 18:47 hours in the vicinity of Washington Square Park, in the confines of the 6th Precinct, officers were alerted of an unscheduled event inside of the park. 'A sound and parks permit is required to have a concert in a New York City Park. This individual did not possess either. They noted that 'organizers of the event were informed they could not perform and they left the location.'
News.com.au
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Lorde opens up about unprotected sex and pregnancy tests
The 28-year-old singer from New Zealand will unleash her fourth studio album, titled Virgin, later this month. Among the tracks on the record is a song titled Clearblue - which she has confessed she struggles to listen to. Opening up on the Therapuss podcast, the chart-topping star explained, "There's a song that I love so much called Clearblue that is about unprotected sex.' "And just the experience of taking a pregnancy test, and like, this flood of emotions that goes through your body.'
News.com.au
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Lorde opens up about unprotected sex and pregnancy tests
The 28-year-old singer from New Zealand will unleash her fourth studio album, titled Virgin, later this month. Among the tracks on the record is a song titled Clearblue - which she has confessed she struggles to listen to. Opening up on the Therapuss podcast, the chart-topping star explained, "There's a song that I love so much called Clearblue that is about unprotected sex.' "And just the experience of taking a pregnancy test, and like, this flood of emotions that goes through your body.'
