You can call her queen bee. 16-year-old New Zealander Lorde has topped the Billboard Hot 100 with her smash debut single "Royals" this week, surpassing superstars Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry, according to Billboard. Read More »
Last night, New Zealand singer Lorde made her US television debut on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon." The 16-year-old, who just released her first album "Pure Heroine" on Monday, performed her smash hit single "Royals" and another cut from her album, "White Teeth Teens." Read More »
"Royals" singer Lorde sure does have some choice words for her fellow female musicians. Last week, it came to light that she was no fan of Selena Gomez and her "Stars Dance" single "Come & Get It." Then, in a recent interview with Metro magazine, she said, "Taylor Swift is so flawless and so unattainable, and I don't think it's breeding anything good in young girls." Read More »
Lorde will be on the cover of the New Zealand Metro's October 2013 issue. In the issue, the 16-year-old "Royals" singer talks about a number of topics, including feminism and Taylor Swift. Lorde wasn't shy about making her opinion known in comments that seem to be coming from a much older and wiser person than most would expect from a 16-year-old singer. Keep reading to see what Lorde said in the interview. Read More »
"Royals" singer Lorde may be the next big thing in pop, but that doesn't mean she is always going to love her peers. In a recent interview (via TheGrapeJuice.net), Lorde had some choice words about former Disney star Selena Gomez and her recent "Stars Dance" single "Come & Get It." Read More »
The tracklist for the highly anticipated soundtrack to "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" was announced today (Sept. 26), and the movie franchise is bringing together big names and up-and-comers to create a diverse musical journey. Read More »
Miley Cyrus has smashed the competition, once again. Her second "Bangerz" single "Wrecking Ball" remains the No. 1 song on the Hot 100 for a second week, according to Billboard. Read More »
“Royals” singer Lorde is a refreshing presence in pop music. Her stripped-down sound, relatable lyrics and exquisite youthful voice has quickly made the 16-year-old the next big thing in alternative rock and pop. Her debut album, “Pure Heroine,” will make its way to record stores and iTunes tomorrow. Until then, fans can listen to a stream of the album on VH1. Read More »
Lorde may be the Queen Bee of the iTunes singles chart right now, but that doesn't mean all music fans have to like it. Yesterday (Sept. 20), the 16-year-old New Zealander's single "Royals" surpassed Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" as the No. 1 song on iTunes, and it led to Lorde receiving death threats and angry Twitter messages from some of Cyrus' more rabid fans. Read More »
New Zealand wunderkind Lorde has just released the follow-up to her smash hit "Royals." The Pure Heroine track "Team" loses the insufferable posing of the first song for a more straightforward pop track that sounds bigger, more complex and (quite frankly) more worthy of mainstream radio play. Read More »
Katy Perry holds strong at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with her first "Prism" single "Roar." After being stuck behind Robin Thicke's summer hit "Blurred Lines" for two weeks, "Roar" rose to the top spot in the US last week. After the debut of the clip's jungle-themed music video, Perry gets to celebrate a second week on the top of the charts, according to Billboard. Read More »
The reign of Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" on top of the Billboard Hot 100 is finally over. The genre-bending, controversial song spent 12 weeks at No. 1, but now falls to No. 2. The song that has finally done what Miley Cyrus, Daft Punk and One Direction could not do? Katy Perry's "Roar." Read More »
Selena Gomez covered Lorde's sneaky pop hit "Royals" at a concert last night (August 14) during a concert in Vancouver. The "Come & Get It" singer took a break from her Stars Dance material to drop an acoustic-y laid-back rendition of the New Zealand teen's slick pop anti-materialist ode. Read More »