Stereogum — Lorde has moved from Melodrama to just plain drama this holiday season due to controversy over a concert she was scheduled to perform in Tel Aviv this summer. Last week, she announced she was canceling the show after facing protests from the pro-Pa... more info

Sweeping The Nation — As explained in the A-J post last time out, by "other" we mean anything not from one of our top 50 albums of the year. The second hundred of our far too large selection runs thus... Kagoule - Monsieur AutomatonKamikaze Girls - DeathcapKatiya Falcone... more info

Stereogum — Just days after New Zealand pop star Lorde announced the cancelation of her Tel Aviv concert, the Ambassador of Israel to New Zealand has requested a meeting with the "Green Light" singer. In an open letter on Facebook, Dr. Itzhak Gerberg says, "... more info

Stereogum — On Sunday, Lorde canceled a planned 2018 show in Tel Aviv, issuing a statement admitting that she "didn't make the right call" when she scheduled a show in Israel. Lorde wrote, "i’ve received an overwhelming number of messages & letters and have ha... more info

CNN Showbiz — Grammy-award winning artist Lorde has canceled a scheduled concert in Tel Aviv following activists' calls for her to join the growing boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement targeting Israel. more info

USA Today Music — Lorde canceled a performance in Israel scheduled for next summer after appeals by pro-Palestinian activists.             more info

Chorus.fm — Lorde has canceled her upcoming show in Israel amid protests. Her full statement can be found below. Here is @Lorde's statement on the cancellation of her Tel Aviv show, via Israeli PR for the concert. pic.twitter.com/Ph0uGHRjCV — Amy Spiro (@A... more info

Stereogum — Lorde has canceled a scheduled tour date in Israel amid organized protests calling for artists to boycott playing shows in the country. The singer wrote in a Sunday statement, as reported by the Jerusalem Post's Amy Spiro, "i've received an overw... more info

Music For Ants — This year, I welcomed a new member to our family (named Esme, like the Joanna Newsom song), worried a lot about the future of my country, and listened to a lot of music, new & old. These are my favorite albums & songs of 2017. Click here to listen to... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Whether it was Lorde, Halsey or even Taylor Swift, pop singers knew that presenting themselves as outsiders was a clear way to connect with listeners in a year as fractured as 2017. But when these would-be misfits are topping year-end lists (like Lor... more info