Dlisted — Look, it’s not like Beyonce hasn’t been accused of ripping off everybody else for most of her career. Oh boy, typing that is probably going to get me stung. Taylor Swift’s new single “Look What You Made Me Do” (aka “Are You There, Lorde? ... more info

Stereogum — Rod Stewart will be performing at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, joining a star-studded lineup that already includes host Katy Perry, Kendrick Lamar, Pink, Miley Cyrus, Lorde, the Weeknd, Fifth Harmony, Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, Gucci Mane, Khalid,... more info

Chorus.fm — Lorde performed seven tracks from Melodrama in a stripped down setting at the Electric Lady studio. You can watch all six below. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsvBCQZI4MY3rXcQvfOI9BsMDYPFa3onWs more info

Stereogum — Lorde has been playing the festival circuit this summer to bring her Melodrama songs to big audiences -- she'll go on a world tour that kicks off in the fall -- but she recorded some intimate renditions of select Melodrama tracks for a Vevo session... more info

Chorus.fm — Lorde and Jack Antonoff covered Paul Simon’s “Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard” at the Outside Lands festival over the weekend. more info

Stereogum — Did you know Lorde sampled Paul Simon on Melodrama ? It's true! Upon the album's release she tweeted that Simon's voice, excerpted from a Graceland documentary, can be heard at the start of "Loveless" asking "What is this tape?" And now Lorde and Me... more info

PopSugar UK — The 2017 MTV Video Music Awards are almost upon us! After releasing the exciting list of gender-neutral nominations - which sees Kendrick Lamar leading the pack with eight noms while Katy Perry and The Weeknd are both tied for the second most nomina... more info

Stereogum — Although Bleachers frontman Jack Antonoff has become suddenly ubiquitous as a producer -- including on Lorde's masterful Melodrama -- he's also been quite busy with his own band this year, releasing a new album called Gone Now and touring to promote ... more info

Stereogum — Kendrick Lamar has joined a lineup of MTV Video Music Awards performers that already included the likes of Lorde, the Weeknd, Miley Cyrus, and Katy Perry. According to a press release, this will be his first solo headline VMAs performance, and his ei... more info

PopSugar UK — One thing that's never gone out of style in Hollywood: cultivating a unique persona with the help of a stage name. Even today, as social media influences celebrities to be more authentic and accessible, new stars have traded their names for shorter o... more info