L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Lorde sent a cryptic newsletter to fans updating them on her physical and mental health and saying she's no longer taking a medication she'd relied on for years. more info

Consequence Of Sound — In an email she sent to fans, she described how the 'shrooms helped her get back in touch with her body, and feel the presence of God. Lorde Took Mushrooms, Felt God, and “Merged Bodies” with Her Audience Jo Vito more info

Stereogum — Earlier this week, the world learned of an impending Supreme Court decision that will overturn Roe Vs. Wade and essentially end the right to an abortion in America. Since then, artists like Olivia Rodrigo, Phoebe Bridgers, and Halsey have spoken u... more info

Stereogum — If you’ve been on social media over the last couple weeks, you might have seen a video going around of Lorde shushing the audience while she sings her emotional Melodrama track “Writer In The Dark.” The most popular one circulating was tak... more info

Stereogum — Right now, Lorde is touring North America, finally getting a chance to take the songs from her 2021 album Solar Power on the road. This week, Lorde did a two-night stand at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. On Monday night, she sang a stripped... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this month, Lorde finally kicked off her North American tour behind the 2021 album Solar Power . Last night, that tour brought Lorde to New York’s Radio City Music Hall. During her show, Lorde took a moment to salute another pop chamele... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Eight down, two to go (and for one of those we'll have to wait until the end of the year) 2017 was the year when statistically we were told "rap overtakes rock", something it had actually done a long time previously and would continue to do as St... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Onwards in our survey of our favourite stuff that tells the story, or at least a hyper-specific version of it, of each year of the decade just finishing. 2013, then. It doesn't feel like it, either now or reading the contemporary view, but it was... more info

Consequence of Sound — Beforehand, Colbert had tried it out on the Prime Minister of New Zealand, but was unsuccessful. Stephen Colbert gets Lorde to fall for the old snake-in-a-can prank: Watch wrengraves more info

Stereogum — Lorde has been in hibernation for most of this year down in her native New Zealand. But earlier this month she shared a note explaining how the death of her dog Pearl is going to effect the follow-up to Melodrama . And, as Pitchfork points out, she ... more info