Stereogum — In a couple of weeks, Arcade Fire are going to hit us all in the head with their new album Everything Now , and they are in full promo-blitz mode right now. As part of that, the band paid a recent visit to BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. And as is the cu... more info

Stereogum — Everyone knows that Lorde is part of Taylor Swift's squad. Lorde has defended Taylor's honor from Diplo and performed "Royals" live with her, but an interview that aired on Australia's Sunrise morning TV show yesterday had many questioning if Lorde w... more info

Dlisted — Lorde looks like that in the above pic, because Taylor Swift’s kiss is the “of death” kind, and she knows she’s forever doomed. (Taylor whispering “mine for life…” in her ear like a Gollum in heels didn’t help, either.) The PR threat ... more info

PopSugar — You may remember Lorde comparing her friendship with Taylor Swift to an autoimmune disease while promoting her album Melodrama a couple of weeks ago. Well, now the "Green Light" singer is saying she isn't as close with Taylor as people think she is.... more info

Dlisted — Lorde, the moody little sister of Taylor Swift’s friend collection, has recently been pretty open about her famous friend situation. Last month, Lorde compared (and promptly apologized for) being friends with famous people to having a friend with a... more info

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411 Mania — Billboard reports that Lorde has earned her first #1 album on the Billboard 200, as Melodrama earned 109,000 album units in the week ending on[.........] more info

Chorus.fm — Lorde has the number one album in the country this week: The set, which was released on June 16 through Lava/Republic Records, earned 109,000 equivalent album units in the week ending June 22, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 82,000 were in t... more info

New York Times — The 20-year-old singer’s second album debuted at the top of the chart thanks to stronger sales numbers as a full album. more info

PopSugar UK — It only takes one scroll through your Instagram feed to know that this year's Glastonbury Festival was swarming with celebrities. And with a lineup including the fashionable likes of Katy Perry, Lorde, and Haim, who can blame them? Kit Harington and ... more info