Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Lorde has confessed she is the person behind an anonymous Instagram account featuring ratings of onion rings from around the world. more info

Chicago Tribune — Four years after "Pure Heroine" made Lorde a 16-year-old star with a knack for a celebrating a generation on the cusp of adulthood, she returns with the darker, more troubled "Melodrama" (Lava/Republic). The New Zealand singer, born Ella Yelich-O'Con... more info

USA Today Music — Parties, heartache and a stressful news cycle inspired the 20-year-old's second outing.             more info

Chorus.fm — Lorde performed “Perfect Places” on Jimmy Fallon last night. more info

Chorus.fm — Lorde has announced new tour dates. 03/01 Milwaukee, WI @ BMO Harris Bradley Center 03/02 St. Louis, MO @ Chaifetz Arena 03/03 Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center 03/05 Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center 03/08 Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena 03/10 Portland, OR @ Mod... more info

Idolator — A dramatic adventure. The post Lorde’s ‘Melodrama’: Album Review appeared first on idolator. more info

New York Times — Three female pop stars, three different approaches: a conversation about their new albums, on Popcast. more info

CNN Showbiz — Lorde really has a thing for onion rings. more info

Stereogum — On the eve of her 20th birthday, Ella Yelich-O'Connor excitedly wrote a note to her fans: "I was 16 when most of us met. Can you believe it? I laugh thinking about that me now -- that glossy idiot god, princess of her childhood streets, handmade and ... more info

Stereogum — Today, Lorde released her fantastic sophomore album, Melodrama , and she's announced the dates of her North American leg of her world tour to coincide with the release. (International dates for Europe, New Zealand, and Australia had previously been ... more info