Perez Hilton — FIRE!!!!!!!! This is some of the sickest productions we have heard since Lorde burst onto the scene! Say hello to Mark Johns! What makes an artist pop, like Lorde? We have no idea! But this girl - yup, Mark is not a guy - deserves to be huge! Her sou... more info

Perez Hilton — Halsey is so Brooklyn that she even sings about it in her song Hurricane! And that's not a bad thing! We'd gladly take some emerging pop stars in the vein of Lorde any day over those that create soulless songs formulated with the only intent of getti... more info

Perez Hilton — The comparisons between Lorde and Thomston are many and obvious. Both are from New Zealand. Both are teenagers. Both make alternative pop. Both employ arresting visuals in their music videos. And both are super cool! The Kiwi also reminds us of Austr... more info

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Perez Hilton — You know you're doing something right if your girlfriend's mom gives you her blessing! Such was the case for Lorde and her boyfriend James Lowe! [ Related: Lorde Shows Support For X Factor New Zealand's Bullied Contestant! ] On Monday, the 18-year-ol... more info

MTV.co.uk News — J-Law on Katniss, Josh Hutcherson on Jennifer Lawrence and Lorde on soundtracking The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1... more info

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Stereogum — This week Kanye West announced So Help Me God. His much-anticipated Yeezus follow-up has “All Day” (one of our favorite new songs) and contributions from pop heroes like Paul McCartney and Madonna along with others we surely don’t know about ye... more info

Perez Hilton — This is sooooooo ridiculously amazing - and powerful! Say hello to Seinabo Sey! The Swedish singer reminds us of fka Twigs meets Lorde with a lot of Hozier! In other words, she's AMAZING! She's effortlessly cool with equally cool production and so mu... more info