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

Stereogum — Lorde appeared on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon yesterday on the eve of the release of her excellent sophomore album, Melodrama . She did the traditional music guest duty by performing the album's second official single, "Perfect Places," and s... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Well, she’s certainly seen a diamond in the flesh by now. When Lorde appeared four years ago, the idea that drove the young New Zealander’s music was a prideful alienation from the supposedly hollow pageantry of pop culture. In “R... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Well, she’s certainly seen a diamond in the flesh by now. When Lorde appeared four years ago, the idea that drove the young New Zealander’s music was a prideful alienation from the supposedly hollow pageantry of pop culture. In “R... more info