Stereogum — Earlier this year, Khalid released his debut album, American Teen, and in the fall he's opening for Lorde on her European tour dates. He visited BBC Radio One's Live Lounge recently and covered Frank Ocean's Channel Orange track "Lost," and his ren... more info

Idolator — Sorry. The post Lorde Apologizes For Unflattering Description Of Celebrity Friendships appeared first on idolator. more info

Dlisted — Diseases are getting dragged this week. First, Hanson compared Chlamydia to Justin Bieber’s voice, and now Lorde is saying that being friends with Taylor Swift is like being friends with someone with an autoimmune disease. Hanson has yet to burp ... more info

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CNN Showbiz — It seems "Melodrama" isn't just the title of Lorde's new album. more info

Mjsbigblog — This thread is brought to you by the number 0. “Despacito” continues to top the Hot 100 for the sixth week. Justin Bieber becomes the first artist in history to have the top 3 songs on the Digital Songs chart. Lorde is set to debut at number one ... more info

PopSugar UK — Lorde is known for many things: her insanely catchy lyrics, her "awkward" dance moves, and of course, for being an exclusive member of Taylor Swift's infamous friend group. Even though the Grammy-winning artist has shared a handful of memorable mom... more info

PopSugar — Lorde is known for many things: her insanely catchy lyrics, her "awkward" dance moves, and of course, for being an exclusive member of Taylor Swift's infamous friend group. Even though the Grammy-winning artist has shared a handful of memorable mom... more info

Chorus.fm — Lorde sat down with The Spinoff to go track-by-track through her latest album, Melodrama. I wanted to [give the feeling of] just like the big sun-soaked dumbness of falling in love and it’s like your whole head is like glue, it’s amazing. It is l... more info

Stereogum — On Friday, Lorde released her excellent sophomore album, Melodrama . Before the album was released, she sat down with New Zealand publication The Spinoff for a track-by-track breakdown of her new album. Among the many takeaways: It was actually "R... more info