Lorde praised for dropping CDs and offering “discless” version of new album

Lorde is reportedly set to make her live comeback next week, appearing on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.If confirmed, the booking will be the singer’s first live performance since returning with new single ‘Solar Power’ last month.According to Consequence, Lorde is set to be the musical guest on the July 15 episode of the show, which will also feature Hugh Jackman in the interview chair.Lorde appeared on Colbert last month via FaceTime from her native New Zealand, where she discussed her

Metallica, Slayer, and Pantera.The news was shared by Kiwi filmmaker David Farrier in his subscriber-only newsletter. He also elaborated in a Twitter thread, noting that the unidentified woman told him, “It’s not easy raising three of the heaviest bands.”The filmmaker, who helmed Netflix’s 2018 documentary series Dark Tourism, says he has seen the kids’ birth certificates.

Array Releasing, the distribution arm of Ava DuVernay’s production company, has picked up North America, UK and Ireland rights on the feature Cousins, helmed by Māori filmmaking duo Ainsley Gardiner and Briar Grace-Smith.

Lorde has spoken more about her new nature-inspired album ‘Solar Power’ in a new interview, but has said it isn’t her “big climate change record”.The album, which will be released on August 20, has so far been previewed by the title track, which finds the New Zealand musician at the beach.However, she told the Guardian that, although the record was influenced by the natural world, it isn’t a protest album about the effects of mankind on earth.

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Lorde has announced a 2022 headline world tour set to kick in February next year – see the full list of dates below.The New Zealand singer-songwriter’s ‘Solar Power’ tour, which will support her upcoming new album of the same name, will take in dates in the UK, Europe, North America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, kicking off on February 26 at Electric Avenue Festival in New Zealand and ending in Berlin at the Verti Music Hall on June 23.The UK dates will kick off in Leeds on May 25,

Lorde has revealed the release date and tracklist for her much anticipated third studio album, ‘Solar Power’.After months of teasing her return, the New Zealand singer-songwriter shared her new single ‘Solar Polar’ earlier this month, which is her first new material since 2017’s ‘Melodrama‘.In a five-star review, NME‘s Rhian Daly called the new song, which features backup vocals from Phoebe Bridgers and Clairo, “a sun-kissed ode to starting anew and doing it in one of the best places for it –

Lorde has revealed she was previously in contact with Billie Eilish, with whom she spoke about the “specific experience” and “scrutiny” of teenage fame.The New Zealand singer-songwriter, 24, said in a new interview that she and Eilish, 19, opened up to one another about the pressures of young life in the spotlight.Lorde, whose real name is Ella Yelich-O’Connor, told BBC Radio 1‘s Annie Mac on Wednesday (June 16): “We have sent just a few little messages back in the day when she was very young.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Los Angeles and Paris-based Cinema Management Group (CMG) has closed major sales to Peruvian-Dutch animated feature “Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon” ahead of its world premiere at this week’s 60th Annecy International Animation Film Festival.Signature Entertainment has snapped up rights to the toon for the U.K. and Ireland while Rialto Distribution has picked up rights for Australia & New Zealand.

Since the Cannes Market title They Are Us was announced late last week with Rose Byrne poised to play Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, there has been an outcry among many New Zealanders who believe a still-raw tragedy would be exploited by Hollywood storytellers.

The Hollywood Reporter wrote last week that Kiwi writer-director Andrew Niccol (The Truman Show) would helm the project called They Are Us, which is described as an “inspirational story” about Ardern’s moving response to the violence.Although the film would broach the attacks by Brenton Tarrant, a white supremacist gunman who killed 51 people on March 15, 2019 at two mosques in Christchurch, its main thrust is said to be more about Ardern’s compassionate response that was praised globally.The

They Are Us,” a new drama about the aftermath of the Christchurch attacks on New Zealand’s Muslim community, has quit the project after a media backlash.“I have listened to the concerns raised over recent days and I have heard the strength of people’s views.

Lorde is on course to claim the highest new entry on this Friday’s Official Singles Chart with Solar Power.

Primal Scream say they “love” Lorde’s new single ‘Solar Power’ today (June 12).The group took to social media to say “We love Lorde’s new single”, complete with heart emoji – you can see it below.The New Zealand musician made her return on Thursday (June 10), four years after the release of her second album ‘Melodrama’.Earlier this week, Lorde spoke about Primal Scream’s influence on her comeback single, pinpointing ‘Loaded’ as a key inspiration behind it.We ❤️ @lorde new single !

Lorde has spoken about Primal Scream’s influence on her comeback single ‘Solar Power’, pinpointing ‘Loaded’ as a key inspiration behind it.The New Zealand musician made her return last night (June 10), four years after the release of her second album ‘Melodrama’.Speaking to Zane Lowe on New Music Daily on Apple Music 1, Lorde said: “I had never heard Primal Scream in my life. I’d been told to check them out.

Lorde’s fans have been basking in the glow of her new single “Solar Power”, and on Friday the New Zealand singer-songwriter Zoomed in for a virtual chat with Zane Lowe for Apple Music’s “New Music Daily”.

Lorde‘s new single ‘Solar Power’ was released last night (June 10), and it’s been revealed that Phoebe Bridgers and Clairo are credited as backing vocalists on the track.The New Zealand singer’s new song is the first from her third album, which is also called ‘Solar Power’, and NME has hailed it a “gorgeous, sun-kissed rebirth”.Co-produced with Jack Antonoff, the single also features two other recognisable names in Phoebe Bridgers and Clairo.According to Stereogum, the pair sing backup vocals on

Melodrama, Lorde is back with new music and a new video. New Zealand's own indie pop star dropped a single, called “Solar Power,” along with an accompanying video on June 10.