Lorde covered Simon & Garfunkel’s “Sound of Silence” with Marlon Williams for the Christchurch benefit last night.
Lorde Covers St. Vincent’s “New York”
Lorde covered St. Vincent’s “New York” last night with the help of Jack Antonoff at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. You can watch some fan shot footage below.
Watch Lorde Cover Frank Ocean
Lorde performed the unreleased song “Precious Metals” and covered Frank Ocean’s “Solo” at the kickoff of her North American tour last night.
Lorde Thanks Fans in Newspaper Ad
Lorde took out a full page ad in the The New Zealand Herald to thank her fans.
Lorde and Haim Cover Fleetwood Mac Songs
Lorde covered Fleetwood Mac’s “Silver Springs” at MusiCares and Haim covered “Gypsy.”
Why Didn’t Lorde Perform at the Grammys?
Jem Aswad, writing for Variety:
Sources close to the situation tell Variety that the Grammys approached Lorde about performing with other artists but not solo; one source says it was part of a tribute to the late Tom Petty involving his song “American Girl” (which would have been an odd fit for the New Zealand-born singer). Lorde declined.
That source added that the other Album of the Year contenders — all of whom are male — were offered solo spots performing songs from their respective nominated albums.
Lorde and Jack Antonoff Cover Carly Rae Jepsen
Lorde and Jack Antonoff covered Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Run Away With Me” at the Ally Coalition Talent Show last night. Some fan shot video has been uploaded to YouTube.
Lorde Cancels Israel Concert Date Amid Protests
Lorde has canceled her upcoming show in Israel amid protests. Her full statement can be found below.
Ally Coalition’s Jan. 24 Talent Show Lineup Announced
Melinda Newman, writing for Billboard:
Grammy album of the year nominee Lorde, Kacey Musgraves, Bleachers, Shamir, Matt Berninger and Aaron Dessner of The National and Britt Daniel and Alex Fischel of Spoon have all signed on for The Ally Coalition’s 4th annual Talent Show, to take place Jan. 24 at New York’s Town Hall.
Bleachers’ Jack Antonoff will curate the Grammy week event, which will also feature comedians Aparna Nancherla and Phoebe Robinson, with more artists to be named.
Lorde Performs on the ARIA Awards
Lorde performed on the ARIA Music Awards last night. You can find a medley of “Liability” and “Green Light” below.
Lorde Covers The 1975’s “Somebody Else”
Lorde Announces Tour Openers
Run the Jewels, Tove Styrke, and Mitski have been announced as openers for the upcoming Lorde tour.
Lorde Covers Phil Collins
Lorde covered “In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge.
Lorde on Song Exploder Podcast
Lorde is the latest guest on the Song Exploder podcast where she deconstructs “Sober.”
Bleachers Perform on MTV Unplugged
Bleachers performed on MTV Unplugged last night. Lorde and Carly Rae Jepsen stopped by for a performance of “Hate That You Know Me.”
