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		<title>Lorde Announced To Headline All Points East Festival 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rasika Gupta]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lorde has been announced as a headliner for All Points East Festival 2026. She recently finished the North American leg of her 2025 &#8216;Ultrasound&#8216; world tour in support of her latest album &#8216;Virgin&#8216;, and she has now been announced to headline the festival at London&#8217;s Victoria Park next year on August 22. She will be [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lorde has been announced as a headliner for All Points East Festival 2026. She recently finished the North American leg of her 2025 &#8216;<em>Ultrasound</em>&#8216; world tour in support of her latest album &#8216;<em>Virgin</em>&#8216;, and she has now been announced to headline the festival at London&#8217;s Victoria Park next year on August 22. She will be joined on the line-up by PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson, 2hollis, Oklou, Audery Hobert, Rose Gray, Esha, Tewari, ML Buch, and Fabiana Palladino, with the rest of the line-up still to be announced.</p>
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<p>The organisers of the festival said, &#8220;All Points East is honoured to welcome global superstar Lorde as a headliner for next summer. A Grammy-winning artist and cultural force, Lorde is known for her genre-defying sound, introspective lyricism and striking creative vision. Since her breakthrough with &#8216;<em>Pure Heroine&#8217;</em> in 2013, she has redefined the contours of modern pop-merging poetic storytelling with minimalist, emotionally resonant production.&#8221;</p>
<p>Earlier this year, All Points East was headlined by artists such as The Maccabees, Raye, Cleo Sol, SAULT, Chronixx, Chase &amp; Status, and Barry Can&#8217;t Swim.</p>
<p>Lorde first broke into the UK scene with her single &#8216;Royals&#8217;, <a href="https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/29530/lorde/" target="_blank">which topped the UK singles charts</a>. Her debut album &#8216;<em>Pure Heroine&#8217;</em> became a UK favourite, followed by &#8216;<i>Melodrama&#8217;, </i>which received widespread positivity and gained her a devoted UK fan base. Her 2025 album &#8216;<em>Virgin</em>&#8216; <a href="https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/29530/lorde/" target="_blank">became her first ever UK number one album</a>. She has also won two BRIT Awards in her career, both for International Female Solo Artist.</p>
<p>Lorde&#8217;s UK shows and tours have been huge moments in her career so far, including sold-out shows in London, Manchester, Glasgow, and festivals, which have allowed her to showcase her emotional storytelling on a stage. Her album &#8216;<em>Solar Power&#8217; </em>further showcased her storytelling and allowed her to bring her intimate, simplistic production to UK venues.</p>
<p>Lorde performed a rare early UK show in her career in June 2014 at London&#8217;s Brixton Academy, which showcased her raw vulnerability and theatre style staging. She performed most of &#8216;<em>Pure Heroine&#8217;</em> with dramatic visuals and emotional intensity, and at just 17 years old, she proved she could perform in a major London venue.</p>
<p>The UK and European leg of Lorde&#8217;s &#8216;<em>Ultrasound&#8217;</em> tour has just kicked off, which features two concerts at London&#8217;s O2 Arena, and last night <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DRIsurNCAcQ/?hl=en" target="_blank">saw her bring out <em>Stranger Things</em> actress Sadie Sink on stage</a> during &#8216;<em>Green Light&#8217;</em>. Lorde also <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/lorde-brings-out-charli-xcx-for-a-performance-of-girl-so-confusing-in-los-angeles-3900211" target="_blank">brought out Charli XCX to do a joint rendition of &#8216;<em>Girl, So Confusing&#8217;</em> during her show in Los Angeles</a> last month.</p>
<p>Lorde has also been announced to perform at NOS Alive 2026, and has sparked rumours over a potential surprise set at next year&#8217;s Primavera Sound.</p>
<p>Tickets for the All Points East show next year go on general sale November 20 at 9am, and tickets can be bought <a href="https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/lorde-tickets/artist/1901987?irgwc=1&amp;afsrc=1&amp;utm_source=2862475-NME%20Networks%20Media%20Limited&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_campaign=2862475&amp;awtrc=&amp;camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_2862475&amp;ircid=24023&amp;clickId=wSjV4MTumxycTpxzgjQ1uT--UkpWzqSZh3zN0A0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Lorde, IDLES and MUNA Among Artists Backing “No Music for Genocide” Boycott</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 11:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maddie Martin]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Currently, over a thousand artists have joined the No Music for Genocide campaign; a global movement that calls for music to be geo-blocked on Israel streaming platforms. Recent sign-ups include Lorde, IDLES, and MUNA, demonstrating how the movement continues to gain traction between both established names and emerging acts. View this post on Instagram A [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Currently, over a thousand artists have joined the No Music for Genocide campaign; a global movement that calls for music to be geo-blocked on Israel streaming platforms. Recent sign-ups include Lorde, IDLES, and MUNA, demonstrating how the movement continues to gain traction between both established names and emerging acts.</p>
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<p><script src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js" async=""></script>The boycott, launched in early 2025, advocates for artists and labels to have their music restricted in Israel as a means of demonstrating solidarity in cultural protest. Rather than having artists music pulled from these platforms entirely, the campaign is set to employ a type of geo-blocking as a means of restricting access by region without leaving it inaccessible elsewhere. Following in the tone of traditional cultural boycotts, this particular movement has to now deal with the mechanics of digital streaming. For Lorde, the announcement builds on her recent political messages made throughout her current Ultrasound World Tour. Whilst performing her hit ‘Team’ (2013), she lit up the stage behind her with the Palestinian flag colours, underlining her participation in the boycott. IDLES, who have long maintained a reputation centred around socially charged lyrics and performances, are one of the more high-profile bands to announce their involvement, while the American trio MUNA and producer TOKiMONSTA has also confirmed their participation in the boycott as well. </p>
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<p>The movement has continued to grow rapidly since its initiation. Starting with around 400 artists, the tally has now just surpassed 1,000 participants in recent weeks. These artists encompass musicians from independent collectives to internationally touring acts. Its organisers describe the campaign as an active attempt to highlight the problem of cultural “normalisation” in response to the recent events in Gaza. However, the success of such will rely on the cooperation of mainstream platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube, and how they will involve themselves with the geo-blocking requests.</p>
<p>The campaign’s expansion also raises questions about how effective geo-blocking will operate when put into practice. Critics note that streaming access is harder to regulate fully, with many stating whether the impact will effect the everyday listeners rather than affect the political institutions. Supporters counter that the movement is more symbolic than functional, a movement of withdrawal whose main goal is to create a visible disruption in cultural flow.</p>
<p>For now, &#8216;No Music for Genocide&#8217; looks like it will continue to gather momentum, with the list of signatories growing weekly. The involvement of the headline names such as Lorde, IDLES, and MUNA gives the campaign a higher profile than before, bringing it into the lead of music-industry conversations. Whether it proves a lasting movement or whether it just remains largely symbolic, it marks another moment where the global music community intersects with the political climate, and where artists are testing how far their platforms extend beyond performance.</p>
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		<title>Lorde Kicks Off Glastonbury 2025 With Surprise Set</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 18:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie Choquet]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pop sensation Lorde celebrated the release of her new album &#8216;Virgin&#8217; by surprising fans and opening this year&#8217;s Glastonbury festival with a set where she performed the entirety of the new album and some of her most famous songs. The singer who was already widely rumoured to be one of the secret performers officially opened [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pop sensation Lorde celebrated the release of her new album <em>&#8216;Virgin&#8217;</em> by surprising fans and opening this year&#8217;s Glastonbury festival with a set where she performed the entirety of the new album and some of her most famous songs. The singer who was already widely rumoured to be one of the secret performers officially opened the festival by the Woodsies tent stage this morning.</p>
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<p>The singer finished her set performing her songs &#8216;Ribs&#8217; and &#8216;Green Light&#8217;. &#8220;I decided to play the whole record front to back,&#8221; she told the crowd. &#8220;This record took me a lot &#8211; I didn&#8217;t know if I would make another record to be honest, but I am back (and) completely free.&#8221;</p>
<p>Fans had been speculating that the singer would be one of the secret acts although she didn&#8217;t confirm anything when asked during an interview on BBC Radio 2, she said: &#8220;I am pretty keen to return to the festival. We&#8217;ll see if I can pull some strings and get there.&#8221;</p>
<p>The &#8216;Royals&#8217; singer took to Instagram on Thursday by posting an earial photo of the Woodsies tent without a caption and later reshared it saying &#8220;11:30 AM BST.&#8221;</p>
<p>This morning, fans were running to the tent for a chance to see the performance which led security to shut off further access to the area due to overcrowding.</p>
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<p>Rumours had led people to believe that the New Zealand singer would be the main stage guest, however were proven wrong after the singer shared where her performance would take place. The main guest, to even more people&#8217;s surprises saw the long awaited return of Scottish singer, Lewis Capaldi. The singer&#8217;s last performance being at Glastonbury in 2023 before he went on a needed hiatus to care for his mental health. The singer also released a comeback single called &#8216;Survive&#8217;.</p>
<p>Glastonbury festival runs until Sunday, with headliners including Olivia Rodrigo, The 1975 and Neil Young. Lorde previously performed on the Pyramid Stage in 2022.</p>
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		<title>Glastonbury Secret Sets: Betting Suspended By Bookies On Two Huge Names Rumoured To Perform</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 12:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Circuit]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The secret sets at Glastonbury are a staple of the festival every year &#8211; whether it’s The Killers or Foo Fighters, they always steal the show with this year being no different. There are at least four secret sets already pencilled into the line-up this year, including a mysterious band called ‘Patchwork’ taking to the [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The secret sets at Glastonbury are a staple of the festival every year &#8211; whether it’s The Killers or Foo Fighters, they always steal the show with this year being no different.</p>
<p>There are at least four secret sets already pencilled into the line-up this year, including a mysterious band called ‘Patchwork’ taking to the Pyramid Stage on Saturday. This is reminiscent of 2023 when the Foo Fighters appeared as ‘The Churn-Ups’ to a massive crowd.</p>
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<p>The rumours have been circulating ever since the line-up was released for the festival &#8211; which runs from June 25 to June 29 this year &#8211; as to who ‘Patchwork’ will be, with the bookies’ now suspending the odds on two acts to make an appearance.</p>
<p>Britpop icons Pulp seem to be the most likely &#8211; according to both the bookies’ and the famed Twitter account ‘SecretGlasto’ &#8211; after recently<a href="http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/pulp-predict-first-number-1-album-in-27-years/" target="_blank"> topping the album charts with their first full release in 24 years, ‘<i>More</i>’</a>.</p>
<p>The Sheffield indie legends first headlined Glasto&#8217; 30 years ago after replacing The Stone Roses who had to pull out due to injury. They then repeated that feat just three years later in 1998 before not playing the festival again until 2011.</p>
<p>Well, it now looks like they will be ending their 14-year hiatus later this month, with bookies’ pricing Pulp at 1/2 odds to appear at the festival. This comes after the Twitter account ‘SecretGlasto’ &#8211; which has shared reliable insight into the festival in the past &#8211; shared a tweet suggesting Pulp will appear on the main stage (see below).</p>
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<p>Pulp is not the only band anticipated to show up at Worthy Farm, with American indie sisters HAIM given a 4/9 chance by OddsChecker of playing the Park Stage. The LA trio release their fourth album, ‘<i>I Quit</i>’, on June 20 &#8211; just days before the festival kicks off.</p>
<p>The sisters added fuel to the fire last week, sharing their fondness of the Park Stage with <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002czzl" target="_blank">BBC Radio 2</a>: “We love the Park Stage, it is our favourite, cause that was like the first time we came to Glastonbury, we got to play The Park Stage. It felt like a movie… it’s the best festival in the world.”</p>
<p>A HAIM show would mark their fifth appearance at the festival following on from their previous outings in 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2022.</p>
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<p>Kiwi pop sensation Lorde is another heavily rumoured name as she is gearing up to release her new album ‘<i>Virgin</i>’. The ‘Royals’ singer <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/lorde-responds-to-rumours-of-glastonbury-2025-secret-set-im-pretty-keen-honestly-3867836" target="_blank">recently told Jo Whiley</a> that she was eager to “pull some strings” to try and make a Glastonbury appearance, so that’s one to keep an eye on.</p>
<p>More big names are certain to show up, according to the bookies’. Ed Sheeran is placed at odds of 1/2 (66 per cent chance) of playing at Worthy Farm for the first time since his headline set in 2017.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>Other names include Mumford &amp; Suns placed at 4/7 (63.6 per cent chance), Lewis Capaldi at 1/1 (50 per cent) and Robbie Williams at 2/1 (33.3 per cent).</p>
<p>With just days to go until the festival gets underway, excitement is building. Friday night headliners, The 1975, recently shared that it will be their only show of 2025 as they prepare for a new album. Check out mxdwn’s coverage of it <a href="http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/the-1975-confirm-glastonbury-will-be-their-only-2025-show-as-they-prepare-new-album/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Lorde Announces &#8216;Ultrasounds&#8217; 2025 Tour With Dates In The UK</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 14:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Zealand pop sensation Lorde has announced that she will be hitting the road with her &#8216;Ultrasound&#8217; world tour with dates across Europe and the UK. The singer made a huge comeback a couple of weeks ago with brand new single &#8216;What Was That?&#8217; and announced the release of her highly-anticipated fourth album &#8216;Virgin&#8217;. Alongside the [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>New Zealand pop sensation Lorde has announced that she will be hitting the road with her &#8216;Ultrasound&#8217; world tour with dates across Europe and the UK. The singer made a huge comeback a couple of weeks ago with brand new single &#8216;What Was That?&#8217; and announced the release of her highly-anticipated fourth album <em>&#8216;Virgin&#8217;.</em> Alongside the news, she announced she will be hitting the road again starting in Austin, Texas this September.</p>
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<p>The tour will see support acts such as Blood Orange, who collaborated on the pop star&#8217;s upcoming album, The Japanese House, Nilüfer Yanya, Chanel Beads, Empress Of, Jim-E Stack, another <em>&#8216;Virgin&#8217;</em> collaborator and Oklou. “Very proud and excited to be bringing my most talented friends in support,” said Lorde, announcing the lineup.</p>
<p>The UK leg will see the &#8216;Royals&#8217; singer headline a full arena run for the first time, with dates in Manchester, London, Glasgow and Birmingham in November.</p>
<p>The upcoming album will include single &#8216;What Was That?&#8217;, which was the first release from the singer in four years. It followed up Lorde&#8217;s appearance on the remix of Charli XCX&#8217;s song &#8216;Girl, So Confusing&#8217; as part of the <em>&#8216;Brat&#8217;</em> remix album which they surprised performed together during the Essex singer&#8217;s Coachella set.</p>
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<p>The singer shared with <a href="https://pitchfork.com/news/lorde-announces-new-album-virgin/" target="_blank">Pitchfork</a>: &#8220;An album by me, produced by me and Jim-E Stack. 100% WRITTEN IN BLOOD. THE COLOUR OF THE ALBUM IS CLEAR. LIKE BATHWATER, WINDOWS, ICE, SPIT. FULL TRANSPARENCY. THE LANGUAGE IS PLAIN AND UNSENTIMENTAL. THE SOUNDS ARE THE SAME WHEREVER POSSIBLE. I WAS TRYING TO SEE MYSELF, ALL THE WAY THROUGH.&#8221;</p>
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<p>“I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A DOCUMENT THAT REFLECTED MY FEMININITY: RAW, PRIMAL, INNOCENT, ELEGANT, OPENHEARTED, SPIRITUAL, MASC. I’M PROUD AND SCARED OF THIS ALBUM. THERE’S NOWHERE TO HIDE. I BELIEVE THAT PUTTING THE DEEPEST PARTS OF OURSELVES TO MUSIC IS WHAT SETS US FREE.”</p>
<p><strong>Lorde&#8217;s tour will see the singer make pit stops in those cities:</strong></p>
<p><strong>SEPTEMBER</strong><br />
Wednesday 17 – Austin, TX – Moody Center<br />
Friday 19 – Chicago, IL – United Center<br />
Saturday 20 – Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle<br />
Tuesday 23 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center<br />
Wednesday 24 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena<br />
Friday 26 – Boston, MA – TD Garden<br />
Saturday 27 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre<br />
Tuesday 30 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center</p>
<p><strong>OCTOBER</strong><br />
Wednesday 1 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden<br />
Friday 3 – Pittsburgh, PA – Petersen Events Center<br />
Saturday 4 – Washington, DC – The Anthem<br />
Tuesday 7 – Duluth, GA – Gas South Arena<br />
Thursday 9 – St. Louis, MO – Chaifetz Arena<br />
Friday 10 – Milwaukee, WI – UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena<br />
Saturday 11 – Minneapolis, MN – Armory<br />
Tuesday 14 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre<br />
Friday 17 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena<br />
Saturday 18 – Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum<br />
Sunday 19 – Berkeley, CA – The Greek Theatre<br />
Tuesday 21 – Portland, OR – Moda Center<br />
Wednesday 22 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena</p>
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Sunday 9 – Luxembourg – Rockhal<br />
Monday 10 – Paris, France –   Zénith de Paris – La Villette<br />
Saturday 15 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena<br />
Sunday 16 – London, UK – O2 Arena<br />
Wednesday 19 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro<br />
Thursday 20 – Birmingham, UK – Utilitia Arena<br />
Saturday 22 – Dublin, IE – RDS Simmonscourt<br />
Monday 24 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – AFAS Live<br />
Thursday 27 – Brussels, Belgium – Forest National<br />
Saturday 29 – Bologna, Italy – Unipol Arena<br />
Sunday 30 – Zurich, Switzerland – Halle 622</p>
<p><strong>DECEMBER</strong><br />
Monday 1 – Munich, Germany – Zenith<br />
Wednesday 3 – Cologne, Germany – Palladium<br />
Friday 5 – Berlin, Germany – Max-Schmeling-Halle<br />
Saturday 6 – Lodz, Poland – Atlas Arena<br />
Monday 8 – Copenhagen, Denmark – K.B. Hallen<br />
Tuesday 9 – Stockholm, Sweden – Annexet</p>
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		<title>Charli XCX Breaks Coachella With Star-Studded Performance</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:06:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jo Farrant]]></dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Last night, British indie alt-pop powerhouse Charli XCX wowed fans in the “brat” performance of dreams. The singer took to the stage performing hit tracks alongside big names that left fans reeling at the surprise appearances. The first in the lineup was young pop icon Troye Sivan, who joined XCX in a reimagined version of their well-loved track ‘Talk Talk’. Fans were excited to see the singers take Coachella’s attention, commenting in a posted recording of the performance ‘WE’RE SO BACK’.</span></p>
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<p><script src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js" async=""></script>  <span style="font-weight: 400;">From here, XCX brought on a number of acts including Billie Eilish for a remix of their collaborated single ‘Guess’ which recently won Song of The Year at the <a href="http://https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/brit-awards-2025-charli-xcx-ezra-collective-jade-amongst-winners/" target="_blank">Brit Awards</a>. Additionally, the single was noted as top song in <a href="http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/top-30-songs-of-2024-song-of-the-year/" target="_blank">mxdwn uk&#8217;s 2024 roundup</a>. Eilish posted a recording of the performance onto X. </span>   </p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Billie and <a href="https://twitter.com/charli_xcx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@charli_xcx</a> performing “Guess” at Coachella 2025 <a href="https://t.co/i5fHkymD7m">pic.twitter.com/i5fHkymD7m</a> — billie eilish (@billieeilish) <a href="https://twitter.com/billieeilish/status/1911483114754572531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 13, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Next came a widely anticipated guest feature from fellow alt-pop singer Lorde who was introduced in a killer strut alongside XCX. Fans went crazy for the pair’s iconic dynamic and unforgettable stage presence. </span></p>
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<p><script src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js" async=""></script><span style="font-weight: 400;">The two went on to perform a rendition of ‘Girl So Confusing’ together. With the two singer’s legendary status in the alt-pop space, the song’s navigation of relationships between women was a refreshingly real and vulnerable exploration which struck a chord with fans of both artists. The song has achieved one of the highest streams on Spotify from XCX’s collaboration album </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">‘Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat’ </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">with the song reaching over 130 million listens. After the release of the original </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">‘brat’ </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">album, the project debuted at number two in UK charts, however the release of her remixed collaboration album pushed it to number one. </span> <iframe style="border-radius: 12px;" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/36P07bti6xD99o7S1acmin?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> <span style="font-weight: 400;">After the performance of ‘Girl So Confusing’, XCX proclaimed an oncoming ‘Lorde Summer 2025’, sharing her excitement for the singer’s upcoming releases since her last album </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">‘Solar Power’ </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">in 2021. Lorde has teased these upcoming tracks on TikTok, with a spirited moody snippet of an unreleased song. </span>     </p>
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XCX has been making continuous waves in the alt-pop scene, with the tease of a self-starring mockumentary <a href="http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/charli-xcx-begins-filming-mockumentary-project-the-moment/" target="_blank">‘The Moment’</a>, as well as a ‘Party girl Festival’ set to take place in London’s Victoria Park on 14 June and her upcoming self curated <a href="http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/charli-xcx-to-headline-and-curate-a-party-girl-festival-at-londons-lido-in-summer-2025/" target="_blank">LIDO</a> festival this summer</p>
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<p>After this spectacular collaborated festival performance, the singer thanked the audience and the event on Instagram, and fans await what will come next.</p>
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		<title>Lorde Drops New Music Video For &#8216;Secrets From A Girl (Who’s Seen It All)&#8217; And Confirms &#8216;Solar Power&#8217; Tour Dates</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Singer-Songwriter Lorde has dropped a new music video; on the 22nd March 2022 the artist premiered the visual partner for “Secrets From A Girl (Who’s Seen It All)”. Lorde co-directed the video with Joel Kefali, an accomplished director known for his work with some of pop music’s brightest stars. Kefali and Lorde have worked together [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Singer-Songwriter Lorde has dropped a new music video; on the 22nd March 2022 the artist premiered the visual partner for “<em>Secrets From A Girl (Who’s Seen It All)</em>”. Lorde co-directed the video with Joel Kefali, an accomplished director known for his work with some of pop music’s brightest stars. Kefali and Lorde have worked together throughout the singer&#8217;s career, with the partnership birthing the music video for her debut single &#8220;<em>Royals</em>&#8220;. A press release for the video has described the dreamlike production “<em>as Lorde revisits younger versions of herself in a stunning visual depiction of her omniscient lyrics.</em>”</p>
<p>The 25-year-old singer has also provided the following description for her new music video, “<em>…this song is me in communication with another version of me, trying to send along the wisdom I’ve started to gather along the way. When we were plotting the video, Joel brought up some old film/TV tropes about groupings of women. It inspired me to identify three distinct parts of myself, and imagine what would happen if these parts were able to meet… the Child in her purple lipstick and silver jewelry, big curls thrown over to one side, skipping and bouncing like I did as a six year old; the Lover, a baby woman in red with a little diamanté eye, waking up hungover and divine; and the Gardener, me at my wisest and most crunchy, dressed in my own clothes… I hope you love it.</em>”</p>
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<p>The singer’s new music video is a perfect companion to the thematic and lyrical content heard within “<em>Secrets From A Girl (Who’s Seen It All)</em>”, the reflective track is the latest song to be taken from Lorde’s most recent album. <em>Solar Power</em> is the third studio album to be released by the New Zealand born artist, released on 20th August 2021, <em>Solar Power</em> is the second release co-produced by Jack Antonoff. Lorde and Antonoff previously worked together on <em>Melodrama</em>, the singer’s second studio album released in 2017.</p>
<p>Music critics have deemed <em>Solar Power</em> Lorde’s psychedelic album, such themes are apparent within the musical material and most notably within the single’s names.  The album’s lead single “<em>Solar Power</em>” was released on 11th June 2021, the track served as an appetiser to Lorde’s new sound, ushering in a new direction for the singer. Two more aptly named singes followed suit, “<em>Stones at the Nail Salon</em>” and &#8220;<em>Moon Ring</em>”, the album’s latest single “<em>Fallen Fruit</em>” was released on 2nd November 2021.</p>
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<p>The release of the new video for “<em>Secrets From A Girl (Who’s Seen It All)</em>” arrived just weeks before the start of Lorde’s Solar Power tour. The Grammy Award-winning artist will hit the road this Spring and will perform at over forty dates across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. The upcoming tour marks the singer’s first North American tour since 2018.  The tour opens on 3rd April 2022 with a performance in Nashville and concludes with a set at the Las Vegas event Live is Beautiful Music &amp; Art Festival on 16th-18th September 2022.</p>
<p>The multiplatinum-selling singer will bring her live show to the UK and Ireland in May with nine shows across six different cities. The UK leg kicks off with a performance at Leeds’ O2 Academy on 25h May 2022, and the next day, Lorde will perform in Edinburgh. After two more sets in Manchester and Birmingham, the singer will take up a three-day residency at London’s Roundhouse starting from 1st June 2022. Before embarking on the European leg of her tour, Lorde will perform in Dublin on 5th June 2022.</p>
<p>Lorde UK/Ireland Solar Power Tour Dates</p>
<p>25/05/2022 &#8211; O2 Academy &#8211; Leeds<br />
26/05 &#8211; Usher Hall &#8211; Edinburgh<br />
28/05 &#8211; O2 Academy Warehouse &#8211; Manchester<br />
30/05 &#8211; O2 Academy &#8211; Birmingham<br />
01/06 &#8211; Roundhouse &#8211; London<br />
02/06 &#8211; Roundhouse &#8211; London<br />
03/06 &#8211; Roundhouse &#8211; London<br />
05/06 &#8211; Forbidden Fruit &#8211; Dublin</p>
<p>Click <a href="https://www.lorde.co.nz/">here</a> to purchase tickets.</p>
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		<title>Lorde and Others Announced for Irish Forbidden Fruit Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2021 14:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dublin’s first and longest-running festival in the city centre is back after three years, announcing stars such as Lorde, Hot Chip and BICEP in their line-up for next June. The festival, which occurs on the bank holiday from June 4<sup>th</sup>-5<sup>th</sup>, will be celebrating its tenth anniversary, after two cancellations in 2021 and 2020 due to the pandemic. It’ll be held on the grounds of the Irish Museum of Modern Art at Dublin’s Royal Hospital Kilmainham, and will feature <a href="https://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/forbidden-fruit-festival-announces-star-25547897">a mixture of</a> “<em>craic, music, art and celebration”. </em></p>
<p>The festival will host a mixture of Irish and international stars. Belfast-born duo BICEP, which consists of musicians Matt McBriar and Andy Ferguson, will be making an appearance, having recently released their acclaimed hit album <em>Isles </em>in January which made #2 in the <a href="https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/52062/bicep/">Official UK Albums Charts</a>. The pair seems especially ready to get festival-goers rocking after their other enthusiastic gigs in the likes of Glastonbury, Coachella and Primavery.</p>
<p>Other artists returning to their homeland include Gemma Dunleavy, Malaki and Kojaque, all from Dublin. English synthpop group Hot Chip will also be making this their first Irish gig since 2013. However, the festival has names from all over the world coming along, with the likes of Australian electronic group The Avalanches, American rapper Princess Nokia, Australian singer Chet Faker, South Korean DJ Peggy Gou and more, with many others just waiting to be announced. For more names, you can see this post from their Instagram here.</p>
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However, the buck doesn’t stop there, with international New Zealand songwriter Lorde making her debut Irish performance. Famous for her record-breaking 2013 single “<em>Royals</em>”, the singer is hot off her latest album release, <em>Solar Power,</em> back in August, as well as two new songs from earlier this month (“<em>Hold No Grudge” </em>and<em> “Helen of Troy”</em>). Having sold over 12 million albums and over 10 billion streams, it seems safe to say festival enthusiasts might have a good incentive to pick up some tickets here.<br />
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For those interested, tickets will be on general sale from 8 am GMT on December 2<sup>nd</sup>, costing €129.50, and can <a href="https://www.forbiddenfruit.ie/tickets">be gotten here</a>. For those a bit strapped for cash at the moment, instalments will be permissible, with €35 payments spread across four intervals (on first purchase, in February, March and finally in April). However, the festival is a no-go for under-18s, so make sure you’re of age first before trying to get yourself some tickets.</p>
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		<title>Lorde Releases New Single &#8216;Mood Ring&#8217; And Announces Release Date For New Album &#8216;Solar Power&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Celebrated artist Lorde has released a new single entitled &#8220;Mood Ring’&#8221;, along with her new track the singer has also announced her third studio album and global tour dates. The Grammy award-winning artist brings her trademark ethereal style to the new track whilst featuring a dynamic pairing of catchy acoustic guitar riffs and insightful lyrics. [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Celebrated artist Lorde has released a new single entitled &#8220;<em>Mood Ring</em>’&#8221;, along with her new track the singer has also announced her third studio album and global tour dates.</p>
<p>The Grammy award-winning artist brings her trademark ethereal style to the new track whilst featuring a dynamic pairing of catchy acoustic guitar riffs and insightful lyrics. The single’s accompanying music video sees a blonde Lorde dance and sing in a commune-esque setting, clearly hinting at a 60’s free love inspired aura.</p>
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<p>The new single and video set the 1960’s spiritual energy fuelled theme in which Lorde has taken on for her new music. Within the new music&#8217;s press release the &#8220;<em>Royals&#8221; </em>singer has spoken on her approach and the inspiration behind &#8220;<em>Mood Ring&#8221;</em> and forthcoming album <em>Solar Power</em>. “<em>This is a song I am very excited about, it’s so much fun to me. Obviously, when making this album I did a deep-dive into 60s, Flower Child culture. I wanted to understand the commune life, dropping out from society and trying to start again. That really resonated to me when writing this album. One thing that occurred to me as a major parallel between that time and our time is our wellness culture and our culture of spirituality, pseudo-spirituality, wellness, pseudo-wellness. Things like eating a macro-biotic vegan diet or burning sage, keeping crystals, reading tarot cards or your horoscope. These were all things that they were dabbling in back then, and that me and my girlfriends are dabbling in today. I was like “I think there’s a pop song in here”. So this is kind of my extremely satirical look at all of those vibes.</em>”</p>
<p>The New Zealand born multiplatinum-selling artist has also announced the release date for her third studio album, 20th August 2021. The new album will feature 12 tracks and has been produced by Jack Antonoff, the pair worked together prior on Lorde’s previous album <em>Melodrama</em>. Antonoff is also known as the guitarist and drummer in Indie band Fun, the group are best known for their 2013 Grammy Award-winning song &#8220;<em>We Are Young&#8221;</em>. Lorde is also no stranger to Grammy awards, the singer won two Grammy awards for her debut album <em>Pure Heroine</em>. Released in 2013, the album’s chart-topping single &#8220;<em>Royals&#8221;</em> launched the then-teenager into complete stardom and implemented the young artist into the zeitgeist of pop culture.</p>
<p>The single not only won Lorde multiple awards and rewarded her with critical acclaim but also confirmed her firm standing within the music industry and she became “<em>the youngest solo artist and the only New Zealander to achieve #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 since 1987&#8243;</em> as stated in the press release.<em> </em>The singer also became one of this millennium’s most celebrated artists with various respected institutions charting her rise, Time elevated the artist as one of the “<em>Most Influential Teenagers in the World</em>,” and Forbes included Lorde in their 30 Under 30 List. The singer’s status was confirmed further by her Rolling Stone cover and appearance at the Rock and Roll hall of fame in 2014, within the ceremony the singer landed a once in a lifetime opportunity where she performed alongside Nirvana.</p>
<p>Adding to her trailblazing reputation and reaffirming the new album’s musical and lyrical topic, the new album will be released with eco-friendly packaging as a music box. <em>Solar Power </em>will be a first for musical releases, the new disc-less format will be comprised of the special features in which fans would come to expect from a traditional CD physical format. Included in the new environmentally friendly packaging will be visual features, personal content such as handwritten notes, photos and a card for downloadable content which can be used to download the album’s tracks and will also include two exclusively recorded bonus songs.</p>
<p>Lorde has provided the following statement in the press release on the ground-breaking natural focused packaging conception “<em>I decided early on in the process of making this album that I also wanted to create an environmentally kind, forward-thinking alternative to the CD. I wanted this Music Box product to be similar in size, shape and price to a CD, to live alongside it in a retail environment, but be something which stands apart and that’s committed to the evolving nature of a modern album.</em>”</p>
<p>Lorde will embark on her world tour in 2022, the singer will hit the road in February next year and will perform at New Zealand, Australia, the US, Canada, Europe and the UK.</p>
<p>Lorde Uk Tour Dates</p>
<p>25/05/2022 &#8211; O2 Academy &#8211; Leeds<br />
26/05 &#8211; Usher Hall &#8211; Edinburgh<br />
28/05 &#8211; O2 Victoria Warehouse &#8211; Manchester<br />
30/05 &#8211; O2 Academy &#8211; Birmingham<br />
01/06 &#8211; Roundhouse &#8211; London<br />
02/06 &#8211; Roundhouse &#8211; London<br />
03/06 &#8211; Roundhouse &#8211; London<br />
28/06 &#8211; Alexandra Palace &#8211; London</p>
<p>Click <a href="https://lorde.lnk.to/UKSolarPower">here</a> to pre-order &#8216;<em>Solar Power</em>&#8216;.<br />
Click <a href="https://lorde.lnk.to/UKMoodRing">here</a> to download/stream &#8216;<em>Mood Ring</em>&#8216;.</p>
<p>Photo credit Ophelia Mikkelson Jones</p>
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		<title>Ed Sheeran and Coldplay To Join Line-Up For Worldwide Event Global Citizen Live</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2021 23:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ed Sheeran has been announced to join the star-studded line-up to perform at Global Citizen Live, the event will take place on 25th September 2021 within various locations worldwide. This year’s Global Citizen Live will take place in Rio de Janerio, London, Seoul, Los Angles, Sydney, Lagos, France’s capital city Paris and US city New [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ed Sheeran has been announced to join the star-studded line-up to perform at Global Citizen Live, the event will take place on 25th September 2021 within various locations worldwide.</p>
<p>This year’s Global Citizen Live will take place in Rio de Janerio, London, Seoul, Los Angles, Sydney, Lagos, France’s capital city Paris and US city New York City and will include various artist’s live performances as well as pre-recorded sets. The worldwide concert aims to promote unity whilst rallying citizens of the world to urge major conglobates, governments and politicians as well as philanthropists to band together to help the world’s poverty-stricken communities and help rectify the recent global issues.</p>
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<p>The global event has been dated to take place this September to match with the UN General Assembly which is also taking place this September. Global Citizen Live will also coincide with other important meetings and summits including the G20 and COP26 set to take later on in 2021. Each act performing will be taking part in a 24-hour historic musical event, the concerts will be aired over many broadcasted mediums including ABC, ABC News Live, BBC, FX, IHeartRadio, Hulu, YouTube, TIME, Twitter as well as many more social media and televised channels.</p>
<p>Ed Sheeran will join the impressive list of artists billed to perform in Paris, joining the ‘<em>Shape of You</em>’ singer are hitmakers Black Eyed Peas, H.E.R., Dj Snake, Christine and the Queens and ‘<em>Kiss Me More</em>’ singer Doja Cat.  The line-up featured in Lagos include musician Femi Kuti, singer-songwriter Davido, Made Kuti and MTV Europe music award winner Tiwa Savage.</p>
<p>New York City’s event will take place at the famous landmark, Central Park, Global Citizen has been hosting events at the famed landmark since 2012. Performing at the city’s venue includes a vast array of artists such as ‘<em>Bad Guy</em>’ singer Billie Eilish and former Fifth Harmony member Camila Cabello. Also included to play the city that never sleeps are British hitmakers Coldplay, legendary artist Jennifer Lopez, ‘<em>Good as Hell</em>’ singer Lizzo, Shawn Mendes and rapper Meek Mill. New York City’s event will also see performances by special guests Burna Boy and Lang Lang, also set to take the stage at Central Park is 80’s pop icon Cyndi Lauper, known for her ‘<em>Girl’s Just Want To Have Fun</em>’ mega-hit.</p>
<p>Other artists donating themselves to the cause include Queen + Adam Lambert singer Adam Lambert, Alessia Cara, Opera tenor singer Andrea Bocelli, Angélique Kidjo, BTS, Demi Lovato, legendary 80’s band Duran Duran, iconic punk rockers Green Day, Hugh Jackman &amp; Deborra-Lee Furness, Jon Batiste, Country music artist Keith Urban, ‘<em>Royals</em>’ singer-songwriter Lorde, The Lumineers, thrash metal pioneers Metallica, Rag ‘ n’ Bone Man, Ricky Martin, The Weeknd and Usher with even more acts to be announced.</p>
<p>Global Citizen’s Head of Music, Entertainment and Artist Relations, Katie Hill, has provided the following <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/ed-sheeran-and-coldplay-named-among-headliners-of-global-citizen-live-2021-3015605">statement</a> describing the organisation’s mission statement whilst expressing the organisation’s excitement to work with the host of artists. “<em>Over the last year and a half, we’ve seen music bring communities together and inspire action during one of the most challenging times of our generation, We’re excited to join these incredible artists to unite people across the globe on September 25 as we hold world leaders and business leaders accountable to rectify the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As we carefully resume Global Citizen’s live events, we couldn’t be more grateful to each of these artists for donating their time and performances to make an impact through this urgent campaign.</em>”</p>
<p>Potential ticket-holders must earn their way into the amazing event by winning their tickets and each location has its own draw. You must begin by downloading the Global Citizen app and creating an account, within this app users can sign petitions, write letters to government officials and politicians, share news and messages via social media plus many more actions. These actions can earn users points, which they can then use to enter to win tickets to the event. The first collection of actions was released on 10th August 2021, fans have until 24th August 2021 to fulfil enough actions to place them in the competition to receive tickets. The lucky winners will be selected at random and will be notified via email, once the email has been received, ticket winners have 48 hours in which to claim their tickets.</p>
<p>Click <a href="https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/live/">here</a> to learn more about the event.</p>
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