Lorde releases 'What Was That,' first single in 4 years
- Lorde released her new single, 'What Was That', on April 22, 2025.
- Anticipation grew since her 2021 album Solar Power and recent teasing activities.
- Producer Dev Hynes, known as Blood Orange, premiered the track at a Washington Square Park gathering.
- Charli XCX stated, "We're in for a Lorde summer this year" at Coachella.
- The release marks Lorde's first music since 2021 and revisits a synth-pop style.
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The resurrection of Lorde - fans say 'queen of pop is back' as single What Was That drops - The Mirror
Move over Brat summer, the queen is back. In an intimate open-air Washington Square Park gig, New Zealand pop star Lorde dropped her first new single since 2021 and now fans are going wild
Lorde's new song 'What Was That?' is full of references to heartbreak and MDMA. Here's a close reading of the lyrics.
Lorde in a press photo for her single "What Was That?"Thistle BrownLorde released her new single "What Was That?" on Thursday.She said the song was written in late 2023 in the midst of a painful breakup.The lyrics also include references to drug use and other songs in Lorde's discography.On the heels of her impromptu pop-up in Washington Square Park on Tuesday, which drew a crowd so large it was shut down by the NYPD, Lorde officially launched h…
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