Lorde

Sunday at Glastonbury: Kendrick Lamar, Diana Ross and Jack White – as it happened

The US rap star headlined the main stage on the last night of the festival, while Pet Shop Boys, Charli XCX, Jarvis Cocker and a host more brought the festival to a close

Keza MacDonald (now), Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Gwilym Mumford and Laura Snapes (earlier)

26, Jun, 2022 @11:49 PM

Lorde review – introspection and euphoria in strikingly theatrical show

The New Zealand star just about manages to unite the disparate tones of her song catalogue in a rousing and elegant live show

Katie Hawthorne

27, May, 2022 @11:13 AM

Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar to headline resurgent Glastonbury

As the festival returns from Covid-enforced hiatus, over half of the acts announced so far feature women

Nadeem Badshah and Laura Snapes

04, Mar, 2022 @8:30 AM

Abba to Zappa: pop, rock and classical music to look forward to in 2022

UK rap’s biggest star goes on tour, Wet Leg drop a deadpan debut and Rosalía gets into reggaeton. Here are the albums, concerts and tours the big hitters have in store

Alexis Petridis and Andrew Clements

30, Dec, 2021 @6:00 AM

Give Lorde a break. Non-Māori must speak Māori for it to survive | Morgan Godfery

If we must wait for the perfect circumstances to speak or sing te reo, we may as well sign the language’s death certificate

Morgan Godfery

14, Sep, 2021 @12:18 AM

Cyborgs, not goddesses: how breastplates became fashion’s feminist accessory

From Lorde to Cardi B and Bella Hadid, celebrities are literally arming themselves against outdated gender expectations

Priya Elan

10, Sep, 2021 @11:11 AM

‘Powerful experience’: Lorde releases mini-album in Māori language

The New Zealand pop star says recording in the indigenous language was an ‘emotional’ experience

Guardian staff

09, Sep, 2021 @6:06 AM

From Pure Heroine to Solar Power: how well do you know Lorde? | Shaad d'Souza

The New Zealand star has a dedicated fanbase – some of whom were thrown by her latest album’s aesthetic shift. How devoted are you? Take our quiz

Shaad D'Souza

27, Aug, 2021 @8:00 PM

Lorde: Solar Power review – she has earned her wistful, floaty record

The New Zealand star embraces mellowness on a third album shaded by climate anxiety and a rejection of celebrity

Kitty Empire

21, Aug, 2021 @1:00 PM

Billie, Lorde, Lizzo: has being a female pop star in 2021 become unbearable?

New releases by three pop icons reveal their extreme attempts to protect themselves from the damage caused by fame. Pop stardom has never seemed less aspirational

Laura Snapes

20, Aug, 2021 @3:20 PM

Lorde: Solar Power review – waking up from the nightmare of fame

Equipped with lovely melodies and a bombast-resistant sound, the New Zealander exchanges the spotlight for a sly reflection on true happiness

Alexis Petridis

19, Aug, 2021 @12:00 PM

Bring it all back: why naff noughties pop is suddenly cool again

Perhaps longing for a more carefree era, artists such as Lorde, Billie Eilish and Haim are fondly looking back to when S Club 7 and Shania Twain frolicked in low-rise denim

Rachel Aroesti

26, Jul, 2021 @10:00 AM