Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. It was released through Universal Music Group, Lava, and Republic on September 27, 2013. For a teen or 20-something female artist to succeed in that climate, it seemed that she had to be either a by-the-book Disney drone willing to be a cog in a well-oiled machine, or a controversial agitator whose scandalous outfits and quotes earned more attention than her artistry. [153] In 2018, she donated NZ$5,000 to Starship Hospital to fund the purchase of "five new portable neurology monitors. [13] McDonald's father then sent his recordings of the duo covering "Mama Do" and Duffy's "Warwick Avenue" to Universal Music Group (UMG)'s A&R executive Scott Maclachlan. [150] In 2015, Lorde recorded "Team Ball Player Thing", a charity single, as part of the supergroup Kiwis Cure Batten. [15] In 2010, Lorde and McDonald formed a duet called "Ella & Louis" and performed covers live on a regular basis at local venues, including cafés in Auckland and the Victoria Theatre in Devonport. [88] Jon Caramanica, writing for The New York Times, credited Lorde for bringing forth a "wave of female rebellion" to mainstream audiences that embraced an "anti-pop" sentiment. [162], This article is about the singer. They would’ve been spurned, or shut down, or laughed out of the room, told to be quiet and do what teen girls are supposed to do, which is follow the system or don’t bother trying at all. Anderson as well as authors J.D. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Pt. "[10] She also listened to her parents' favourite records by the likes of Cat Stevens, Neil Young, and Fleetwood Mac in her early years. [103] For the Melodrama World Tour, however, she employed a drum pad sampler,[104] and xylophone onstage on select dates. [72] While Lorde did not explicitly indicate her reasons for cancelling, she admitted that she had been unaware of the political turmoil there and "the right decision at this time is to cancel". [49] Amidst her solo activities, Lorde joined the surviving members of Nirvana to perform "All Apologies" during the band's induction ceremony at the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame in April 2014. Pure Heroine debuted at number one on the Official New Zealand Chart and was certified platinum in its first week of availability; it held the peak position over the following two weeks. During the Christmas period, the album had a fourteen percent sales increase in the United States, selling 78,000 copies moving from number eleven on the Billboard 200 to number seven. "[154] Lorde became a patron of MusicHelps, formerly the New Zealand Music Foundation, a musical charity helping New Zealanders who are vulnerable to or experiencing serious health issues, in November 2018. Salinger, Raymond Carver and Janet Frame for influencing her songwriting. Initially self-released in 2012 for free download on SoundCloud, UMG commercially released the pair's first collaborative effort, an extended play (EP) titled The Love Club, in 2013. Lorde wanted to write her own music, and the album's content was co-written with Joel Little[10]. [7] Journalist Robert Christgau was less enthusiastic towards Lorde's styles, labelling the singer as "a pop property" that was indistinguishable from other mainstream artists. The album has sold more than three million copies worldwide since its release. On the following week, the album rose one spot on the chart to number six, selling 30,000 copies, in doing so the album surpassed the one million mark, selling 1.01 million copies. As with The Love Club EP, Pure Heroine was recorded with producer Joel Little at Golden Age Studios in Auckland[7][8]. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io, Hilary Weisman Graham on ‘Social Distance’, The Frighteningly Good Talent of Victoria Pedretti, The Untold Stories of War Coming to Our Screens, The Unsettling Prophecy of 'The Social Network", Miranda July Is Still Healing From Her Past. [148] She holds both New Zealand and Croatian citizenship. Lorde, as any pre-release review or portrait helpfully illustrated, was only 16 when she wrote and recorded Pure Heroine with producer Joel Little, and an adolescent aggrievance and angst certainly underpin the songs here. [75] Billboard included Lorde on their 2017 edition of 21 Under 21. Lorde's debut extended play, 2013's The Love Club EP, received acclaim from music critics who compared the EP to the work of Sky Ferreira, Florence + the Machine, Lana Del Rey, and Grimes[4], and reached number one in New Zealand, number two in Australia where it was certified five times platinum for shipments of 350,000 copies[5], and twenty-three on the US Billboard 200.[6]. She appeared in Time's list of the most influential teenagers in 2013 and 2014, and the 2014 edition of Forbes 30 Under 30. She signed with Universal Music Group (UMG) in 2009 and collaborated with producer Joel Little in 2011 to start recording material. [149], Lorde has been involved in several philanthropic causes. This content is imported from YouTube. But then, in September, a 16-year-old from New Zealand released her debut album — a collection of minimalist, introspective songs about partying and teen angst that earned rave reviews, won two Grammys, and changed the pop landscape as we knew it. [88], Lorde is known for her unconventional pop sound and introspective songwriting. [71] A political controversy occurred in December 2017 when Lorde cancelled her scheduled June 2018 concert in Israel following an online campaign by Palestinian solidarity activists supporting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign. The following year, Lorde curated the soundtrack for the 2014 film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 and recorded several tracks, including the single "Yellow Flicker Beat". [111] The New Zealand Herald opined that her feminist ideology was different from her contemporaries due to Lorde's disinterest in sexualised performances. Bangers like Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” and Icona Pop’s “I Love It” topped the Billboard charts; Miley Cyrus twerked at the VMAs and sob-sang on a wrecking ball; and Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” started a controversy that still hasn’t quite ended.