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Lorde has been at the center of headlines this week as her latest bold political stance has ignited both music and geopolitical circles. According to Haaretz and Consequence, she officially joined the No Music for Genocide boycott and pulled her entire catalog from streaming and download platforms in Israel, aligning with more than a thousand artists including Björk and Paramore. This escalated after Lorde shouted Free Palestine during a performance of Team at Madison Square Garden, punctuating her support for the Palestinian cause as stage lights flashed the colors of the Palestinian flag. Her activism has drawn fierce criticism from outlets like Showbiz411, which resurfaced accusations of antisemitism and emphasized her minimal current music sales, noting industry data that most of her recent streaming numbers still come from her earliest hits like Royals.
Nonetheless, this controversy has not derailed her career momentum. Lorde is in the thick of her massive Ultrasound World Tour to support her fourth studio album Virgin, with sold-out dates in iconic venues like Madison Square Garden and the upcoming show at Greek Theatre in Berkeley on October 19 alongside Japanese House and Empress Of. Virgin itself has become a focal point on social media and among critics. The album is being hailed in outlets like The Miscellany News as Lorde’s boldest self-discovery to date, especially the tracks Man of the Year and Broken Glass, which delve into gender identity, eating disorder recovery, and heartbreak. Man of the Year in particular exploded into a viral TikTok trend, as reported by AOL, with Gen Z users repurposing the song’s themes to air grievances about past relationships while Lorde herself acknowledged the trend in a wry TikTok response.
Business-wise, while industry insiders like Showbiz411 deride her for reportedly low current North American sales, her live show demand and passionate digital following continue to keep her prominent. Her shifting public persona – from introspective alt-pop prodigy to outspoken activist – appears to polarize but not silence her impact, as every public appearance or post prompts heated discussion from her wide and devoted fanbase. While her withdrawal from Israeli streaming may have long-term consequences for her global reach and reputation in some quarters, it further cements her as an artist unwilling to separate music from deeply held convictions.
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