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In just the past few days, Lorde has dominated both the headlines and the conversation around pop’s most creative comebacks. The release of her new single Hammer on August 21 caught immediate fire, with the synth-driven opener off her upcoming album Virgin described by Consequence and IMDb as an energetic ode to city life and desire. On Instagram, Lorde called it an ode to city life and horniness and the media quickly picked up on its themes of reinvention and candid sexuality. Following that, she dropped the highly anticipated What Was That, a first single in nearly four years, with a cinematic video shot throughout New York City, featuring scenes of her cycling and walking, capturing both intimacy and chaos. According to Variety, this new single had days of cryptic social media teasers and culminated with a headline-grabbing pop-up performance in Washington Square Park which initially spiraled into confusion as the police shut it down due to the huge turnout. Despite that, Lorde made a surprise appearance later in the evening, dancing to her song alongside Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes, which several outlets described as a viral, euphoric moment for her fanbase. The same week, reviews of her just-released album Virgin, which officially dropped at the end of June, have been rapturous. According to M-A Chronicle, critics have called Virgin her boldest, most vulnerable, and self-reflective record yet, echoing the intense emotion and electrified sound once heard in Melodrama, but digging even deeper into raw confessions on identity and reinvention. The album scored 273 million-plus total streams by the third week of August and trended heavily on TikTok and Instagram, with the stripped-back track Clearblue and the closing ballad David earning particular attention for their frankness and minimalism.

Lorde’s public appearances this week also included her surprise set at Coachella with Charli XCX, where they performed Girl, So Confusing, a collaboration dissecting their own real-life misunderstandings in the public eye. She’s been highly active on social media as well, with Instagram Stories and reels announcing the countdown to her Ultrasound World Tour, set to begin September 17 in Austin, already generating frenzied posts by Glastonbury festival fans and thousands of excited global followers. Multiple social accounts, such as lordestars on Instagram, speculated she will headline Lollapalooza’s South American dates in 2026, though as of today these bookings are not yet publicly confirmed by her team. Among the most heavily shared content, Lorde’s July cover shoot for a major magazine trended, framing her new era as raw and primal, and her image was everywhere on fan and music pages this weekend. According to The Raider Voice and Lush Collective, the press is calling this the defining pop music comeback of 2025, and the world is watching to see if her Ultrasound Tour, which extends into 2026 for Australia and New Zealand, will live up to the album’s seismic energy. The consensus is clear: Lorde is not just back—she is at her most fearless, unpredictable, and honest yet.

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