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UPI
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- UPI
Watch: Lorde gets a tattoo, goes swimming in 'Hammer' music video
1 of 3 | Lorde arrives on the red carpet at the Met Gala on May 5. She released a new song Friday. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo June 20 (UPI) -- Lorde released a new song and an accompanying music video Friday. "Hammer" is the third single the New Zealand singer has released ahead of her upcoming album, Virgin, due June 27. Virgin marks the music artist's first album since Solar Power dropped in 2021. The video shows Lorde swimming, running, and even getting a tattoo in London's Hampstead Heath park. Viewers also see her sitting among pigeons and laying in the grass. "Now I know you don't deal much in love and affection," she sings. "But I really do think there could be a connection. I burn and I sing and I scheme and I dance. Some days I'm a woman, some days I'm a man." Lorde said "Hammer" is "the sound of my rebirth" in a synopsis on her website. She previously released the songs "What was That" and "Man of the Year."
Perth Now
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Lorde reveals why she 'felt scared' at the height of her fame
Lorde "felt scared" at the height of her early fame. The 28-year-old singer had barely finished school when she released the hit single Royals and recalled feeling "really overwhelmed" following the launch of her second album because she realised that her hobby had very quickly become her job and become "too big" for her liking. Speaking on the Therapuss podcast, she said: "I feel like at the end of Melodrama, I had this kind meltdown but I remember feeling all of a sudden that this thing that was my hobby that I did after school was now my employment. "It had gotten too big. I was a kid and I just felt this like like 'Aah!', I felt scared. I didn't know...I was getting that little bit older, and that new crop was coming in. I was like 'I don't know if I wanna do this at this level...' I felt really overwhelmed and went home to New Zealand, got a dog, and had this moment of 'I don't know if I wanna do all of that.' I thought I could just be this girl who was off the map and really mysterious, even more distant. It came from a place of feeling really joyful, very chill." The What Was That hitmaker - whose real name is Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor - had struggled touring her album and found the whole thing very "intense" but and ended up "sort of disappearing" from the music scene for a little bit until she realised that she needed to get back to her craft. She said: "It was also very crazy touring Melodrama, like I found it for that whole time, very intense. Endless, hardcore music. I for some reason found it very intense and wanted something that felt very light and easy after that. But it was cool. I love Solar Power so much, I truly needed to make it. I wouldn't be here with another album if I hadn't made Solar Power but I think it showed me that you have no choice but to be who you are supposed to be. "Me sort of disappearing and being all wafty and on the beat, I thought 'I just don't think this is me...' I'm just meant to be this person that makes these bangers that f*** us all up and, like, that just like, rip across a festival ground. I'm supposed to do that to our bodies. I'm not supposed to vibe out, and I love to vibe out. I, like, love to vibe out. In an alternate universe, I just lived in New Zealand and worked at an organic farm or something but that's not the vibe for me right now."
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lorde Says This NSFW ‘Virgin' Song ‘Destroys' Her: ‘I Can't Even Really Listen to It'
Lorde revealed in a new interview that she has multiple favorite songs from her upcoming album, Virgin. But on the other side of the coin, there's one that she can't even listen to because of how raw it is — and it's about a pretty NSFW topic. Speaking to Jake Shane on an episode of his Therapuss podcast posted Wednesday (June 4), the New Zealand native shared that track seven — which is named after a popular pregnancy test brand — is particularly emotional for her. 'There's a song that I love so much called 'Clearblue' that is about unprotected sex,' she began, laughing. More from Billboard Everything We Know About Lorde's 'Virgin' So Far Queens of the Stone Age Couldn't 'Over-Rehearse' for Paris Catacombs Concert Film: 'You Go Down There & All the Plans Are Off' Billboard & Global Venture Partners Launch Billboard Africa 'And just the experience of taking a pregnancy test, and like, this flood of emotions that goes through your body,' she continued, noting that the track is one of several 'slammers' on the album. 'Whatever you want to say — it's such a moment.' 'That whole song just destroys me,' Lorde added. 'I can't even really listen to it.' According to the pop star, 'Clearblue' is one of several songs on Virgin that features sexual content, despite the album's contradicting name. She explained to Shane of the title, 'It speaks to a sort of purity, but the album is quite sexual, so it wasn't sexual purity … virgin steel, virgin hair, all of these things that denote purity, but I'm also kind of always trying to take me to my teen self.' Arriving June 27, Virgin will mark Lorde's first album in four years. In the weeks leading up to its release, she's been open about how the confluence of stopping birth control, recovering from disordered eating habits and embracing her gender fluidity have shaped the project's direction. The album's subject matter and percussive, electric sound are expected to mark a distinct shift from the Grammy winner's last project, Solar Power, which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200. That LP found Lorde singing about her gravitation toward a more peaceful, unplugged lifestyle after years of living the pop-star life following the successes of 2013 debut album Pure Heroine and 2017 follow-up Melodrama. But on Therapuss, she revealed that the concept of Solar Power doesn't really resonate with who she is today. 'I love Solar Power so much, and I truly needed to make it,' she told Shane. 'I wouldn't be here with another album if I hadn't made Solar Power, but I think it showed me that you sort of just have no choice but to be what you're supposed to be. Me sort of disappearing and being all wafty and on the beach, I was just like, 'Actually, I don't think this is me.' I just am this person that's meant to make bangers that f–k us all up … I love to vibe out. That is me to my core.' Watch Lorde's full Therapuss interview above. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lorde Reveals How She Feels About Her 'Solar Power 'Album Now: ‘I Don't Think This Is Me'
Lorde is opening up about how she feels about her 2021 album, Solar Power, now The New Zealand singer-songwriter spoke about the project on Jake Shane's Therapuss podcast "Solar Power came from a place of feeling very joyful and chill," she saidLorde's artistic journey is full of ups and downs. In a new interview on Jake Shane's Therapuss podcast, the New Zealand singer-songwriter spoke about making 2021's Solar Power album, which received mixed reviews from fans and critics, and how she feels about the project today. The "What Was That" artist opened up about feeling a bit "overwhelmed" by the success of 2017's Melodrama, for which she embarked on a major arena tour. "This thing that was my hobby that I did after school is now, like, my employment, and I employ all these other people," she recalled. "It's gotten too big. Like, I'm a kid." Lorde admitted to feeling "scared" at the time. "I was getting a little bit older. The new crop were coming in, and I was like, 'Oh my God. I don't know if I want to do this at this level,'" she said. In order to reconnect with herself, the Grammy winner "went home to New Zealand" and "got a dog," noting that she "had this moment of being like, 'I don't know if I want to do all of that. I'm going to be this girl who's sort of off the map and really mysterious and even more distant.'" She declared, "Solar Power came from a place of feeling very joyful and chill." The experience of touring the "endless hardcore music" of Melodrama on such a large scale felt "very intense" for Lorde. "I just wanted something that felt very light and easy after that," she said of Solar Power. Supported by singles including its title track, "Stoned at the Nail Salon," "Mood Ring" and "Fallen Fruit," Solar Power charted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart but didn't produce any hits as big as "Royals" or "Green Light." is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! "I love Solar Power so much, and I truly needed to make it. I wouldn't be here with another album if I hadn't made Solar Power, but I think it showed me that you have no choice but to be who you're supposed to be," said Lorde. "Me disappearing and being all wafty and on the beach," she added, "I was like, 'Actually, I don't think this is me.'" Ultimately, Lorde realized she's "meant to make these bangers that f--- us all up and just rip through a festival ground." "I don't think I'm supposed to vibe out, and it was kind of sad for me 'cause I love to vibe out," she explained. "That is me to my core. In an alternate universe where I just lived in New Zealand and worked at an organic farm or something, that would be my vibe. But it's not the life for me, I think, right now." Lorde's upcoming album, Virgin, comes out Friday, June 27. Read the original article on People
CNN
05-06-2025
- Automotive
- CNN
Why Tesla now needs the EV tax credit that Musk once said should go away
It wasn't long ago that Tesla CEO Elon Musk was advocating for ending the $7,500 tax credit for buyers of electric vehicles. 'Take away the subsidies. It will only help Tesla,' he said in a post on his social media platform X last year, adding 'Also remove the subsidies from all industries!' But now, with House budget and tax bill known as the 'big, beautiful bill' proposing to end that tax credit, he and Tesla are suddenly arguing for the continuation of those same credits as the Senate debates its own version of the bill. 'Abruptly ending the energy tax credits would threaten America's energy independence and the reliability of our grid' said Tesla's solar power unit in its own post on X late last month. 'There is no change to tax incentives for oil & gas, just EV/solar,' Musk said in a follow-up post. The turnabout may have to do with the recent financial troubles at Tesla. Many experts believed that getting rid of the EV tax credit would hurt legacy automakers, which continue to lose money on their EV operations, more than it would hurt Tesla. But Tesla's sales took a nosedive this year, and it needs the credits to maintain buyer demand. The battle over EV tax credits, and Musk's broader opposition to the Republicans' budget and taxation bill, has caused a major split between President Donald Trump and Musk – a member of the administration's inner circle as recently as last week. The outcome could endanger the key legislative priority of Trump and Republicans. It could also affect the finances of the beleaguered Tesla. Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson have both suggested that the loss of federal support for EV's is driving Musk's opposition to the bill. 'Elon and I had a great relationship, I don't know if we will anymore,' Trump told reporters Thursday. 'I am very disappointed. Elon knew the inner workings of this bill… all of a sudden he had a problem and he only developed the problem after he found out we had to cut the EV mandate.' Despite Trump's reference to an EV mandate, there has never been a federal rule requiring Americans buy EVs rather than gasoline-powered cars. But the Biden administration did pass the $7,500 EV tax credit in an effort to spur demand for EVs. Musk immediately denied removal of the EV tax credit was the reason for his opposition to the bill. 'Keep the EV/solar incentive cuts in the bill, even though no oil & gas subsidies are touched (very unfair!!), but ditch the MOUNTAIN of DISGUSTING PORK in the bill,' he posted on X shortly after Trump's remarks. Tesla shares (TSLA) fell 14% following the exchange. Musk has focused most of his criticism on how the domestic policy bill would balloon the deficit. However, he is also no longer is arguing that ending the EV tax credit would be good for Tesla. Tesla did not respond to a request for comment. However, Musk's shift on the EV tax credit likely reflects changes at Tesla since late last year. Backlash to Musk's political activities played a major role in the company's recent sales troubles, including its first drop in annual sales in 2024 and its biggest ever drop in its sales during the first three months of the year. That resulted in a 71% plunge in net income in the first quarter. While the $7,500 EV tax credit goes to car buyers, it indirectly benefits EV makers by increasing demand. When an earlier version was phased out in 2019, Tesla was forced to cut prices to keep buyers interested. It's not just Musk who changed his opinion on the credit's important to Tesla. The same analysts who once believed removing the EV tax credit would help Tesla are now concerned over its loss. In a note to clients the day after the election, Garrett Nelson, an analyst for CFRA Research, wrote that ending the credit 'will widen Tesla's competitive moat by making competing EV models even more uneconomic, as we believe (Tesla) is the only profitable manufacturer of EVs.' But now, Nelson is expressing worry over Tesla's value if the credits go away. 'Our view is the 'Big Beautiful Bill' would be a net negative for Tesla, as tax credits for EVs, energy storage and solar would be going away,' Nelson said in response to questions from CNN. 'That, and ongoing EV market share losses in China and Europe, are some of the primary reasons why we downgraded the stock in April.' Still, despite cutting his price target for Tesla, Nelson still has a buy recommendation on Tesla shares, as does Dan Ives, another Tesla bull. The tech analyst for Wedbush Securities said the change in finances at Tesla make the tax credits more important than in the past. 'Musk has definitely changed his tune from earlier on this,' Ives told CNN. 'The reality is it will hurt Tesla less than other EV makers, but it will still hurt. And Tesla needs all of the demand help it can get.' Under current bill language, the tax credit remains in place for upstart EV makers like Rivian and Lucid but goes away for Tesla and most legacy automakers, said John Murphy, auto analyst at Bank of America. But he said the greatest challenge for Tesla is that demand for EV among American buyers appears to have stalled. 'I think 8% market share might be the high water mark for EV,' he said at a presentation Wedneday, speaking about overall demand for electric vehicles in the US market. Because of that, and the lack of new Tesla models, especially a lower-priced version that had been promised, 'I think (Musk) is going to be challenged to grow volume.'
