This summer, Lorde will finally deliver what fans are sure is going to be an immaculate conception: Virgin, her long-awaited fourth studio album.
As revealed April 30, the New Zealander’s next LP is set to arrive soon via Universal Music New Zealand and Republic Records, bringing an end to a four-year album drought during which Lorde has spent much of her time out of the spotlight. Finally reemerging shortly prior to the announcement, the hitmaker shared the first taste of what Virgin will sound like on April 24 by releasing lead single “What Was That,” a synth-pop dance track that catches fans up to speed on what they missed since they last heard from her (lots of MDMA and dancing at New York City nightclub Baby’s All Right, it would seem).
The track was accompanied by a DIY music video, featuring footage of the star performing it in front of a swarm of fans gathered at Washington Square Park — hours after many of them had been kicked out by authorities when the size of her crowd became too disruptive.
The numbers she pulled that day made it clear: Lorde was back. It was a resurrection that her disciples had been waiting for since her last album, Solar Power, dropped in 2021, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard 200. The soft, summery album followed 2017’s Melodrama and 2013’s Pure Heroine — and with fans knowing full well how different each of those three albums is, it only mades the anticipation surrounding Virgin greater. What will it sound like? What are the songs about? Will there be any collaborations?
And while many of those questions won’t be answered until the release date, Billboard is keeping track of everything we learn about the LP in the weeks before it drops. Keep reading to see what there is to know about Lorde’s Virgin — from the day it’s coming out to the producers behind it and more — below.
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