As Lorde discussed in her recent Rolling Stone cover story, most of the album was written from late 2023 through 2024, between London and New York. Work on the album began after a

Lorde finished the set with impassioned renditions of “ Ribs ” and “ Green Light .” The former, which stands as the emotional centrepiece of debut album Pure Heroine, made its first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 in May — 12 years on from its release.

Pop star Lorde has launched the 2025 Glastonbury Festival with a surprise pre-lunchtime set to a packed crowd on the Woodsies stage. There was an almighty roar as she took to the stage, washed in strobe lights, and launched into her recent single Hammer.