Lorde is ushering in her comeback with a little bit of chaos because the celebrity debuted her new single “What Was That” in entrance of tons of of followers at Washington Sq. Park Tuesday night time, earlier than sharing Wednesday that the tune would drop Midnight tonight, a day sooner than followers had been initially anticipating.
Lorde had teased the tune again in April, sharing a snippet of her strolling by means of the New York Park whereas the tune performed on TikTok. She despatched a message to followers telling them to satisfy her on the park on Tuesday at 7 p.m., and tons of of followers confirmed out. However because the New York Instances reported, Lorde didn’t have a allow and police nixed the plan.
Followers caught round, and Lorde got here out later that night, dancing on a wooden platform surrounded by followers as the one performed on a speaker.
Wednesday morning, she shared a quick video throughout social media depicting her respiration deeply as she seems at her cellphone digital camera, asserting that “What Was That” would come out at Midnight ET. The only ushers within the period for Lorde’s upcoming fourth album, and her first since 2021’s Photo voltaic Energy.
Whereas followers have waited practically 4 years for her subsequent album, she hasn’t been completely dormant since then, becoming a member of Charli xcx for a remix of “Lady, so complicated” on Charli’s Brat final 12 months. Charli introduced Lorde up throughout Coachella’s weekend one to carry out the tune in probably the most high-profile shock visitor performances of the entire competition.
Lorde despatched a voice memo to followers this month speaking about her subsequent period, telling them that “the whole lot is about to vary.”
“I’m so prepared, I didn’t know if I’d ever be capable of say that however I’m,” she stated. “I’m so grateful in your persistence. I felt your love. That is going to be loopy, you don’t have any concept. I really like you a lot, I’ll speak to you quickly.”
