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Culture April 30, 2025

Lorde announces new album, 'Virgin,' out June 27

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Lorde announced Wednesday that she will be releasing a new album this summer, titled "Virgin."

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The album, a follow-up to 2021's "Solar Power," is due out June 27 and is available for preorder now.

PHOTO: Album art for Lorde's upcoming album, "Virgin."
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Album art for Lorde's upcoming album, "Virgin."

The album's cover, which Lorde shared on Instagram, shows an X-ray of a pelvis with what appears to be a belt buckle, an IUD, and the button and zipper on a pair of jeans.

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The track list is unknown. However, Lorde has already released the first single, "What Was That," along with a video shot in New York City.

PHOTO: Lorde appears in this image.
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Lorde appears in this image.
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According to her record label, the song became Lorde's first No. 1 on Spotify in the U.S. since "Royals."