Lorde
Aug 27, 2013
Ella Yelich-O'Connor, better known by her stage name Lorde, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. She released her first EP The Love Club EP in March 2013. "Royals" is the first single from The Love Club EP. "Royals" was twice certified platinum by Recorded Music New Zealand. In August 2013, Lorde became the first female solo act to top the Billboard Alternative Songs chart since Tracy Bonham in 1996.
Following the release of "Royals" in the United States in June 2013, 85,000 copies were sold during a single week in July. In a subsequent interview, Lorde stated, "I had a sneaking suspicion that it might do all right".
On writing "Royals", Lorde said, "When I wrote Royals, I was listening to a lot of rap, but also a lot of Lana Del Rey, because she's obviously really hip-hop influenced, but all those references to expensive alcohol, beautiful clothes and beautiful cars - I was thinking, 'This is so opulent, but it's also bulls**t.'"
Her second single is for the song, "Tennis Court". The artist's debut album Pure Heroine is scheduled for a September 30th release.