Lorde has been shaping the world of pop music for decades at this point. If you weren’t enthusiastically dancing around to “Royals” and “Green Light” at some point after their releases, you’re probably lying to yourself.
This year, Lorde entered that landscape once again with her first studio album in four years, Virgin, as well as an accompanying world tour. That work has landed her on Vulture and New York Magazine‘s “Culturati 50,” a crop of entertainers and creators who helped shape the pop culture of 2025. Instead of any sound bite or insight on Lorde’s own output, one quote from that feature has gone viral… for an unexpected reason.
