Lorde has shocked fans as she debuted her new album artwork and sexually suggestive title.
The jaw-dropping cover was an X-ray of what appeared to be her pelvic area, with her hip bones, belt buckle, and zipper visible.
One particular detail in the X-ray caught the attention of fans – a T-shaped object that looked like an IUD (intrauterine device), a form of birth control placed inside the uterus.
It’s not entirely clear if the X-ray is of Lorde but DailyMail.com has reached out for comment to confirm.
Lorde dropped the visual to her Instagram where she also announced the title of her new album – Virgin.
On her website, she claimed the album was written ‘100%’ in blood and will be released on June 27.
Lorde has shocked fans as she debuted her new album artwork and sexually suggestive title
‘An album by me,’ she wrote on her website of the project. ‘Produced by me and Jim-E Stack.’
‘An album by me,’ she wrote of the project. ‘Produced by me and Jim-E Stack.’
‘100% written in blood. Coming June 27,’ she wrote.
On social media, fans did not hold back as they expressed a range of emotions over the album cover.
‘I WASNT PREPARED FOR THIS ON A WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON LORDE,’ one posted.
‘girl what are we looking at,’ another tweeted.
One suspected the inclusion of the IUD was a political statement.
‘Lorde putting an IUD on album cover is very political. Cant wait,’ one posted.
Another praised her for displaying her birth control: ‘The IUD on Lorde’s new cover??? CONTRACEPTIVE QUEEN.’
‘NOT THE IUD BEING ON THE COVER FOR AN ALBUM CALLED VIRGIN OH MY LORDE YOUR BRAIN NEEDS STUDIED. THIS ALBUM COVER EATSSSS SO HARD,’ one tweeted.
‘Never thought I’d see @lorde’s IUD but hey anything is possible,’ another posted.
One humorously noted of the album cover and title contradiction: ‘She must be a very cautious virgin using a contraceptive IUD.’
Another joked: ‘When is Lorde gonna drop IUD merch’. (Lorde’s website is already selling merchandise that includes the X-ray).
One suspected the inclusion of the IUD was a political statement
Another praised her as a ‘contraceptive queen’ for including her birth control
Fans were stunned by the image, with one posting: ‘I WASNT PREPARED FOR THIS ON A WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON LORDE’
An IUD is known for its high effectiveness in preventing pregnancy, with a success rate of over 99 percent. This means that fewer than one out of 100 individuals using an IUD may become pregnant each year.
Lorde said she was both ‘proud and scared’ of the upcoming project in an email sent to fans.
‘The colour of the album is clear. Like bathwater, windows, ice, spit. Full transparency.
‘The language is plain and unsentimental. The sounds are the same wherever possible.
The artist expressed, ‘I was attempting to envision myself completely. I was aiming to create a record that mirrors my womanhood: unfiltered, instinctive, pure, graceful, vulnerable, spiritual, masculine.’
It comes after Lorde released her first new music in four years, the song What Was That
‘I’m proud and scared of this album. There’s nowhere to hide. I believe the putting the deepest parts of ourselves to music is what sets us free.’
It comes after Lorde released her first new music in four years, the song What Was That.
The New Zealand-born singer, real name Ella Yelich-O’Connor, partially filmed the music video for her new track ‘What Was That’ en route to perform the single at Washington Square Park.
The video shows Lorde riding a bicycle around New York City and includes footage from her pop-up performance on Wednesday that was abruptly cancelled by New York police after the park became too crowded.
She eventually came out two hours after the scheduled start time and set social media abuzz with footage of her dancing to a recording of the song.
What Was That is Lorde’s first major release in almost four years, following 2021’s Solar Power album.
