Lorde's Virgin album: Release date confirmed along with cover art

But after her appearance at Coachella with Charli XCX, coming on stage as a surprise addition to the British singer's performance of Girl, So Confusing, it's full steam ahead for what Charli declared 'Lorde Summer 2025'.

Speaking to BBC Radio 1's Jack Saunders, the singer-songwriter revealed the impact of Charli's Brat album: "Brat coming out really gave me a kick.

"Meeting her in that place of rugged vulnerability and people responding really well to that, I was kind of like, 'OK cool - this is a good thing to be doing'.

"I really suffer from this thing of not feeling my own power... and the remix just started me up and I was like, 'no no, people are listening and they care and your words carry real weight'."

Here's everything we know about the release so far...

Lorde's Virgin album release date

Lorde's fourth studio album, Virgin, is confirmed to be released on 27th June 2025.

The album has been preceded by the release of the single What Was That in April 2025.

Describing the album, the artist whose real name is Ella Yellich-O'Connor, said: "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. I WAS TRYING TO SEE MYSELF, ALL THE WAY THROUGH. I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A DOCUMENT THAT REFLECTED MY FEMININITY: RAW, PRIMAL, INNOCENT, ELEGANT, OPENHEARTED, SPIRITUAL, MASC."

"I’M PROUD AND SCARED OF THIS ALBUM," she continued. "THERE’S NOWHERE TO HIDE. I BELIEVE THAT PUTTING THE DEEPEST PARTS OF OURSELVES TO MUSIC IS WHAT SETS US FREE."

What is Lorde's Virgin album tracklist?

The album has been revealed to consist of 11 tracks but the titles have not yet been revealed bar Virgin's lead single:

• What Was That (WWT)

What is the cover art of Lorde's Virgin album?

The album cover art for Lorde's fourth album, Virgin, consists of an X-ray scan image of a woman's pelvis.

In the image, viewers can also see a belt buckle, a trouser zipper, and an IUD coil present.

Lorde's Instagram bio now reads: "THE THEMES ARE ALWAYS THE SAME— A RETURN TO INNOCENCE— THE MYSTERIES OF THE BLOOD— AN ITCH FOR THE TRANSCENDENTAL."

What singles has Lorde released from her new album?

The lead single for Lorde's next album is What Was That, which she debuted with a teaser on TikTok on 9th April 2025.

In the 30-second clip, Lord filmed herself stomping through New York's Washington Square Park wearing headphones, giving fans a snippet of the chorus.

On 22nd April, she returned to Washington Square for a listening party for the new song – informing fans on Instagram to be there at 7pm.

However, so many people turned up that she was ordered to disperse the crowd by the police.

"OMG @thepark the cops are shutting us down. I am truly Amazed by how many of you showed up!!! But they’re telling me you gotta disperse ... I’m so sorry."

Fan videos showed her later standing on top of a crate after making her way through a crowd, playing a preview of the track via a speaker.

Following this, the track was released officially on 24th April 2025 along with a music video, which is available below.

The video depicts Lorde cycling around the city before dancing and singing in front of a crowd.

The song itself has drawn comparisons to her second album, Melodrama.

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