Archives for December 2020

WHAT’S LORDE UP TO?

One of the first blogs I wrote when I set up this site told the story of Kiwi singing sensation, Lorde. At the time, she was one of the most successful singers in the world having been at the top of the music charts in many countries as well as winning 2 Grammy Awards. It was impossible to talk about New Zealand music without mentioning Lorde. Today, she is seldom heard of being replaced by the new, young female singing sensation Stella Bennett, known as Benee.

Although Lorde (real name Ella Yelich-O’Connor) has not performed for over a year, and gone silent on social media, she has not retired to the suburbs to grow potatoes. She has in fact, been to Antarctica to see first hand what the New Zealand scientific team have been doing. It turns out, Lorde is passionate about the environment and is particularly concerned about climate change. read more