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 crotch area, with her hip bones, belt buckle, and zipper visible.
But it was one particular detail in the X-ray that got many fans talking – a T-shaped object that appeared to be an IUD (intrauterine device), a type of birth control that is placed in 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 image 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.
Fans were stunned by the image, with one posting: ‘I WASNT PREPARED FOR THIS ON A WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON LORDE.’
‘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.
An IUD is one of the most effective forms of birth control, with an over 99 percent success rate, meaning that fewer than one out of 100 people with an IUD will get pregnant each year.
It comes after Lorde released her first new music in four years, the song What Was That.
Fans were stunned by the image, with one posting: ‘I WASNT PREPARED FOR THIS ON A WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON LORDE’
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.
