Fans react as Lorde announces her new album ‘Virgin’ releasing on June 27

Lorde dropped a new bomb on her fans after releasing What Was That a few days ago. The New Zealand singer posted the announcement of her upcoming album, Virgin, on all her social media platforms and her official website. On Instagram and X, the user simply captioned her posts as "Virgin". However, on the website, she dropped names by writing:

"AN ALBUM BY ME PRODUCED BY ME AND JIM-E STACK WITH FABIANA PALLADINO ANDREW AGED BUDDY ROSS DAN NIGRO & DEVONTÉ HYNES MIXED BY SPIKE STENT AND TOM ELMHIRST. MASTERED BY CHRIS GEHRINGER."

She also mentioned the release date:

"100% WRITTEN IN BLOOD. COMING JUNE 27."

Although fans were hyped up for Lorde's new era and music, many were not impressed or convinced by the supposed album cover art. It has launched netizens into a series of questions and discussions in the comment section.

How did fans react to Lorde's new album, Virgin?

Many fans expressed their excitement and are eagerly waiting for June 27th to come around. However, a fair group of netizens also did not understand what Virgin's supposed cover art is supposed to represent or mean.

Have a look at the confusion and appreciation that was boiling down in Lorde's most recent X post.

One fan gave an in-depth interpretation of the album in a lengthy comment. They start by saying:

"I can’t stop looking at this cover. It just seems so symbolic to me of the unintended loss of innocence, the way women need to be prepared for if and when that happens to them, and the sadness surrounding everything about it."

They continued to explain:

"The belt buckle & zipper seems to imply she was wearing jeans when getting this x-ray look into who she is via this album... The IUD plays off of how women are told even if you do have your innocence stolen from you, it’s still your responsibility to be prepared... The blue plays off of sadness and feelings of grief."

They concluded by saying:

"To name this virgin, to have it blue, and to have the IUD/jeans with a belt buckle…I don’t think my heart is ready for what brilliance she’ll share on this album." - @MelissaEnchant wrote.

Another user tried to explain what the photo is for those asking in the comments. They wrote:

"This is an x-ray with clothes, so belt + zipper from jeans are visible in case you don't know wtf you're looking at!" - @wirelyss explained.

One netizen commented:

"virgin? why" - @PhilAuriant asked.

Another fan said:

"much to think about" - @betscrables wrote.

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Lorde's surprise announcement of her new album, Virgin, has the internet in a chokehold. Not only are they excited for June 27, 2025, for the album to drop, but the internet is buzzing with discussion regarding the singer's choice of photo while announcing her upcoming album.

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