Lorde Covers Kanye West’s ‘Love Lockdown’ At Chicago Tour Stop

Lorde recently paid tribute to Kanye West during her show in Chicago. She performed West's song "Love Lockdown" on Tuesday night.

The 21-year-old singer is currently on her Melodrama tour in support of the Melodrama album she released on June 16, 2017. After singing "Love Lockdown" a capella, Lorde also interpolated the lyrics to "Runaway" with her song "Liability."

After her performance, Lorde thanked her fans from Chicago and said that it must be nice to come from the same place where West is from.

Lorde Calls Kanye West Her Idol

In the past, the New Zealand native called West her idol. The two also collaborated on the song "Yellow Flicker Beat." West remixed the track, which is featured in Lorde's Melodrama compilation.

"I'm the worst person ever at talking to people I don't know on the phone - I can't even order pizza. I would put off calling him. I'd say it's 12:57, I'll do it a 1," said Lorde.

After West agreed to remix "Yellow Flicker Beat," Lorde managed to hang out with the rapper in his studio in Malibu.

Other artists featured in Melodrama are Grace Jones, Chemical Brothers, Miguel, and Charli XCX.

Who Is Lorde?

Lorde is a singer, songwriter, and record producer, whose real name is Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Conner. She was born in the Auckland suburb of Takapuna but she grew up in Devonport.

In her early teen years, Lorde signed with Universal Music Group, and she worked closely with Joel Little. At the age of 16, Lorde dropped her first extended play The Love Club EP. The compilation reached the no. 2 spot in New Zealand and Australia.

A year later, Lorde released her most popular track thus far. "Royals" ranked no. 1 on several international music charts. Thanks to the song, Lorde became the youngest solo artist to achieve a number one single on U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Royals" is featured in Pure Heroine.

She released another album, Tennis Court EP, in 2013.

Some of Lorde's songs are "Green Light," "Tennis Court," "Team," "Perfect Places," "Homemade Dynamite," "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," "Buzzcut Season," "A World Alone," "Glory and Gore," "Sober," "Supercut," "Ribs," "400 Lux," "Bravado," "Writer in the Dark," "The Louvre," "The Love Club," and "White Teeth Teens."

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