Lorde Launches Own Radio Station to Feature Songs That ‘Shapeshifted” Her

Lorde has created her own station to demonstrate to fans "the forms that have impacted my path for the better."

The 25-year-old celebrity has collaborated with Sonos Radio to create her own curated station titled 'SOLARSYSTYM', which features Radiohead, Cocteau Twins, and J Dilla.

She added in a statement, "SOLARSYSTYM is like stepping into my brain, giving listeners a front row seat to the songs that have meant a ton to me and my life."

She added, "It is a collection of forms, gravitationally bound, a handful of planets, dozens, more dwarf planets, and countless little rocks. All reflecting light from a sun. These are the forms that have altered my course for better."

She added that the station will allow for her fans to find out everything from the music her parents "pulled" from their really awesome CD tower to the songs she merely copied from YouTube as a pimple-faced teenager (those were the days!) and to the albums she include in their entirety because they "shapeshifted" her thoughts and emotions for the majority of her life.

Lorde is now traveling the globe in support of her 2021 album 'Solar Power,' with scheduled gigs in the United Kingdom and Ireland later this month, following a previous North American run.

She will then travel across Europe for more headlining gigs, as well as festival performances at Primavera Sound and Glastonbury, before concluding the tour in 2023 with rescheduled dates in Australia and New Zealand.

In November 2021, the Grammy-winning artist was "beyond devastated" to have to postpone performances in New Zealand and Australia owing to COVID-19 uncertainty.

Lorde said she was "incredibly heartbroken to postpone these performances." She explained that beginning the tour in New Zealand was always crucial to me and would have been a tremendous high but because the pandemic is not to be taken lightly, she would rather she perform for everyone at a more certain period.

The New Zealand-born singer and songwriter, concluded her North American Solar Power tour at the Santa Barbara Bowl. At the opening of her show, the performer reflected on her last visit to the Bowl, which occurred when she was 18 and her debut album Pure Heroine had just been released.

The stage and clothing designs evoked a 1970s mod aesthetic, with light wood, ascending and descending staircases, and yellow jumpsuits for the band. The stage's main point was a massive stairway atop a spinning platform, which served as an improvised sundial when illuminated. During the performance, a gigantic planet-shaped orb projected onto the back of the stage changed color. Lorde would frequently sit on the staircase between songs and speak with the audience as if they were an old friend having a coffee date.

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