Lorde made a rare public appearance with American musician Jim-E Stack in New York on Saturday.
The New Zealand singer, 27, appeared close to the producer, who is rumored to be helping her with her new album, while they went out for a walk in the city.
Lorde, who has not been photographed with her music executive boyfriend Justin Warren since March 2023, dressed casually for the outing in a long black skirt, a red T-shirt and a green jacket.
The singer completed her look with a pair of black boots and was seen sitting on a park bench while chatting with Jim-E.
The songwriter wore blue jeans and a white T-shirt as he walked alongside Lorde.
The couple recently sparked rumors that they are working on a new album together after Jim-E shared a photo of Lorde on Instagram in August.
The image showed the singer sitting in a studio and working on her laptop.
It came weeks after Lorde completely deleted her social media accounts, leading fans to speculate that a new album is on the way.
Lorde made a rare public appearance with American musician Jim-E Stack in New York on Saturday.
In June, he also uploaded a series of disconcerting photos that seemed to tease new music.
One image showed her in a long black dress, looking over a balcony, while another captured the moment she spit over the edge.
To add to the intrigue, he shared a close-up of his hand holding a tablet with the word “spit” written on it.
He wrote a short message that said: ‘Use existing tools wherever possible. If the tools don’t exist, you are spiritually obligated to create them.’
The New Zealand singer appeared close to the producer, who is rumored to be helping her with her new album, while they were out for a walk in the city.
Fans were quick to speculate that her post could be a preview of new music on the horizon.
—So the lead single is called spit? one person questioned.
‘LORDE, WHAT IS THIS? PLEASE RELEASE AN ALBUM,’ wrote another excited fan while a third person commented: ‘Lorde’s new album is coming!’
The post was the only one on Lorde’s Instagram page at the time.
The Grammy Award-winning songwriter premiered two new songs during her performance at England’s Boardmasters Festival last year.
According to Vulture, the hitmaker played a pair of songs that were said to be titled Silver Moon and Invisible Ink, although she later denied those were the final names.
Lorde dressed casually for the outing in a long black skirt and a red t-shirt.
Although many fans suspected that Lorde was planning to release a new album, she took to her Instagram account at the time to express that she did not have a major project in the works.
She wrote: “This is not the beginning of anything, I just want you to know that there is a light burning inside of me.”
When another fan commented that the hitmaker was trying to mislead his fanbase, she doubled down on her original denial.
“I’m serious, I literally decided to free them from my laptop… but they’re not bad huh,” he wrote.
Lorde’s most recent album, Solar Power, made its debut in August 2021.
Lorde has not been photographed with her music executive boyfriend Justin Warren (left) since March 2023. Both photographed in 2021.
Meanwhile, Lorde hinted at relationship problems with her long-term boyfriend Justin, 43, last year when she shared a distressing open letter with her fans, revealing she is suffering from personal “heartbreak.”
They were first photographed frolicking together on the beach in 2016, but at the time Justin dismissed rumors that they were dating.
But in the years since, they have traveled around the world together and Justin has even been spotted near the singer’s $2.8 million villa.