Lorde sparked concern on Monday after she shared a series of photos on Instagram, revealing a black eye.
The 27-year-old singer, who mysteriously deleted all of her social media posts last month, gave no explanation for the injuries, leaving fans to speculate about what may have happened.
While many accepted the comments expressing concern and sending well wishes, others wondered if the post could be linked to an upcoming project or message.
‘Lorde, are you okay?’ asked one follower, while another commented: ‘This new album is going to break the internet.’
His cryptic title only deepened the confusion among his legion of fans, as he wrote: ‘DYHTS?’ ©ĿŁု⑷♶⚤’, leaving many bewildered by the strange symbols and unclear message.
Lorde sparked concern on Monday after she shared a series of photos on Instagram, revealing a black eye.
The 27-year-old singer, who mysteriously deleted all of her social media posts last month, gave no explanation for the injuries, leaving fans to speculate about what may have happened.
‘And what does the title mean?’ “This is so strange,” wrote one Reddit user. “I hope he accidentally hit his face on something, but I don’t know, I can recognize the male-female bonding symbol in his title, which means like a woman and a man together, right? I don’t know what the rest means, which strange…’
Another fan commented: ‘Girl you’re so confusing.’
The Royals singer shared several close-ups of her bruised face, followed by a photo of her smiling and about to dig herself into a banana split, with the injury still clearly visible.
She also posted a photo of a ProHealth Advanced Imaging disc, along with a snapshot of a hat emblazoned with the phrase “Got the stones?”
One fan seemed impressed by the mysterious post, commenting: “Great way to get back into social media.” He leads with the black eye and the enigmatic baseball cap. I like it, Lorde, I like it. Keep these people alert.’
On August 13, Lorde deleted her social media and fans speculated that the move indicated new music was arriving.
Fellow pop star Taylor Swift has employed a similar tactic in teasing the release of new albums, and recently Lorde has also taken a more cryptic approach to her posts.
In June, the singer uploaded a series of disconcerting photos that seemed to tease new music.
His cryptic title only deepened the confusion among his legion of fans, as he wrote: ‘DYHTS?’ ©ĿŁု⑷♶⚤’, leaving many bewildered by the strange symbols and unclear message.
‘Lorde, are you okay?’ asked one follower, while another commented: ‘This new album is going to break the internet.’
The Royals singer shared several close-ups of her bruised face, followed by a photo of her smiling and about to dig herself into a banana split, with the injury still clearly visible.
While many accepted the comments expressing concern and sending well wishes, others wondered if the post could be linked to an upcoming project or message.
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.’
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 VultureThe hitmaker played a pair of songs said to be titled Silver Moon and Invisible Ink, although she later denied those were the final names.
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.
While her social media may seem like a ghost town, the New Zealand-born singer made sure to drop a tidbit about what she has planned in a new Instagram bio.
Lorde appeared to tease the upcoming release of new music when she posted several cryptic images to her Instagram account in June.
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.
