Back in 2021, Lorde released an EP, Te Ao Mārama, of five Solar Power songs re-recorded in New Zealand’s indigenous Maori language. In response to suggestions of tokenism, she said, “I welcome this ...

but the Lorde has been resurrected. The 27-year-old singer-songwriter finally returned Thursday (March 28), nearly three years after she dropped her last studio record, Solar Power, to release her ...

Williams sang on Lorde’s Solar Power, and now Lorde’s guesting on his new album Te Whare Tīwekaweka. Williams announced Te Whare Tīwekaweka — his first Māori language album — last month ...

New Zealand artist Marlon Williams has enlisted fellow native Lorde for 'Kāhore He Manu E,' the latest single from his first album in the Māori language.

Months after their tribute to The Boss, Lorde herself dabbled with the Māori language when she shared Te Ao Mārama – a five-track companion EP to Solar Power, sung entirely in te reo Māori.

I'm serious literally just decided to set these free from my laptop… but they're not bad eh,' she wrote. Lorde's most recently-released album Solar Power made its debut in August of 2021.

Iʼm so proud of my friend.” Lorde and Williams have teamed up on several prior occasions, including to perform the former’s “Solar Power” in Māori in London in 2022. The pair also ...