"Rejoice! Our times are intolerable. Take courage, for the worst is a harbinger of the best. Only dire circumstance can precipitate the overthrow of oppressors. The old and corrupt must be laid to waste before the just can triumph. Contradiction will be heightened. The reckoning will be hastened by the staging of seed disturbances. The apocalypse will blossom," bunyi lengkap versi asli kutipan tersebut.
Di samping itu, Lorde sempat menjadi perbincangan dalam ajang Grammy Awards 2018. Ia disebut-sebut menolak tampil dalam ajang tersebut.
Namanya masuk dalam daftar nomine kategori Album of the Year dari judul album Melodrama. Ia disandingkan dengan penyanyi pria lain seperti Kendrick Lamar, Childis Gambino, Jay Z, dan Bruno Mars.
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