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Lorde was seen riding the subway and posing with fans in New York City after she swapped her popstar lifestyle for normalcy.
The Royals singer celebrated the 10th anniversary of her album Pure Heroine back in September, but since then Lorde has kept herself under the radar. She's now been seen on public transport after a fan spotted her.
She wore a pair of white jeans with a patterned T-shirt underneath a sweater which she bundled up by her shoulders, leaving her bare arms out. Lorde wore a blue mask under her chin and a pair of Apple headphones were wrapped around her neck. Her blonde hair was braided into two plaits and she seemed in high spirits as she smiled for a photo. It comes after the New Zealand artist has released some new merchandise with a special shoutout to Kanye West.
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On the front, the clothes seemed relatively normal, depicting the album itself. On the back, Lorde wrote in typed font a long list of people and things she wanted to send a special wish to. Among the lengthy docket was Kanye, which came as a shock for many fans given his more recent controversial statements. After the list, Lorde wrote: "You're the only friend I need."
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The final statement was a telling reference to her hit song Ribs. After Lorde rose to popularity, Kanye and her connected and collaborated together on a remix of "Yellow Flicker Beat" in 2014.
Over the years, Lorde has been a huge Kanye fan. She attended his Yeezy Season 2 presentation and also covered his songs Love Lockdown and Runaway in his home of Chicago. During the show, she said: "Thanks Chicago! It must be nice to come from the same place as Kanye West."
She did have one tense moment with Kanye over the years when she accused him of stealing her stage design. Other than that moment, though, Lorde has not really made her position known on his controversial statements nor has she updated the public on their relationship. Now, this new statement could be a hint that there's still a platonic connection there.
Lorde and Kanye West once arrived to a Christian Dior show together (WireImage)Lorde's full statement on the merch read: "With thanks to: Weed, planes, Tumblr, The Stardome Observatory & Planetarium, the caves underneath Maungauika, boys who could drive, orange juice, birth control, Joel, Jai Pual, Grimes, Lana, Frank, Kanye, Bowie, Burial, Marie Antoinette, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna, my sister's Macbook Pro, Robbie, Zac, Hadley, Callum, Morgan, Madeline, Emelia, Finn, Beau, James, portable music players, introversion, naivety, self belief, endorphins, my city, my family, and every single person who ever pressed play, sent me a message or came to a show. You're the only friend I need."