Olivia Rodrigo has hailed Lorde the “voice of a generation”.
Lorde changed modern pop
The ‘Vampire’ hitmaker has long been a big fan of the 28-year-old singer and thinks there are few modern songwriters who the New Zealander hasn’t had a big impact on.
She told Rolling Stone magazine: “I think Lorde’s voice truly is the voice of a generation. I don’t know any modern songwriters who haven’t been influenced by her.”
And Gracie Abrams credits seeing the ‘Royals’ hitmaker – whose real name is Ella Yelich-O’Connor – perform in Los Angeles in 2013 for changing “every single part” of her life.
She said: “[That show] changed every single part of my life for good.
“I don’t know that I would’ve found any shred of confidence to get on any stage had I not watched Ella command that room the way she did.
“I remember thinking, ‘This person is from another planet, and I want to live there with her.’”
Lorde’s friend and collaborator Dev Hynes can see how her work has had a huge impact on “the pop landscape” over the last decade.
He said: “I see how the pop landscape has changed since she entered.
“I feel like post her success, production has been scaled back into quite a minimalistic place. It’s absolutely because of her.”
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