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"Sixteen-year-old Lorde, whose \"Royals\" single about her fascination with aristocracy is No. 3 on Billboard's Hot 100 in the U.S., has just premiered her debut album online ahead of its Sept. 30 retail release.\nLorde \u2014 born Ella Yelich-O'Connor \u2014 is an electro pop singer-songwriter from New Zealand and is one of VH1's You Oughta Know artists, which highlights emerging musicians. \nSee also: 8 Ways to Discover Your New Favorite Band Online\nThe album, Pure Heroine, began streaming at artist.VH1 on Monday morning. \n\nIf you'd prefer to hear Lorde's live version of the songs from Pure Heroine, check out this footage from Lorde's first stateside concert in New York City in August. \n \nBONUS: 27 Lady Gaga 'Applause' GIFs That Belong in a Museum\n\n\n\n27 Artsy GIFs of Lady Gaga's \"Applause\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n17.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n18.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n19.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n20.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n21.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n22.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n23.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n24.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n25.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n26.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n27.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Joseph Okpako/Redferns via Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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