Lorde has hit out at a new AI-generated feature on Spotify, saying that the public “don’t want this”.
Her comments come as there have been increasingly more features on the streaming giant powered by artificial intelligence, which include helping curate playlists, improving music recommendations, and breaking down each user’s personal taste.
With a new function, however, Spotify has been sharing the personal meaning behind songs, providing a short paragraph that explains the lyrics and how the artist has been playing it live at their shows.
For Lorde, the description of her song ‘Current Affairs’ has caught her eye, and she has now hit out at it as being inaccurate and unnecessary.
“On her ‘Ultrasound World Tour’, Lorde turns ‘Current Affairs’ into a full-on performance piece, stripping down to underwear while a dancer pours water over her stomach so the song plays out like the show scene she talks about on stage,” the Spotify description read.
Sharing a screenshot, Lorde wrote “Hey @spotify, I’m gonna go out on a limb n say we don’t want this.”
Lorde calls out Spotify in new post:
“Hey @spotify i'm gonna go out on a limb n say we don't want this. Not only is this inaccurate (not the song i did that in) but reducing a song to an ai generated meaning right at the source feels like it limits free interpretation imo. At… pic.twitter.com/JwzEYfhcV3
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) July 16, 2026
She added: “Not only is this inaccurate (not the song I did that in) but reducing a song to an AI generated meaning right at the source feels like it limits free interpretation imo. At least make it possible for artists to opt out please”.
The comments come just days after Lorde also hit out at AI Meta glasses during her Mad Cool set in Madrid, telling fans “fuck those glasses. Don’t get the glasses. Not sexy” (via Yahoo).
She also said that she disliked the glasses because it is “getting harder and harder to know what is real” in the world, and she isn’t a fan of how you can be so unsure “if someone is wearing sunglasses, or if they’re wearing those fucked up, fucking [AI glasses].”
In regard to her comments against the new Spotify feature, a spokesperson for the streaming giant shared a statement explaining why the new tool was added. “We built ‘About the Song’ because fans want to dig into the stories behind the music,” they said (via Rolling Stone).
“It’s still in beta. The info comes from articles across the internet, and when something’s off, we move fast to fix it, like we did here. Getting it right matters to us.”
Lorde live at Glastonbury 2025. Credit: Derek Bremner for NME
Last month, Lorde marked the first anniversary of her latest album ‘Virgin‘ by sharing a collection of demos from the album, as well as a newsletter detailing the making of it.
She also opened up about the emotional weight of the record, admitting that sharing it felt “raw and exposing in a new way,” particularly as she worked on it while navigating personal challenges, including a breakup, an eating disorder, and a PMDD [Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder] diagnosis.”
‘Virgin’ was given a four-star review by NME, which read: “‘Virgin’ is a vibrant combination of Lorde’s best qualities, and then some.”
“With her newfound candour, the record combines the emotional whirlwind of ‘Melodrama’, the chilling minimalism of ‘Pure Heroine’ and the breezy freedom of ‘Solar Power’,” it added. “This might be called ‘Virgin’, but Lorde proves she’s not afraid to strip herself bare.”
Since the ‘Virgin’ record arrived and the ‘Ultrasound’ live dates kicked off, Lorde has donated over $200,000 from merch sales to Minnesota immigrant funds, and also been confirmed as a headliner for All Points East 2026 in London. That line-up also includes PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson and more as support.
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