News 28 November 2013

Lorde Joins Aria Awards Line-Up

Lorde joins ARIA Awards line-up

Lorde Joins Aria Awards Line-Up

FIRST AUSTRALIAN TV PERFORMANCE

THE FIRST NEW ZEALANDER TO HAVE A #1 SINGLE ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100

THE FIRST FEMALE TO TOP BILLBOARD'S ALTERNATIVE CHARTS SINCE 1996

LORDE NAMED TIME MAGAZINE'S MOST INFLUENTIAL TEEN OF 2013

LORDE WON 5 AWARDS AT THE 2013 NZ MUSIC AWARDS

'ROYALS' TRIPLE TIMES PLATINUM IN AUSTRALIA

'PURE HEROINE' PLATINUM IN AUSTRALIA

'TEAM' GOLD IN AUSTRALIA

LORDE RECENTLY CELEBRATED HER 17TH BIRTHDAY WITH DAVID BOWIE AND TILDA SWINTON (NATURALLY!)

Need we say anymore? Off the back of performing an unprecedented 25 minute set on Letterman this month, ARIA is absolutely ecstatic to announce that Lorde, one of the most acclaimed and revered artists of 2013, will be wrapping up her almighty year by performing her latest single, 'Team' at the 2013 ARIA Awards.

Dan Rosen, ARIA CEO said: "Lorde is an extremely talented artist and performer and one of the biggest artists in the world right now, so we are thrilled to be able to welcome her to this year's ARIA Awards as a special guest performer."

Tickets to the 2013 ARIA Awards have SOLD OUT, but fans can join in the festivities on the David Jones Black Carpet from 3.00pm on Sunday, December 1 at The Star, Sydney and everyone can watch on GO! from 7.30pm.

Relive the magic of Lorde's performance on Rdio, one of the world's most popular music streaming services and a proud partner of the 27th Annual ARIA Awards. This year live performances from the 2013 awards will be available to stream exclusively on Rdio the next day. Go to: onrdio.com or download the Rdio app for free.

The ARIA Awards and ARIA Week are proudly supported by the NSW Government, through its tourism and major events agency Destination NSW.