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It seems as if every positive piece of news for Lorde is accompanied by something controversial or negative.

Lorde is certainly one of the breakout stars, if not the breakout star, of the year, with her song 'Royals' establishing her as an artist to watch now and for many years to come. She performed the song at the 2014 'The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!!' tonight (Dec. 6), and it once again furthered the singer's mystique.

Heavy is the head that wears the crown.

Lorde brought her rigor mortis-esque dance moves and deep vocals to the 2013 ARIA Awards. The 17-year-old New Zealand native performed her second single from 'Pure Heroine,' 'Team.'

We've seen a ton of different 'Royals' covers, but this adorable little girl's version may be the best one. Lorde's smash hit has been covered by a cappella groups, huge sad clowns with golden voices, and just about any other type of singer you could imagine, but this little girls "misheard" lyrics may just take the cake.

Lorde has already dissed Selena Gomez and David Guetta -- and kind of dissed Taylor Swift -- so next up for some shade? Nicki Minaj and Drake!

Yahoo's Sketchy did a parody of Lorde's smash hit 'Royals' that may be one of the best parodies of the year. The name of the song is 'White Girls' and what's interesting, is that it doesn't actually ever make fun of Lorde at all.

Before she was topping the charts and putting her foot in her mouth about artists like David Guetta, Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez, Lorde was a pretty 12-year-old fronting a band called Extreme. (We'll forgive her for not knowing that was a metal band first since she wasn't even born back then!) And she looked exactly the same!

Oh Lord, Lorde. When will you learn to not diss those more famous and longstanding than you are? The 17-year-old New Zealand native called David Guetta "gross" in front of press when her management team asked her if she'd like to work with him ... and he fired back beautifully.

How's this for an amazing celebrity sighting: Taylor Swift and Lorde lunching together in New York City!

The second we heard that Lorde was covering a mid-'80s Tears for Fears classic on the new 'Hunger Games' movie soundtrack, we couldn't wait to hear what she'd do with it. Well, here it is!

Lorde's 'Royals' has been called 2013's 'We Are Young.' It's hip, young, catchy and it's got a great beat. It's such a good song, that it even sounds good when it gets covered by a giant sad clown named Puddles. Just press play to join Puddles pity party...

David Guetta is pop-EDM royalty, a producer and DJ that most artists would sever a limb to work with, since he is known for being a hitmaker who teams up with the top of the pops! One artist not keen on getting into bed, musically speaking, with the French superstar? Oh, none other than Lorde. Guetta will never be "royal" in her eyes!

For everyone praising 'Royals' as a profound statement about pop culture, Lorde -- you know, the 16-year-old Kiwi who wrote and sings the song -- actually disagrees.

None of the mystique surrounding Lorde was shattered on Friday (Oct. 4) when the New Zealand-born singer, 16, performed her smash hit 'Royals' on 'Good Morning America.' She continues to intrigue us, even as boy bander Joe Jonas hurled a diss her way.

Lorde is a big deal right now. Her haunting, yet flossy hit, "Royals" is dominating airwaves, sitting comfortably in the top ten of just about every format. The 16-year-old from New Zealand made her American television debut last night (10/1) on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and did not disappoint.

At this point, we're used to seeing Lorde and her larger-than-life wavy hair, but for her October 2013 cover of New Zealand's Metro, the Kiwi singer is rocking sleek, blown out locks. Her style here is indicative of how she looks, lyricizes, acts, speaks and sings in a mature fashion that is way beyond her 16 years. In the feature, Lorde opens up about the notion of feminism and how Taylor Swift's

Miley Cyrus expressed her dissatisfaction with Smilers behaving badly in a succinct and smart way.

In her smash hit 'Royals,' Lorde sings about craving a buzz different than that which accompanies the luxury of items like Cristal, Maybachs and diamonds. She's not kidding. She has zero interest in that type of excess. In her Billboard cover feature, where she looks positively royal with berry-stained lips, the singer, 16, reveals that she'd prefer to remain an enigma over doing interviews, shari

Lorde is just 16, but she is already taking the world by storm, with her Adele-like voice and seasoned vet attitude.