
Based on a tweet from Lorde, some viewers were apparently so impressed by her vocals in her SNL performance with Disclosure that they questioned whether or not she was actually singing live. An amused Lorde, who performed “Magnets” on the Nov. 14 episode, decided to dispel any lip-syncing rumblings.
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The day after the show aired, Lorde took took to Twitter to post: “wow – the fact that some people thought i was lip syncing on snl is an awesome compliment! goes without saying i have never/will never haha.”
wow – the fact that some people thought i was lip syncing on snl is an awesome compliment! goes without saying i have never/will never haha
— Lorde (@lordemusic) November 15, 2015
She later tweeted, “we’re just a bunch of kids from far away places and we played on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE! it’s all a bit overwhelming and i’m crazy grateful.”
we’re just a bunch of kids from far away places and we played on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE! it’s all a bit overwhelming and i’m crazy grateful
— Lorde (@lordemusic) November 15, 2015
Watch her performance of “Magnets” with Disclosure below. The song is featured on Disclosure’s album Caracal, which was released in September.