Lorde Receives Four Grammy Nominations For ‘Royals’ And ‘Pure Heroine’

Ya gurl Ella Yelich O’Connor continues to ascend her ceaseless international summit of fame and glory, as the 17 year old queen of 2013’s music industry  has earned an impressive four nominations for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.

Taking out spots in the coveted Song Of The Year and Record Of The Year categories for her unprecedentedly well received and adored Royals (Record of the year refers to a song, not to be confused with Album of The Year); Lorde also took out a nomination in the Best Pop Vocal Performance for Royals, along with  a nod in the Best Pop Vocal Album category for Pure Heroine.

The Grammys website erroneously reported Lorde as an Australian on their website – a mistake which has, sadly, since been corrected – while only two Aussie acts earned nominations: Melbourne’s Hiatus Kaiyote for Best R&B performance and Tame Impala receiving a nod for Best Alternative Music Album for their excellent record and triple j favourite, Lonersim. 

While 2013 is (arguably) the Year Of Our Lorde much like last year’s nominations was the Year Of Gotye, Lorde has some strong competition to match in all four categories. Listed below are the major categories’ nominees; find the full list — where Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis dominate — here.