Lorde Is Very Secretive About Her Love Life — But Is She Currently Dating Anyone?

The Gist:

• Lorde chooses to keep much of her personal life private.
• She has been linked to Justin Warren for many years, however.
• The singer recently updated fans on the state of her heart.

Four years after her sophomore studio album, "Melodrama," was released, Lorde finally put out her third album, "Solar Power," on Aug. 20, 2021. That album received mixed reviews, but also created a buzz around who the private pop singer, whose real name is Ella Yelich-O'Connor, could be dating.

During the production of the album, rumors started swirling that Lorde and her producer, the famed Jack Antonoff, were secretly together. Of course, he since got married to actor Margaret Qualley. So, who is Lorde dating now?

Despite the rumors of her dating Jack, Lorde was reportedly with music executive Justin Warren for many years under the radar. The U.S. transplant was spotted around New Zealand with Lorde as early as 2016, though the pair continuously denied that they're an item.

"Ella and I have worked together for years and we're good friends. Any rumours of us being 'a pair' are ridiculous," Justin told the NZ Herald in early 2016. "Ella has a really busy year ahead of her and we'll be spending more time together as plans for the next Lorde record unfold."

That being said, in 2019, Lorde stepped out with a ring on that finger, which raised many eyebrows.

Despite being a chart-topping star, Lorde chooses to keep the details of her personal life very private. She didn't kept a ring on her wedding finger consistently, so it's not likely that she secretly got married — though she probably wouldn't share the details if she had.

After years of fighting off rumors of a relationship, People reported in Sept. 2023 that the couple — if they ever were one — officially broke up.

In a newsletter to her fans, Lorde didn't specifically mention Justin's name, but confessed to now "living with heartbreak again."

She went on to share about her difficult time, "It’s different but the same. I ache all the time, I forget why and then remember."

Lorde then inspiringly wrote, "I’m not trying to hide from the pain, I understand now that pain isn’t something to hide from, that there’s actually great beauty in moving with it. But sometimes I’m sick of being with myself.”

So, should fans expect that Lorde may turn her pain into a new album soon?

Well hey, if there's any silver lining to the artist's heartbreak, it would definitely be giving her fans some tracks to help us deal with our own struggles.

Lorde used to date photographer James Lowe. They met when she was 16 and he was 24. Her mom approved the relationship, saying "I didn't say, 'Yeah, sure, go date a 24-year-old.' But her dad and I met James and we liked him. When Ella was much younger, her first boyfriend was older — four years or something." Lorde and James broke up in 2015. Many think "Green Light" from "Melodrama" was actually written about their breakup.

In an interview, Lorde said, "The song is actually about a heartbreak. And it's not something that I really am used to writing about. It took me a while to be able to figure out how to write about that. It was my first major heartbreak."