Lorde made a rare public outing with American musician Jim-E Stack in New York on Saturday.
The New Zealand singer, 27, appeared closed with the producer, who is rumoured to be helping her with her new album, as they went for a walk through the city.
Lorde, who hasn’t been pictured with her music executive boyfriend Justin Warren since March 2023, dressed casually for the outing in a long black skirt, a red T-shirt, and a green jacket.
The singer completed her look with a pair of black boots, and was seen sitting on a park bench while chatting to Jim-E.
The songwriter wore blue jeans and a white T-shirt as he walked alongside Lorde.
The pair recently sparked rumours they are working on a new album together after Jim-E shared a photo of Lorde to Instagram in August.
The image showed the singer sitting in a studio and working on her laptop.
It came weeks after Lorde completely wiped her social media accounts, leading fans to speculate that a new album is on the way.
Lorde made a rare public outing with American musician Jim-E Stack in New York on Saturday
In June, she also uploaded a series of puzzling photos that seemed to tease new music.
One image showed her in a long black dress, gazing over a balcony, while another captured the moment she spat off the edge.
Adding to the intrigue, she shared a close-up of her hand holding a tablet with the word ‘spit’ written on it.
She wrote a short message, which read: ‘Use the existing tools wherever possible. If the tools do not exist you are spiritually obliged to create them.’
The New Zealand singer appeared closed with the producer, who is rumoured to be helping her with her new album, as they went for a walk through the city
Fans were quick to speculate her post might be a teaser for new music on the horizon.
‘So the lead single is called spit?’ one person questioned.
‘LORDE WHAT IS THIS PLEASE RELEASE AN ALBUM,’ another excited fan wrote while a third person commented: ‘Lorde’s new album is coming!’
The post was the only one on Lorde’s Instagram page at the time.
The Grammy Award-winning songwriter debuted two new tracks during her set at England’s Boardmasters Festival last year.
According to Vulture, the hitmaker played a pair of songs that were said to have been titled Silver Moon and Invisible Ink, although she later denied that those were the final names.
Lorde dressed casually for the outing in a long black skirt and a red T-shirt
Although many fans suspected that Lorde was planning on releasing a new album, she took to her Instagram account at the time to express that she did not have a major project in the works.
She wrote: ‘This is not the start of anything out there, just want u to know there’s a light on inside me.’
When another fan commented the hitmaker was trying to mislead her fanbase, she doubled down on her original denial.
‘I’m serious literally just decided to set these free from my laptop… but they’re not bad eh,’ she wrote.
Lorde’s most recently-released album Solar Power made its debut in August of 2021.
Lorde hasn’t been pictured with her music executive boyfriend Justin Warren (left) since March 2023. Pictured both in 2021
Meanwhile, Lorde hinted at relationship troubles with her long-term boyfriend Justin, 43, last year when she shared a a distressing open letter with her fans, revealing she is suffering from a personal ‘heartbreak’.
They were first photographed frolicking on the beach together in 2016, but at the time Justin dismissed rumours they were dating.
But in the years since, they have toured the world together and Justin has even been spotted near the songstress’ $2.8million villa.
