Lorde’s ‘Virgin’ vinyl packaging features a picture of a vagina

Lorde’s Virgin is nearly here – but fans have got more than they bargained for with a shot of what people have assumed to be singer’s vagina included in the packaging for vinyls of the album.

Let’s all take a breath and just re-explain that.

Lorde’s fourth studio album, Virgin, is set to be released 27 June globally, as the follow up to 2013’s Pure Heroine, 2017’s Melodrama and 2022’s Solar Power.

The full-length album will feature already released singles “What Was That?”, the gender-bending “Man of the Year” and gritty “Hammer“, alongside eight other tracks.

And the packaging for for the vinyl, which some fans have already got their hands on, includes a shot of, as one said, a “Lordeussy”.

We can’t embed pictures of the packaging for obvious reasons, but X users and Lorde fans alike are gagged at the photo choice, which sees a fairly close-up shot of what most have assumed to be the Kiwi singer’s vagina, underneath clear plastic trousers.

“Why is Lorde’s beaver all over my timeline,” one user asked.

“Opened the app and the first thing I see is Lorde’s coochie in my face???” another posted. “WITH BUSH mind you.”

And a third joked, “The concept of having Lorde’s p*ssy saved in your gallery.”

lorde’s pussy being the vinyl cover of her album pic.twitter.com/FmgJhNNNzn

— mikey (@catmncer) June 26, 2025

me when i saw lorde’s .. vinyl cover on my timeline

pic.twitter.com/H4BYyNuWKK

— lea 💋 (@leasweetener) June 26, 2025

“I’m sorry but Lorde putting her cooch on vinyl is iconic asf,” another wrote.

And yet another joked, “Woke up and saw Lordes p*ssy facing the world.”

not the lordeussy being out i’m crying pic.twitter.com/BRFsBw2pRY

— laney ౨ৎ (@laneybedumb) June 26, 2025

The shot doesn’t seem to actually be the vinyl variant of the Virgin cover, which is an x-ray of a pelvis, but rather a featured print in the vinyl’s accompanying album booklet.

As noted on Lorde’s store, the Vinyl Gatefold LP contains: “12” X-ray picture disc vinyl, high gloss gatefold cover, 8 page full colour booklet, metallic silver printed inner sleeve.” It warns: “Parental advisory: adult images.”

For the curious amongst you, a cursory search of ‘Lorde’ on X should heed the results you’re looking for.

It is also possible, of course, that the picture isn’t Lorde herself – but that doesn’t really seem her style.

The New Zealand born singer has said that Virgin was inspired by “coming into masculinity” and “gender broadening”.

She told Rolling Stone in a recent interview that she is “in the middle, gender-wise”, and told Chappell Roan, “I’m a woman except for the days when I’m a man.”

Virgin by Lorde is released on 27 June.

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