Lorde

It seems as if every positive piece of news for Lorde is accompanied by something controversial or negative.

Lorde is certainly one of the breakout stars, if not the breakout star, of the year, with her song 'Royals' establishing her as an artist to watch now and for many years to come. She performed the song at the 2014 'The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!!' tonight (Dec. 6), and it once again furthered the singer's mystique.

Heavy is the head that wears the crown.

As one of the biggest hits of 2013, Lorde's 'Royals' has been the subject of tons of remixes and covers, both amateur and professional. Even Selena Gomez covered it live. This stunning rendition by AcaBelles, the a cappella group at Florida State University, is one of the best we've seen. And trust us. We've seen tons.

Before she was topping the charts and putting her foot in her mouth about artists like David Guetta, Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez, Lorde was a pretty 12-year-old fronting a band called Extreme. (We'll forgive her for not knowing that was a metal band first since she wasn't even born back then!) And she looked exactly the same!

Oh Lord, Lorde. When will you learn to not diss those more famous and longstanding than you are? The 17-year-old New Zealand native called David Guetta "gross" in front of press when her management team asked her if she'd like to work with him ... and he fired back beautifully.

Puddles the sad clown, the 7 foot tall man with an AH-MAZING voice, comes off as a little gruff in the beginning... ... that is, until he starts singing

How's this for an amazing celebrity sighting: Taylor Swift and Lorde lunching together in New York City!

The second we heard that Lorde was covering a mid-'80s Tears for Fears classic on the new 'Hunger Games' movie soundtrack, we couldn't wait to hear what she'd do with it. Well, here it is!