Lorde has sparked concerns among her fans after sharing a selfie of her appearing to have a black eye.
The 27-year-old singer-songwriter, whose real name is Ella Yelich-O’Connor, shot to fame in 2012 with the release of her hit single 'Royals'.
The song received widespread acclaim from music critics, and gained international success, reaching number one in the US, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
On Monday (September 30), the 'Melodrama’ musician deleted all former posts shared on her Instagram page.
She then shared six selfies, with three showing bruising around her right eye. She also posted a snap of herself smiling and about to eat a banana split, with the injury still clearly visible, and a picture of a disc featuring the words "ProHealth Advanced Imaging".
Her cryptic caption only deepened the confusion among her fanbase, as she penned: “DYHTS?” alongside several strange symbols, including a copyright logo, several variations of the letter ‘L’, a triangle, a 4, and the symbol showing the male and female signs interlocked.
Check out the pictures below:Lorde's pictures went viral on the social media platform, leaving many worried fans wondering if she was okay.
"Oh no what happened," one person asked the New Zealand star. "Girl, what does this mean," another questioned.
"O my gosh ! I love u baby stay strong " a third said.
A Reddit user shared their thoughts on the mysterious caption, writing: "And like what does the caption mean ?? this is so weird. I'm hoping she just accidentally hit her face on something but like idk like I can recognize the male-female linking symbol in her caption which means like a woman and man together, right? idk what the rest means, so strange ..."
Lorde has not publicly explained the cause of the black eye.
It’s been three years since the 'Homemade Dynamite' songstress released her latest studio album, Solar Power, in 2021.
Back in June, there was speculation that the Grammy winner’s highly anticipated fourth album was imminent after she posted (and deleted) a series of pictures of her leaning over a balcony alongside the caption: “Use the existing tools wherever possible," cited by Rolling Stone.
Similar to her most recent selfies, the caption was followed by numerous symbols - including a copyright logo and three different ‘L’ figures.
“If the tools do not exist you are spiritually obliged to create them,” the artist penned, adding additional symbols including the number 27, stars, a shark, a rabbit, a tarot card, and an Egyptian figure.