New Zealand-born singer Lorde was seen out and about on the streets of Manhattan on Wednesday.

The 28-year-old performer – real name Ella Yelich-O’Connor – was spotted outside New York’s Madison Square Garden cutting a casual look in a Balenciaga polo shirt.

She matched the blue and red striped top with dark aqua jeans and a set of black flats.

Slinging a hand bag over her shoulder, the Royals hitmaker wore her long black hair in a part and accessorised with silver earrings and a matching necklace and bracelet.

For makeup, Lorde went for a low key look with just a touch of rouge on her cheeks and a sheer pink lip.

The popular performer was seen to smile as she passed by large crowd of sports fans waiting outside of the venue, ahead of a NBA game between the New York Knicks and the Detroit Pistons.

Lorde made her NYC appearance after appearing on stage at Coachella with Charli XCX earlier this month.

The top-selling artist has now confirmed that her new single What Was That will drop on April 25 ahead of new album which is expected to be released later in 2025.

It comes after dropped a new Māori language single in collaboration with fellow Kiwi Marlon Williams in February.

She took to her social media on to give fans a preview of the new tune called Kāhore He Manu E.

In the video, Lorde can be seen performing the gentle ballad in a studio.

The song appears on Williams, 34, new album Te Whare Tīwekaweka, which he recorded in Māori.

‘An honour to sing on Marlon’s beautiful waiata,’ she captioned her post.

She also shared a touching tribute to Williams in the Instagram share.

‘The love I have for our prodigal son knows no bounds—I consider him whanau,’ she began.

‘Marly Marl watching you find the edges of your ability and then expand past them over and over again makes my life richer.

‘Thank you for trusting me with this corner of your incredible album.’

She included a photo of herself sitting close by Williams while they worked on the album in the studio.

Meanwhile, Williams posted his own thank you to Lorde on his Instagram as well as sharing the inspiration for the song which is dedicated to a family member.

‘It’s an absolute treat to be laying this one on your lap,’ he said.

‘It’s a short sweet ballad about relationships and the difficulties of preserving them when they’re stretched on the rack of space and time.

‘Singing with Ella is one of the nicest things life has offered up for me to do. Dedicated to the loving memory of my Nana Rīpeka.’

Lorde’s most recently-released album Solar Power made its debut in August of 2021.