Live From Mars30 Jun 2025

Glastonbury Was Chaos: Charli XCX Burns, The 1975 Returns, Lorde’s "Virgin" & Beyoncé’s Floating Car Disaster

This week on Live From Mars, Alex unpacks a massive week in pop music—from Lorde’s industrial new album Virgin, to wild moments at Glastonbury, Olivia Rodrigo album rumors, Beyoncé's floating car scare, and more. This episode combines a full review of Virgin with New Music Friday highlights and a breakdown of the week’s biggest music news.

Topics covered:

New Music Friday picks: Lorde’s Virgin, Jessie Murph’s “Heroin,” and RAYE & Mark Ronson’s “Grandma Calls The Boys Bad News”
Full review of Lorde’s Virgin album: top tracks, themes, standout lyrics, and how it compares to Solar Power
Glastonbury moments: Charli XCX sets the Brat curtain on fire, Matty Healy takes jabs at Taylor Swift, and Lewis Capaldi returns to the stage
Olivia Rodrigo’s next album: what we know (and don’t) about OR3 so far
Taylor Swift’s surprise “Shake It Off” performance in Nashville
Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour scare in Houston
Sabrina Carpenter’s album cover controversy and why she’s a marketing genius

Timestamps:

00:00 – Intro

01:31 – Lorde's Virgin Review

14:21 – New Music Friday Highlights

18:37 – Glastonbury 2025 Recap

25:41 – Olivia Rodrigo's 3rd Album

29:21 - Taylor Swift's Surprise Performance

31:14 – Beyoncé's "16 Carriages" Car Accident

32:15 – Sabrina Carpenter's New Album Cover

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