Lorde: On the Record

Singer Lorde canceled a Tel Aviv concert under boycott pressure and later joined a campaign to block her music in Israel.

On the record

• Dec. 24, 2017 — Canceled her planned June 2018 Tel Aviv concert amid BDS pressure, saying “i think the right decision at this time is to cancel the show.” [JTA]
• October 2025 — Joined the “No Music for Genocide” campaign to geo-block her catalogue from streaming in Israel. [Consequence]

Where Galil stands

Our opinion: Israeli fans don’t get the show, and now they don’t get the songs either. We don’t stand with that.

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