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Melodrama is the second studio album by New Zealand singer Lorde, released on June 16, 2017, through Lava and Republic Records and distributed through Universal. Following the breakthrough success of her debut album Pure Heroine, Lorde retreated from the spotlight, and travelled between New Zealand and the United States to examine the world around her. Initially inspired by her disillusionment with fame, she wrote Melodrama to capture heartbreak and solitude after her first breakup. "Melodrama" has been described by critics as a loose concept album that explores the theme of solitude, in the framework of a single house party with the events and moods that entail it. Lorde wrote and produced the album alongside Jack Antonoff, with additional production contributions from Frank Dukes, Malay, Andrew Wyatt, Joel Little and Flume, among others. The album topped charts in New Zealand, Australia, the United States and Canada. "Melodrama" received widespread acclaim from critics, with some publications citing it as the best album of the year. The album was Lorde's first number one in the United States and Canada, and also peaked atop the charts in Australia and New Zealand. It received gold or platinum certifications in the said countries and the United Kingdom. "Melodrama" received widespread acclaim from contemporary critics and featured on various year-end and decade-end lists. It won a New Zealand Music Award for Album of the Year, and received a nomination for Album of the Yea
