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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