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Lorde plays Gwinnett’s Infinite Energy Arena with Run the Jewels

New Zealand singer and songwriter Lorde rocked the Infinite Energy Arena on Saturday, April 14, 2018 The singer is touring in support of her 2017 Grammy-nominated album "Melodrama." Lorde was the only woman among the nominees for album of the year. Run the Jewels, the duo of Killer Mike and El-P, was also on the bill at Saturday's show. Mitski opened the show. Go to accessAtlanta.com to see more photos from the concert.

By Shane Harrison

April 16, 2018

21-year-old Grammy winner Lorde rocked the Infinite Energy Arena on Saturday, April 14, 2018, on her Melodrama World Tour. “Melodrama,” released in June 2017, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard album chart. Run the Jewels, including Atlanta’s Killer Mike, and Mitski opened the show.

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Lorde’s “Melodrama,” her second album, was a Grammy nominee for album of the year.

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The album included the track “Homemade Dynamite,” which Lorde is seen performing in this shot from the Infinite Energy Arena show.

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Killer Mike (left) and El-P make up the duo Run the Jewels, the name taken from LL Cool J’s “Cheesy Rat Blues.”

ExploreSee more photos of Lorde and Run the Jewels at Infinite Energy Arena here.

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Shane Harrison is the Arts & Entertainment editor for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and ajc.com. He has been with the AJC since 1990.

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