With her new album Virgin, Lorde inspires fans worldwide – at least musically. Because the CD to the album is currently causing frustration. The singer sells a crystal clear CD via her website, which was advertised with her recyclable design and elegant aesthetics. The problem: Several fans report that the disc is not playable. Especially on social media, more and more voices are being loud, which report that the Virgin CD does not work.
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“Quite disappointing”
A TIKTOK user posted a video that clearly shows that his stereo system does not recognize the CD of the new Lorde album. “Seems like older models with old sensors cannot play them,” wrote the person in the caption. “Quite disappointing, I know it was about aesthetics, but at least you could have pressed them on normal CDs.”
Another Tikok video shows a fan, the CD player of which is also unable to play the disc in the car. “Whoever designed that is an idiot,” he said. “The worst thing is that it is the only version of the CD.”
In fact, only one variant of the Virgin CD is listed on Lorde’s official website. This is currently sold out. In addition, several vinyl editions are offered there.
Does it have a technical cause?
A Tikok user set out to find the cause of the play problems. In a clip he provides a possible technical explanation for why the transparent virgin disc on some devices does not work: “A certain technology that is not available in older CD players like mine is why it does not work. However, this has not yet been officially proven or confirmed.
What comes after Virgin?
Lorde published her fourth studio album with Virgin this year. At the Glastonbury 2025 she was on stage as a Secret act and once played the entire album live. At the beginning of this week, the singer had also indicated Virgin’s Bititen and revealed that there are other songs that did not appear on the album.