"It's just this amazing thing when a peer throws the gauntlet down like that," the two-time Grammy winner said in reference to the success of Charli's sixth studio album.

In an interview with BBC Radio 1, Lorde revealed how collaborating with Charli xcx influenced her new album 'Virgin,' which is due June 27.

Out June 27, “Virgin” is described by Lorde as “100% written in blood.” These details, along with the cover art of the LP, were shared on Lorde’s website on Wednesday morning. The album artwork is a blue-tinted x-ray of a pelvis with a zipper going down the middle, a belt buckle in the center and the outline of an IUD.