Kanye West, Lorde Reportedly Getting Together in the Studio

Kanye West has just returned from touring Australia. Did his time in Oceania inspire him to collaborate with New Zealander Lorde?

Page Six reports that Mr. West's first destination after his time down under is the studio, where he'll make music with Lorde.

If it's truly in the works, the collaboration makes more sense than you might initially assume: though they make very different kinds of music, both Lorde and Yeezy have an affinity for mixing dark, electronic textures with big pop hooks. Lorde has often praised the rapper and covered ' Flashing Lights' and ' Hold My Liquor ' on tour.

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West, meanwhile, has expressed his appreciation of Lorde's music. The popstar told Rolling Stone that when she met Mr. West backstage at Later...With Jools Holland, he told her that 'he liked the messages [in my songs], which was cool.'

West has also reportedly been in the studio with Paul McCartney, working on the followup to Yeezus. The album is rumored for a 2014 release, but nothing has been confirmed.

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