Kiwi singer Lorde has enthralled fans with covers of Kanye West’s hit songs at a concert in the rapper’s hometown of Chicago.

The 21-year-old paid homage to her ‘idol’ by performing two of his tunes during her show at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, on Tuesday.

Concertgoers shared videos of the show on social media and they captured the moment the “Royals” singer performed a stunning a cappella version of West’s hit song “Love Lockdown” from his 808 and Heartbreak album. She also sang her own rendition of West’s “Runaway” from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy — accompanied by a piano — which she then mashed with her song “Liability” from her album Melodrama.

 

 

Lorde has been a long-time fan Kanye and his music, performing her cover of ‘Hold My Liquor’ from his 2013 album Yeezus in her home country New Zealand.

The singer, 21, has been performing songs from the rapper’s catalog throughout her career, including her cover of “Hold My Liquor” from his 2013 album Yeezus, and during her set at the Coachella Festival in 2017.

 

Despite her admiration for the rapper, she is also close friends with pop megastar Taylor Swift, who has long had a feud with Kanye.

In 2017, Lorde caused controversy when she compared her friendship with Taylor to having a friend with ‘very specific allergies,’ during an interview with The Guardian.

‘There are certain places you can’t go together. Certain things you can’t do. There are these different sets of considerations within the friendship. It’s like having a friend with an autoimmune disease,’ she said.

Lorde later apologised for her comments, taking to Twitter, saying: ‘Didn’t mention Taylor, but regardless, I f***ed up and that was really insensitive. I’m sorry.’

Swift and Lorde’s friendship began after they met at the American Music Awards in 2014. “She sent me some flowers [after the show], which was so nice,” Lorde told Jimmy Fallon at the time.