Lorde Summer Is Nigh

Photo: Raymond Hall/GC Images The Lorde has risen. After weeks of teasing the first single, "What Was That," off her upcoming album, Lorde finally gave fans a listen Tuesday night during a spontaneous gathering in Washington Square Park. Earlier on Tuesday, the singer sent out a cryptic text blast inviting fans to "meet me in the park" at 7 p.m. She didn't say which park, but fans got it - two weeks earlier, she'd posted a TikTok walking to a snippet of the song in Washington Square Park. By sundown, hundreds of people had gathered, and Ella gave them a little taste of our . . .