On '' Melodrama '' , Lorde attempted to showcase her maturity as a songwriter and incorporated her post-breakup introspection . The album was released in June 2017 and received widespread acclaim ; Metacritic placed it second on their list of the best-received records of 2017 based on inclusions in publications ' year-end lists , behind Kendrick Lamar 's '' Damn '' . It reached number one on the US '' Billboard '' 200 , earning Lorde her first number one on the chart , and on album charts of Australia , Canada and New Zealand . It earned a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year at the 60th ceremony . Two other singles from the album were released : " Perfect Places " and a remix of " Homemade Dynamite " featuring Khalid , Post Malone and SZA
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60th Annual Grammy Awards
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