Celebrity·Posted on Dec 22, 201424 Times Lorde Was The Actual Definition Of Badass In 2014Praise the Lorde.by Kristin HarrisBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. When she was the first female AND solo artist to ever win Best Rock Video at the VMAs. The GazettE Fan @thegazettefan4 @lordemusic is the first Female AND Solo Artist of all time to win the “Best Rock Video” award at #VMAs , Congrats !! 01:25 PM - 25 Aug 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 2. When she took out a full-page newspaper ad in New Zealand to thank her fans. 3. When she shared her own before-and-after Photoshop pics, reminding fans that "flaws are ok." Lorde @lordemusic i find this curious - two photos from today, one edited so my skin is perfect and one real. remember flaws are ok :-) 02:31 AM - 31 Mar 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 4. When she dip-dyed her fingertips for her Grammys performance. 5. When she Instagrammed a pic of herself wearing acne cream to bed. View this photo on Instagram 6. When she called out a redditor who claimed to have met her. 7. When she fangirled over Kim K's Paper magazine cover. Lorde @lordemusic “@KimKardashian: #BreakTheInternet http://t.co/3RhAPqJkPn” mom Wed Nov 12 07:19:21 UTC+0000 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite And then had to school the Internet about what "mom" really means. Lorde @lordemusic for all those who may have misunderstood my reaction to kim's #BreakTheInternet cover, i explained it here: http://t.co/LBxbjfLs3S 07:30 AM - 14 Nov 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 8. When she slayed us all with the IMPECCABLE soundtrack she curated for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. 9. When she shot the *perfect* comeback to Diplo after he threw shade at Taylor Swift. dippity doo da @diplo Get Taylor Swift A Booty https://t.co/RpkB8JExSV 09:22 PM - 12 Nov 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Lorde @lordemusic @diplo should we do something about your tiny penis while we're at it hm 06:17 AM - 13 Nov 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 10. When she slammed an interviewer over some inappropriate, creepy questions. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. When she *really* knew her brand: Lorde @lordemusic people keep asking me what i will be for halloween and my answer is that i am halloween 10:22 PM - 31 Oct 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 12. When she called out a major magazine for photoshopping her shoot. Lorde @lordemusic apart from the fact that i'm pretty sure this magazine gave me a new nose (:|), i really like this photo 07:05 PM - 16 Apr 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 13. When she genuinely freaked out over thoughtful gifts from fans. Lorde @lordemusic this masterpiece was done by a boy called fabian in berkeley - THANKYOU FABIAN YOU WONDERFUL SOUL 02:03 AM - 04 Oct 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Lorde @lordemusic i can't get over it 02:10 AM - 04 Oct 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 14. When she showed us all how it's done. Lorde @lordemusic after shows i get set up in my lil bed office and work through the night *PLOTTING SCHEMING PLOTTING SCHEMING GETTIN MONEY* Wed Sep 24 05:17:26 UTC+0000 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 15. When she and her mom invited some adorable kids to hang out backstage at her show. Lorde @lordemusic plus, my mum found these FREAKISHLY ADORABLE kids in the crowd and brought them to my dressing room... Sun Sep 28 15:24:21 UTC+0000 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 16. When her Tumblr was everything that you needed in your life. 17. When she rightfully put some people in their place. Lorde @lordemusic just had to send an email that said "no one ever asks a guy to sit on top of a piano" 😒 Sat Jun 07 11:14:34 UTC+0000 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 18. When she had the most priceless reaction to winning a Billboard Music Award for Best Rock Song. Lorde @lordemusic this is me confused about unwittingly having written best ~rock~ song lol dork https://t.co/wQlKkZAXjL 03:15 AM - 19 May 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 19. When she kept it real every damn second of every day. Lorde @lordemusic sunday night business emailing like 💅 10:44 AM - 11 May 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 20. When she shamed a paparazzi on Twitter for stalking her. Lorde @lordemusic this man has been stalking me, photographing me and refusing me privacy. i am scared of him. he frequents central akl 02:05 AM - 04 May 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 21. When she still felt "new" to all this even though she's straight up DOMINATING the world. Lorde @lordemusic so so happy. thanks for giving me a shot. i still feel so new to this; i have so much more to give. until next time, THANKYOU AND GOODNIGHT 04:11 AM - 13 Oct 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 22. Every time she congratulated all her famous friends for also killing it this year. Lorde @lordemusic OMG 1989 IS OUT WHAT A DAY. so proud of my sista. my favourite is style (and also blank space) (and also all of them) Mon Oct 27 04:55:39 UTC+0000 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 23. When she sang South Park's "I Am Lorde Ya Ya Ya" parody song IRL. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 24. When she was nominated for a freaking Golden Globe for The Hunger Games soundtrack. View this photo on Instagram Praise be to Lorde — we truly are not worthy. 🙌🙏 Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF