Lorde's 'Royals' song banned in San Francisco
Ava Arnold
Updated on April 06, 2026
Even though Lorde sings, "We'll never be royals..." in the chorus of her hit Royals song, two San Francisco radio stations have banned the song from their airwaves – at least while their town's beloved San Francisco Giants are taking on the Kansas City Royals in the World Series.
KFOG Radio and 96.5 KOIT say they're pulling Lorde's song for now.
In response, Kansas City radio station 99.7 The Point promises to play the song every hour from 7. a.m. to 7. p.m. on Tuesday, the day of the opening World Series game at
Lorde has said the song was inspired by a photograph she saw of a ballplayer with "Royals" on his jersey. It turns out the photograph was of
