Lorde finally met the man who inspired 'Royals'

Lorde finally met the man who inspired &#039;Royals&#039; — (Image credit: Twitter)

George Brett used to play baseball for the Royals. Pop star Lorde has a song called "Royals." Coincidence? Actually, no: The singer says a vintage photo of Brett inspired her ubiquitous single.

Well, on Tuesday Lorde and her onetime muse finally met in Las Vegas:

No word yet if Lorde plans to meet Derek Jeter with another song about undeserved entitlement, called "Yankees."

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Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.