It was just about 18 months ago that fans of singer and songwriter Lorde reacted with venom to a picture tweeted out about the Kiwi star with her then rumored Asian boyfriend James Lowe.

Casual fans of the Grammy winner may not have realized the two are still dating as they have kept a relatively low profile about their relationship.

Nylon reports Lorde instagrammed several photos of the two together during his birthday week and even of her waking James up out of a deep sleep.

this is the third birthday i've been around for; the babies in this photo had only celebrated one! dreamy eyes in a van on tour in australia A photo posted by Lorde (@lordemusic) on Jul 21, 2015 at 9:28pm PDT

You can see more photos and a vine of Lorde and Lowe together in Nylon .

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