Is Lydian Mode Major or Minor?

The Lydian scale can be described as a major scale with the fourth scale degree raised a semitone, making it an augmented fourth above the tonic, e.g., an F-major scale with a B♮ rather than B♭. This mode's augmented fourth and the Locrian mode's diminished fifth are the only modes to have a tritone above the tonic.

Are modes major or minor?

You'll have noticed that each mode can be described as major or minor, depending on the presence of a major third or a minor third interval. The Ionian, Lydian, and Mixolydian are the major modes, while the Dorian, Phrygian, Aeolian, and Locrian modes are minor.

Is a Lydian the same as E major?

The E Lydian is the same as the E Major apart from one note, the fourth in the scale. The tones in these chords correspond to the tones of the E Lydian scale.