Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey Shares Version of George Gershwin’s ‘Summertime’
It looks like Lana Del Rey wasn’t kidding when she said that she had an album full of standards ready to go. The singer shared a video where she took on composer George Gershwin’s 1935 song “Summertime.” The song was famously sampled by Sublime for “Doin’ Time,” a track that Del Rey herself covered with an assist from Sublime’s Eric Wilson. As for this one, Del Rey shared a video that begins with a jaunt through Beverly Hills in a vintage car after a COVID test. Making her way back home, Del Rey and her pals relax in a gazebo while performing a classic version of the song. In a tweet, she also encouraged fans to donate to arts organizations. I’m so grateful to have been asked to perform this version of summertime by George Gershwin — the lege...
Lana Del Rey Shares A Cappella Performance of Liverpool FC Anthem
Lana Del Rey has surprised Liverpool FC fans all over the world with a reimagining of the English soccer team’s anthem, “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” Sharing the video on social media last night (Nov. 3), Lana stands in front of her studio set up and performs an effortless rendition of the song, which was originally from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein 1945 musical Carousel. Then when Gerry & The Peacemakers covered the song in 1963, it became the Liverpool FC anthem. Her rendition is supposed to be part of a new documentary about the soccer team. Del Rey also said she will be releasing a “digital record of American standards and classics for Christmas.” She also added that there is a 16-week delay on the vinyl release of Chemtrails Over the Country Club and that’s why sh...
Lana Del Rey Shares Piano Ballad ‘Let Me Love You Like a Woman’
After a month of teasing her next single, Lana Del Rey has officially released the piano-laced track “Let Me Love You Like a Woman.” The single is Del Rey’s first from her upcoming album, Chemtrails Over the Country Club, which she originally announced back in May. It features Del Rey’s classic vocal layering over delicate piano chords, feeling almost like it could’ve been a cut from 2019’s Norman Fucking Rockwell. And, as any Del Rey song should, it shows the artist flexing her pen, too, fresh off the release of her poetry book. (Let me be who I’m meant to be/Talk to me in songs and poems/Don’t make me be bittersweet/Let me love you like a woman). Earlier this month, Del Rey surprised fans with a Los Angeles book signing for Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass. The singer-turne...
Saturday Night Live: 20 of Biggest Breakthrough Musical Performances Since 2000
Saturday Night Live is back! The late-night sketch comedy returns to NBC for the start of its 46th season on Saturday. After spending half of last season shooting at-home episodes due to the pandemic, promos for the show have revealed the cast is back at 30 Rock’s Studio H8 and ready to put on a show. Former SNL cast member Chris Rock (’90-’93) will host the season premiere, which also features the debut performance of hip-hop’s woman of the moment – Megan Thee Stallion. Over the years, the long-running late-night series has featured some iconic performances, usually bringing in artists at a pivotal moment in their career and giving them a legendary platform to transfix America. And so, in that spirit (and because it’s 2020), SPIN looks back at some of the biggest breakthrough pe...
Lana Del Rey Held a Surprise Book Signing in Los Angeles Last Night
Lana Del Rey released the physical version of her poetry collection Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass earlier this week, and to celebrate she held a surprise book signing at a Barnes & Noble in Los Angeles’ outdoor mall the Grove last night. While chatting with fans, the singer-songwriter revealed that her new album Chemtrails Over the Country Club might be coming out on Either Dec. 10 or Jan. 7. Del Rey wore the same mesh mask she adorned in a recent Interview Magazine cover, which sparked criticism for not being an effective, safe face covering. https://www.instagram.com/p/CF3kiv3Hwua/ During the Interview piece, Del Rey admitted the new album has been harder to write than its predecessor. “I’ve been really stressed about this album,” she said. “From the t...
Matt Maeson and Lana Del Rey Join Forces on ‘Hallucinogenics’
After Lana Del Rey brought Matt Maeson onstage at her show in Oklahoma to perform his single, “Hallucinogenics.” And today (Sept. 25), they have reunited to offer up that duet as a recorded track. Staying true to the original, it starts off as a slow acoustic ballad that opens with Del Rey’s vocals. As it moves into the chorus, the tempo picks up and grows into a head-bopping pop tune. “Pushin’ past the limit, trippin’ on hallucinogenics / My cigarette burnt my finger ’cause I forgot I lit it / Drunken in Seattle, two more Xans, and without a paddle / I don’t remember your face, or your hair, or your name, or your smile / ‘Cause I just couldn’t open up, I’m always shiftin’ / Go find yourself a man who’s strong, and tall, and Christian / Pushin’ past the limit, trippin’ on hallucinogenics /...
Lana Del Rey and Jack Antonoff Discuss Progress on New Album, Performing with Joan Baez
While we were all hoping that Lana Del Rey’s Chemtrails Over the Country Club would be out by now, unfortunately, the waiting continues. In fact, Interview magazine just released the transcription of a phone conversation between Rey and frequent collaborator and friend Jack Antonoff that revealed that the new album isn’t done yet. While Rey admitted that they were “incredibly close” to the finish line, the two discussed how Chemtrails Over the Country Club came to be. “I was thinking about how different it’s been making this one because of how much I’ve been distracted by poetry this year,” Rey said. “Just when you think you know what you’re doing, something else pops up.” Antonoff, who revealed that he was in New York working on Rey’s album, told the singer, “When you would send me them, ...
Lana Del Rey Shares Update on New Album Chemtrails Over the Country Club
It didn’t take long for Lana Del Rey to return to music. We’re approaching the release of her spoken-word album Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass, which is slated to drop on Sept. 29, but Del Rey shared an update on Chemtrails Over the Country Club that she said was due out this month. In an Instagram post from the “very contained set, Del Rey said that she’s in the process of filming a video for the title track. Del Rey also said that before that song is available, she will be releasing another song titled “Let Me Love You Like a Woman.” “I love the record, and I love you guys, and I can’t wait to see you soon. Probably in 2030,” she said in the clip. “Just kidding. See you in 2029.” Del Rey also added that the album would be coming “soon.” Her previous proper album,&nbs...
Bruce Springsteen Thinks Lana Del Rey ‘Is Simply One of the Best Songwriters in the Country’
Lana Del Rey’s been making headlines for not-so-great reasons recently. But people can “cancel” her all they want, and she can still rest easy because Bruce Springsteen thinks she “is simply one of the best songwriters in the country.” Since April, The Boss has taken over his own E-Street Band SiriusXM station to host a From His Home To Yours DJ series, and during the latest episode he played Del Rey’s “American,” which features a lyric about him: “Springsteen is the king, don’t you think/ I was like, hell yeah that guy can sing.” “She’s, uh, name checking some guy from New Jersey in there. I’m not sure who,” Springsteen quipped (via NJ Arts). “She is from New York, and was raised in Lake Placid. Lake Placid, a fabulous little American town where I have spent ...
The Weeknd Unearths Remix of Lana Del Rey’s ‘Money Power Glory’
Despite the Weeknd’s major label debut Kiss Land coming out seven years ago, it topped iTunes’ R&B chart for the first time this week. To celebrate the unexpected achievement, Abel Tesfaye decided to feature “a collection of records that inspired the universe and a few songs and ideas that didn’t make the album” during the latest episode of his Memento Mori radio show Friday night. He played a number of unreleased tracks and outtakes as a “special thank you episode to the fans for showing so much love to kiss land this week,” and threw in a few other surprises, including a remix of Lana Del Rey’s Ultraviolence track “Money Power Glory.” Though the song was never properly released, the singers would go on to collaborate on Del Rey’s “Lust For Life” in ...
Hear a Snippet of Lana Del Rey’s ‘Tulsa Jesus Freak’
While fans may be enjoying Lana Del Rey’s poetry collection (yes this is still happening), they’re also eagerly awaiting any hint of new music. And last night (Aug. 6), she delivered a teaser of a new track called “Tulsa Jesus Freak.” The Instagram post shows Lana sitting in a candlelit room with a phone in hand trying not to get distracted by her cat and trying to rework the new song. Both Norman Fucking Rockwell producer and frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff and her brother Charlie Grant were tagged on the post. The teaser marks the first new music Del Rey has released since 2019’s Norman Fucking Rockwell. Watch the clip below. View this post on Instagram Tulsa Jesus freak @final_garden @jackantonoff A post shared by Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey...
Lana Del Rey Recites ‘Salamander’ Poem in Candid Video
Lana Del Rey released the digital audio version of her poetry collection, Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass, on July 28 and over the weekend shared a candid video for one of its entries via social media. In the grainy clip, the singer-songwriter recites an abridged version of “Salamander” while collaborator Jack Antonoff’s sparse instrumentation plays in the background. “Get out of my blood, salamander,” she reads from a manuscript. “I can’t seem to blow off enough steam to get you out of my head/ Soul cycle you to death, run you out of my blood to San Pedro/ And yet, everywhere I go, it seems there you are/ And there I am.” Watch Del Rey recite “Salamander” below. pic.twitter.com/Mir1RIVVdD — Lana Del Rey (@LanaDelRey) August 1, 2020 Violet Bent Back...
