Lana Del Rey
The 101 Best Albums of the 2010s
Why now? Because — and there’s no reason to ignore the elephant in the room: SPIN stewardship has changed hands many, many times since we made the online jump — we got our chance. Because plenty of our favorite albums of the last 10 years could still use a boost. Because some of the already unanimously beloved music on this list still merits further praise. Because we relish excuses to sound off on the music that’s affected us the most and to enlist some of our favorite writers to do so. Because the works of art below serve as a reminder that the 2010s weren’t all bad. Because lord knows we need the distraction. Because it’s fun. There’s a lot of music that isn’t on this list. Which, duh, but plenty of artists whose work defined the decade for many, many people, including many of us, ...
Lana Del Rey Defends Herself For Defending ‘Controversial Post’ About Women of Color
Lana Del Rey isn’t done explaining herself after getting blasted for a “controversial post” earlier this week. “Now that Doja Cat, Ariana, Camila, Cardi B, Kehlani and Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé have had number ones with songs about being sexy, wearing no clothes, fucking, cheating, etc — can I please go back to singing about being embodied, feeling beautiful by being in love even if the relationship is not perfect, or dancing for money — or whatever i want — without being crucified or saying that I’m glamorising [sic] abuse???????” she wrote originally. Though clapping back at those who say she glamorizes abuse, she received backlash for seemingly marginalizing women of color. “Bro. This is sad to make it about a WOC issue when I’m talking about my favorite singers,” Lana wrote, defending he...
