No stranger to the headlines. Lana Del Rey has obtained her justifiable share of criticism all through her rise to the highest of the charts — however she hasn’t let it get her down.
The “Doin’ Time” singer (born Elizabeth Grant) earned a robust following in 2011 after her ’50s and ’60s-inspired picture caught the eye of younger music lovers. On the time of her huge break, Del Rey raised eyebrows when she referred to herself as “a gangster Nancy Sinatra” and “Lolita obtained misplaced within the hood.”
Del Rey’s early profession was marked by accusations of cultural appropriation after she made a number of music movies that portrayed stereotypical characteristics of Native American and Latinx communities. Her inventive selections got here beneath fireplace as soon as extra in Could 2020 after she shared a prolonged notice by way of Instagram defending her fixation on themes that appear anti-feminist to some listeners.
“Now that Doja Cat, Ariana [Grande], Camila [Cabello], Cardi B, Kehlani and Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé have had quantity ones with songs about being attractive, sporting no garments, f–king, dishonest and so on – can I please return to singing about being embodied, feeling lovely by being in love even when the connection is just not excellent, or dancing for cash – or no matter I would like – with out being crucified or saying that I’m glamorizing abuse??????” the “Excessive By the Seaside” singer wrote on the time.
Del Rey defined that she was “fed up” with the comments about her music “when in actuality I’m only a glamorous individual singing in regards to the realities of what we’re all now seeing are very prevalent emotionally abusive relationships all around the world.” In response to haters who believed she was setting “ladies again tons of of years,” she asserted that it was “pathetic that my minor lyrical exploration detailing my typically submissive or passive roles in my relationships has usually made individuals say [this].”
The drama continued lower than a 12 months later when Del Rey revealed the album artwork for her seventh studio file, Chemtrails Over the Nation Membership. When some followers questioned the lack of diverse representation within the picture, the “Venice Bitch” artist clapped again.
“Because it occurs with regards to my wonderful mates and this cowl sure there are individuals of shade on this file’s image and that’s all I’ll say about that however thanks,” she responded to critics in January 2021, including that she was “actually altering the world” along with her music. “We’re all a stupendous mixture of everything- some more than others which is seen and celebrated in every part I do. In 11 years working, I’ve at all times been extraordinarily inclusive with out even attempting to. … Respect it.”
Scroll all the way down to look again at a few of Del Rey’s largest controversies.
