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Lana Del Rey has been awarded a BRIT Billion Award to honour her achievement of having over 1 Billion digital streams in the UK. She accepted her award backstage after her BST Hyde Park performance. She joins Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey as one of only three American artists to receive this award. She is the 18th recipient overall.

The rumbling from distant shores sends me to sleep But, the facts of life can sometimes make it hard to dream

Truly a legend. This must feel so amazing for Lana to achieve this award, being one of only three American artists to receive it - especially those other two artists being Whitney & Mariah. Of course, we know Lana adores Whitney by her collarbone tattoo, and Lana stated on the 2018 GRAMMYS red carpet that the first CD she ever purchased was a Mariah Carey record. From growing up listening to legends to then becoming one right up there with them… congratulations Lana, so proud xx

Pawn Shop Blues Well, I didn't know it would come to this but That's what happens when you're on your own And you're alright with letting nice things go Well, I pawned the earrings that you gave me Golden metal flowers dangling And I almost cried as I sold them off And I don't mind living on bread and oranges, no, no But I got to get to and from where I come And it's gon' take money to go

A modern day woman with a weak constitution, 'cause I've got Monsters still under my bed that I could never fight off A gatekeeper carelessly dropping the keys on my nights off - this one too

“…so I ended up awkward but sweet later than hospitals but still on my feet comfortably numb but with lithium came poetry”

There are violets in your eyes There are guns that blaze around you There are roses in between my thighs And a fire that surrounds you It's no wonder every man in town Had neither fought nor found you Everything you do is elusive To even your honey dew the imagery and the fact that it perfectly introduces the theme of honeymoon … breathtaking everytime

Finally Gone is the burden of the Crowley way of being That comes from energies combined Like my part was I Was not discerning And you, as we found out Were not in your right mind There's no more chasing rainbows and hoping for an end to them Their arches are illusions, solid at first glance But then you try to touch them (touch, touch) There's nothing to hold on to (hold, hold) The colors used to lure you in (shut up, shut up) And put you in a trance (ah, ah, ah, yeah)

All of Heroin

Throw me 'round like a hot potato, if he want the butter, then say so

Boom like that Boom like that Boom like that Boom like that Boom like that Boom like that Boom like that, that, that, that Boom like that Boom like that Boom like that, that, that, that

‘Brought by the sunlight Of the spirit to pour into me - There’s a name for it in Japanese: It’s kintsugi. They sang folk songs from the forties, Even the fourteen year-old knew Froggy-Came-a-courtin’ - How do my blood relatives Know all of these songs? I don’t know anyone left Who knows songs that I sing - That’s how the light gets in.’ Or alternatively ‘There we went, Screaming “Black Lives Matter” In the crowd on that Old Man River, And I saw you saw who I am - God I wish I was with my father, He could see us in all our splendour, All the things I couldn’t want for him.’ Both of these were mic drops for me - these impossibly run-on sentences that simultaneously lilted melodically.

You don't get it You just don't get it You've already forgotten even though I just said it Came tonight to put my work on display Bringing New York down to St. Tropez You don't get it You just don't get it You've already forgotten even though I just said it (1) I won't fall in love (2) I won't ever stop (3) I'm partying all night (4) I'm gonna make it pop

Oh, writing in blood, on my walls and shit My God, oh my God Dripping off from the walls into the ducts and shit Ooh, oh-oh-oh, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't sick of it Baby (Baby) Come on (Come on) Come on (Come on) I'm flying to the moon again Dreaming about marzipan Taking all my medicine To take my thoughts away I'm getting on that aeroplane Leaving my old man again I hope that I come back one day To tell you that I really changed It's not one of those phases I'm going through Or just a song, it's not one of them I'm on my own On my own On my own again I'm on my own again I'm on my own again I'm on my own again I'm on my own again I hear the birds on the summer breeze I drive fast, I am alone in midnight Been tryin' hard not to get into trouble But I, I got a war in my mind So, I just ride Seasons may change, but we won't change I'm pretty when I cry

what an odd thing to say! lol

Put your white tennis shoes on and follow me Why work so hard when you could just be free? You got your money now, you got your legacy Let's leave the world for the ones who change everything Dive in, dive deep and dive blue, my sweet Rushing up from the water where the ice meets And you've been gone so long, you missed everything The world can change in a day if you go away

Finally, I'm crossing the threshold From the ordinary world to the reveal of my heart Undoubtedly, that will for certain Take the dead out of the sea and the darkness from the arts There's no more chasing rainbows and hoping for an end to them Their arches are illusions, solid at first glance But then you try to touch them There's nothing to hold on to The colors used to lure you in And put you in a trance edit: i did not see the comment above me LOL but get free is truly one of lana's best written songs, up there with kintsugi and fingertips

'And then there was the issue of her I didn't even like myself, or love the life I had And there you were with shinin' stars standin' blue with open arms You touched the detriment most of the friends I knew already had You've got a Thunderbird, my daddy had one, too Let's rewrite history, I'll do this dance with you You know I'm not that girl, you know I'll never be Maybe just the way we're different could set me free' criminally underrated song and lyrics

Was the image really necessary

High up in the Hollywood hills, taking violet pills Writing all of my songs about my cheap thrills You're a hard man to love and I'm A hard woman to keep track of

Topanga’s hot tonight, the city by the bay Has movie stars and liquor stores in soft decay The rumbling from distant shores sends me to sleep But the facts of life can sometimes make it hard to dream Life rocked me like Mötley

I've been obsessed with Gods and Monsters lately

Let's take Jesus off the dashboard. Got enough on his mind.

I had you blocked at first because you were just annoying but i’ve now unblocked you because your posts are so stupid that they make me belly laugh

They mistook my kindness for weakness I fucked up, I know that, but Jesus Can't a girl just do the best she can? Catch a wave and take in the sweetness Think about it, the darkness, the deepness All the things that make me who I am. And who I am Is a big time believer That people can change You don't have to leave her When everyone's talking you can make a stand. Cause even in the dark I feel your resistance You can see my heart Burning in the distance Baby, baby, baby, I'm your man.

The entirety of Ocean Blvd is a lyrical masterpiece from beginning to end

I’m trying to think of some lines to contribute with but there are too many good ones.

Not necessarily mind-blowing, but Ride: Don't leave me now Don't say goodbye Don't turn around Leave me high and drrryyyyy + I'm tired of feelin' like I'm FUCKIN CRAZY I'm tired of driving 'till I see stars in my eyes All I've got to keep myself sane, baby So I just ride, I just riiiiddeeee (The production helps to aid the dramatics of this, Ride is just a classic song from her)

The video is hot & fun, it’s Really not that deep. Troye doesn’t have to be a picture perfect representation of an entire community just cause he’s gay lmao, why should he have that responsibility? Do y’all put that same type of responsibility on any other artist that’s singing about sex and partying?

the dumpster fire that the past two pages have become... what's wrong with a little sex and a little partying?

i know i’m probably gonna get blasted for this but am i the only one that misses the blue neighbourhood troye? the video feels very cheap and uncomfortably hyper sexual to me (the multiple ass and thong shots etc). and yes, also everyone is super skinny and fit… maybe i’m just not used to it or maybe im just internally pissed that the grindr hookup culture, sexual things like jock straps and asking for someone’s nude twitter on first sight are our representation now these days idk pls someone understand me i’m not trying to start anything

I think you have seen it because the story is quite known but I'll post it anyways

I woke up to seeing myself on Rob’s story this morning; didn’t realise someone was taking a picture of us

Idol of roses, iconic soul... I know your name. Lead me to war with your brilliant direction

Spilling my guts with the Bowery Bums Is the only love I've ever known Except for the stage, which I also call home, when I'm not Servin' up God in a burnt coffee pot for the triad Hello, it's the most famous woman you know on the iPad Calling from beyond the grave, I just wanna say, "Hi, Dad"

Think by the third of march, I was cracked open Finally the ground was cold, they wouldn't open Brought by the sunlight of the spirit to pour into me There's a name for it in japanese, it's "Kintsugi" genius

My baby lives in shades of cool Cold heart and hands and aptitude He lives for love, for women too I'm one of many, Bonnie's blue And when he calls, he calls for me and not for you He prays for love, he prays for peace, and maybe someone new But I can't help him, can't make him better And I can't do nothing about his strange weather

i know i say it a lot but some of her may jailer lyrics are some of her best

honestly the entirety of peppers has me laughing sometimes because of how gaudy the lyrics are still iconic tho

hey guys, Pitchfork named it Best New Tr...

https://open.spotify.com/album/2cWjOKPkOxBKrkWeDyuHua?si=sqpWAvmkRWGowriLs-rHEQ BUNNY REMIXES: DOSS REMIX SEGA BODEGA UKG REMIX NIKI NAIR SATELLITE REMIX

so deserved

I paint the sky black you said if you could have your way youd make a nighttime of the day so it’s suit the mood of your soul (black beauty) I’ve always been a strong woman of faith strong like a tree, but the unlucky one (fine China) that’s because I have a bad mind, and I got gold in my veins, but he says I’ve got the purest heart that he’s ever seen (you’re gonna love me)

First that comes to mind is "I'm always going to be right here" from How to Disappear. I find it extremely moving within the context of the song

she's saying "to The Houses of the Holy" which is a led zeppelin album

I Can Fly I had bright wishes in the summer, I was bathing in sunlight Painting in the garden like a ghost in Mid-July Running fast from something with my eyes wide like Saucers spinning in the sun I had a dream that I was fine I wasn't crazy, I was divine I, can fly You had me caged up like a bird in mid-summer You saw me waiting, I was crazy, on fire, waiting to fly I, can fly STREAM

My father's love was always strong My mother's glamour lives on and on.. Yet, still inside I felt alone.. For reasons unknown to me..

It took thirteen beaches to find one empty But finally, I'm fine Past Ventura and lenses plenty In the white sunshine But you still can find me, if you ask nicely Underneath the pines With the daisies, feelin' hazy In the ballroom of my mind Across the county line

I love everything about this. I might even just buy the album just for the cover art (his music is also reliably good though). Trying to make straight people happy has never done anything good for our community. It just makes us repress ourselves and puts us all in the closet a little more. It reduces representation of our community in everyday life. And they just try to erase us even more. Why are the straights the only ones allowed to have sexually charged music videos? It’s rare that we ever get that. Now we finally have it, and y’all are complaining? We constantly have straight sexuality shoved in our faces. The straights can deal with the reverse (even though they can totally avoid watching this altogether). Some of y’all need to go to therapy for internalized homophobia. I’m going to celebrate and enjoy this win for our community. Thank you, Troye!

@Mer @lemonadetan do you have the same ex?