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Ok, the title is extra but I've been thinking about this a lot so here's my thought:
 
Lana Del Rey burst onto the pop scene in late 2011, time when music was dominated by electronic, dance pop music by astists such as Lady Gaga, Kesha, Katy Perry, etc. However the music industry needed a change, but it wasn't easy for Lana Del Rey to prove it. As she stated in a T Magazine interview back in 2012:
“I would play my songs, explain what I was trying to do, and I’d get, ‘You know who’s No. 1 in 13 countries right now? Kesha.’ ”
(source: https://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/09/a-star-is-born-and-scorned/?_r=0)
After years of trying, finally it was time for Lana Del Rey to get the recognition she deserved, and after the release of Video Games she became a the topic of every music blog around the world, causing controversy and all kinds of talk without really doing anything.
In an era when you HAD to appear in every tv show possible, had to have every radio station playing your song, had to wear the most outrageous costumes and had to get hit after hit, Lana Del Rey was able to sell over 5 million copies of Born to Die with minimal promo, no US hits (except for a remix) and almost no radio play. How is that possible ?
I'm not sure, but however she brought to the table a new sound, a new aesthetic and a whole new idea about what being a pop star really meant.
She took the music and fashion industry by storm, even being called the "anti-gaga" and was the most searched female of 2012 on google.
A big part of her popularity came for sure from all the controvesies she caused, her looks, SNL, glamourizing prostitution and death. But yet again she never really seeked for the attention of the masses, yet everybody was so interested in her and what she did, even when she wasn't doing anything
 
Her impact can still be seen today. Every new alternative/indie singer has cited her as an inspitation (Halsey, Melanie Martinez, Kali Uchis, Ryn Weaver, Troye Sivan, Dua Lipa, MØ etc.), her peers appreciate her music and draw inspitation from it (*cough* Taylor Swift's 1989 *cough* Selena Gomez's Revival *cough) and even some legends admire her work. She's really a trailblazer and if she hadn't been so criticized at the beginning of her career causing her to retire from the public eye to concentrate only on music, she would be one of the biggest artists out there right now.
 
That's all for now, sorry if it's quite a mess but i really just wanted to put this out there.. I'm gonna edit it later

Ok but can we talk about how yesterday was also the first day she actually acknowledged YAIL ? The fan in the picture asked her about it and she said "You're gonna live it. I'm really excited."

i hope so, he's ug*y

I can't at ya'll hoping Lana announces something on Instagram Live, that would be even worse than the time she randomly announced West Coast replying to someone on twitter. Now she knows we know about YAIL so next step if for her to post the single cover

All my favs stan her or have mentioned her as an inspiration in her interviews. And we can cite Adele too, probably as much as a fan as I am. And Lauren Jauregui as well, just to cite them! Basically Lana is the lowkey star that everyone listens to and is inspired by, whether they admit it or not

Agreed, I was so excited when MTWBT video got out but it's actually not *that* iconic. We know she can do amazing videos without big production like Video Games, it's just that the whole vibe lacked something, I don't know why, but at this point of the wait I'm much more interested in seeing the general visuals than hearing the music. I want to know who shot the cover and everything

Why are you all so excited, she always says the same thing before every album, that she loves it and that she can't wait to share it with us but that doesn't mean anything I'm happy she acknowledged its existence tho

Honestly I'm more excited to see the video for YAIL that to hear the song. From what we know she'll be finally serving visuals, and the last *good* music video she put out was Shades Of Cool so it's really been a while . I'm not expecting any type of big promotion for this next era, seeing how it went with the last two but if she plays her cards right with this lead single i still think Lana would be able to get a commercially succesful album

Honestly I'm more excited to see the video for YAIL that to hear the song. From what we know she'll be finally serving visuals, and the last *good* music video she put out was Shades Of Cool so it's really been a while . I'm not expecting any type of big promotion for this next era, seeing how it went with the last two but if she plays her cards right with this lead single i still think Lana would be able to get a commercially succesful album

I'm so hyped for YAIL the descriptions of chill vibes and a new sonic direction that lays off the strings, strong visuals
 
I need it

this is not a lyric but when i first bought my BTD cd when it came out in 2012 i didn't know about the fireworks at the beginning of National Anthem and i thought my cd was broken

I can't tho at @Eclipse confirming that lana says "Calciatore" (footbal player in italian) and not "Cacciatore" (hunter)...      I can't even listen to Salvatore anymore

lmao isn't China Palace a song she wrote when she was like 8 ?

Why is everyone obsessed with Life is Beautiful, from the snippets it sounds boring and people who have it say it's bad.
I REALLY want the original Cruel World version with the guitar solo and (i'm not sure if anyone even has it) the song Lana did with Jamie xx

Why are you all so excited, she always says the same thing before every album, that she loves it and that she can't wait to share it with us but that doesn't mean anything I'm happy she acknowledged its existence tho

yeah, in 2019

Why are you all so excited, she always says the same thing before every album, that she loves it and that she can't wait to share it with us but that doesn't mean anything I'm happy she acknowledged its existence tho

Why is everyone obsessed with Life is Beautiful, from the snippets it sounds boring and people who have it say it's bad.
I REALLY want the original Cruel World version with the guitar solo and (i'm not sure if anyone even has it) the song Lana did with Jamie xx

Why are you all so excited, she always says the same thing before every album, that she loves it and that she can't wait to share it with us but that doesn't mean anything I'm happy she acknowledged its existence tho

lmao isn't China Palace a song she wrote when she was like 8 ?

Lmao this is a little off topic but did anyone else notice how Halsey has deleted all her 2013 tweets where she called Lana her queen and like complained about Tropico never coming

this is not a lyric but when i first bought my BTD cd when it came out in 2012 i didn't know about the fireworks at the beginning of National Anthem and i thought my cd was broken

Lmao this is a little off topic but did anyone else notice how Halsey has deleted all her 2013 tweets where she called Lana her queen and like complained about Tropico never coming

Ok but can we talk about how yesterday was also the first day she actually acknowledged YAIL ? The fan in the picture asked her about it and she said "You're gonna live it. I'm really excited."

Ok but can we talk about how yesterday was also the first day she actually acknowledged YAIL ? The fan in the picture asked her about it and she said "You're gonna live it. I'm really excited."

Ok but can we talk about how yesterday was also the first day she actually acknowledged YAIL ? The fan in the picture asked her about it and she said "You're gonna live it. I'm really excited."