Beautiful Loser

Maybe this silence is kind of revenge for the Love leak. 

I don't think we need to resort to such drastic measures. 

I'm honestly shocked beyond words I mean if the album's not finished not even submitted to the label for print why bother with the big billboard the photoshoots the singles the buzz single coachella the live performances the entire campaign!!!
I don't get it!!! what kind of lousy manager Ben is? and her horrific team!!!
 
He's better be bluffing and the album's gonna be out on the 26th or guess we'll migrate to Halsey's base!!! 

Happy birthday!
 

Whether the album is coming on Friday or two months from now, I'm enjoying the ride. New photoshoots, new music videos, interviews, performances, active social media etc. It's great! Certainly more energetic and fun than Honeymoon (no disrespect). Anticipation is good. Once an album is actually released a lot of the other stuff dries up, so enjoy this period while it lasts.

Yeah the only thing I think we can gather as fact from his comment is that the July 21 date is fake. Otherwise he would have said "hello did you not read Paris match bitches?"

My heart goes out to everyone affected by this tragedy. This was the very first thing I heard about when I woke up. Called my friend Poppy in Liverpool who is one of the biggest Ariana fans I know, and she said she ran out of there safe & sound. I'm trying to go through the list of other friends who may have attended to make sure they're alright. So shaken by this. 

the fact that they reported it to be a nail bomb..my stomach is turning..this is so terrible

Must feel pretty horrible to bring all your fans together to have a fun night together for this to then happen to the people you were performing for - not really about her since she probably felt safe a lot sooner than 99% because of security and access to other means of exiting rather than being in the audience struggling to run. Regardless, pretty gross for everyone
Thank god it wasn't a bataclan incident though, with the amount of people there this could've big even worse

I bet that's true, she choreographed the Blue Velvet video as well <3

the boat is a reference to the refugee crisis in europe

I think Abel wearing black signifies the fact that he's dead, her wearing red symbolises her love, and when Abel removes some ribbon and it floats into the night into a boat shape represents him taking it and setting it free so she can move on, but she still thinks about him and decides to jump to be with him because she can't be happy without him

what if she drops the album on the 4th of july along with the god bless america video

thats kind of what im thinking. if its coming on friday which is highly likely, i dont feel like she'll post the tracklist, probably just drop it and say "my album is here come get it gays" and then disappear

Everyone sliding in to Ben's DM harassing him for the release date 

this seems unpopular--i'm actually enjoying this era! (i mean, despite her refusal to give us a clear release date, which is driving me crazy.)
 
i've been into lana since born to die came out and have been on lanaboards almost as long (under a different username then) so i've experienced every era in real time, but i have to say that i'm more obsessed than ever. i know a lot of fans are losing interest or are frustrated with lana, but this era is solid gold compared to honeymoon and even UV. this is the first time lana has been content and at peace with everything and it makes all the difference. i know UV is legendary now but experiencing that era was not enjoyable. i remember we got a plethora of magazine interviews but they were mostly worrying and disappointing. lana came off as ungrateful and immature and said regrettable things that embarrassed me as a fan. now her outlook has changed and it is very welcome. i feel like all this time i've been waiting for this side of lana to come alive, for her to stop focusing on the negativity that fame brought her and to instead use it to be a force of good. i'm happy she has decided to do just that, in her own lana way. 

Although I understand her managers' concerns for the era and the single, I'm sorry to say, but if they had actually taken more care in protecting Lana's work then this never would have happened. Considering Lana generally only works with a handful of people on each album so there's really not that many people who even have access to the material, it's utterly insane that her managers can't even protect her work.
 
I agree that we should prevent any leaks being spread around this forum but at the end of the day, the only ones to truly blame for all of this mess are her managers. If they actually cared about Lana's work then none of this would be happening. Messy stans will always be messy, no matter how many times they are told not to leak stuff and spoil surprises. Lana's managers should know this by now, particularly considering Lana has a sort of cult following with a lot of unstable and over the top fans. I mean, her "fans" have stolen her car, camped out in her garage and even broken into her house. 
 
I'm not trying to justify the ugly and disrespectful behaviour of people spreading things around, all I'm trying to say is that her label is completely to blame for all of this and it's a joke that they are only taking action now, once a bajillion snippets have been leaked and a still and a full portion of the music video is being spread around. The damage is done now and Lana's managers should truly be ashamed for how poorly they have "managed" her work.
 
Trying to frame LanaBoards as the culprit of all this mess is immature on her label's behalf, since it is their fault they couldn't secure the material. All that happens on here is people discuss material obtained from outside sources that has spread over all corners of the internet. Of course, it is in Lana's best interest for all of us to stop the spread of her material on here, but at the end of the day, her label needs to take responsibility for what has happened and acknowledge that they have let Lana down.

!!ATTENTION ATTENTION ATTENTION!!

Hello everyone. I just got off the phone with Ed Millet, Lana's manager. He is very concerned about leaked material on LanaBoards. I've expressed this to you all many times, but please think before you post!! Please do not post unleaked material from the new album on LanaBoards (links, pictures, gifs, videos) or links directing to unleaked material.

Please know that the LanaBoards mod team and I as well as Lana's team is taking this very seriously. Ed & Ben have an account here on LanaBoards and are planning to make a post explaining the severity of the situation soon.

To members who want to help with the situation, please do not hesitate to use the "Report" feature on any post you find questionable. The mod team and I moderate all of the threads pertaining to LDR5, but using the report feature makes it easier and faster for us to catch any violations.

You all have a lot of eyes on you, including the myself, the mod team, and most importantly - Lana's team.

Thank you.

Being a U2 fan too, I was so happy when Lana posted on her Instagram story that she went to their concert..! And I think she would make a superb cover of U2's "If God Will Send His Angels".

I think Lana should cover this song
 
 
 
 
It's not well known, but the lyrics remind me of Lana so much. I can imagine her singing it. These lyrics are very Lana, so is the title:
 
"I am curled on one side of the bed, In a Motel 6 with my independence." "Birds they fly, float the roads and ranches, Tilt their wings on the wind and the branches. Oh, my heart it flies on the highway back." "With my lashes long, I dream of the ocean,"  
It reminds me of Ride, but more deep and sad.

@@Elle
 
Does this mean a concert video is coming? Fatima is not "just a dancer', but a multi-award winner for her choreography for movies tv and videos

I have suspicion that dancer Fatima Robinson may be joining LDR on tour. She is followed on instagram by multiple members of Lana's team including Anna Cofone (hairstylist), Alex Kaye (dancer), Ashley Rodriguez (dancer), Byron Thomas (pianist), Neil Krug (photographer), and Nicole Nodland (photographer). She is also following Lana herself.
I've been following & watching her account for a couple of months and she hasn't said anything about it, but she just posted this on instagram captioned "Daisy chains and thangs..."
thought it was very LDR.
http://instagram.com/p/BUSsoIfFxok/

They're so cute here and our girl seems to be having fun and looks happy