GeminiLanaFan

Time to bring back LB’s Rosetta Stone

2024 is a unique year for sure. I follow a couple of « insider » accounts on Twitter and plans seem to change a lot for many artists. This year is jammed and the strategy seems to be « let’s have a very short pre-release to create some buzz, in the hope of getting a number album in the first week of release », followed by a deluxe edition in the months after. There’s also rumours about Billie releasing a deluxe in September, so maybe this is what is « delaying » the album.. Or she just second-guesses herself.

One thing is for sure though: she’ll have to make a decision « soon » if she reevaluates Lasso: a MV has been shot for Tough, the song has been teased… whether it’s the lead for the album or a standalone single for the meantime.

Lana sure is an oddball in the musical landscape, a true visionary and artist who already left her mark. And it’s true that she’s been very successful so far. I guess her reactions could mean she really is second-guessing Lasso…

Thanks for the info! I admit I haven’t listened to her speech So I guess it could really be that she’s unsure about the album after all anyways, I don’t mind the « delay » if we do end up with an incredible album in the end. But she should have kept the teasing (especially the snippets) to a minimum.

She doesn’t care about that for sure… and yet, she is signed to a label that wants her to be a big success and they want to make money. She’s been able to pull of some real « stunts » that weren’t hit per se probably because BtD was doing so well, same with UV in the long run. But 2024 is jammed with new female releases and I guess her label wants her to have a somewhat hit with Lana too. And is country the way to do it? Not sure. Beyoncé had big numbers the first week of Cowboy Carter… but her numbers have declined dramatically ever since (Lana is having bigger numbers even though she didn’t release anything new). Let’s hope she releases Tough this summer… this could be her summer hit…

I agree with most of what you said. The Henry teaser hinted at a folky song… and those don’t do well on Spotify for Lana. she had an incredibly successful year in 2023 (I mean, second most streamed female act, 10th overall)… the fact that she looked at Ben, with her « Oh God » comment, makes me think Interscope wants to try to have another very successful year for her, although 2024 is jammed-packed with new releases and returns by big pop acts (which explains her numbers going down). And like you said, « country pop » might not be the best way to have a big success on her hands. Hell, many of us here, on LB, are a bit mid with a country album. Her caption of this week’s post, quoting Fishtail, makes me wonder if it wasn’t some sort of shade towards her label… Billie is a big hit this year, with her album (which is clearly « Lana lineage », with sad girl shit) and she is too with Interscope… I wonder if her label didn’t ask her to go back to her « sad sound » of BTD or UV (which would be ironic AF: Interscope wasn’t very enthusiastic of UV in the first place). We’ll never know for sure, I guess

Great now we got the lyrics and not the song

Let’s not forget she told Elle it was coming by the end of 2024…

Money Power Glory has grown so much on me in the last ten years of listening to this album. The guitars I mean

Honestly, nobody would have batted an eye if she hadn’t teased Henry

I just want Tough at this point Hey, nobody said it already but maybe the Nikki songs are scrapped (don’t hate her, don’t love her either)

My screen looks so pretty 😍

The hydrangeas thanks so much!

From BoZ told us, the track list changed a lot, so I think we’re getting another LFL / BB type of situation where the album changed from the original country she wanted to do.

Ouch let’s « Rock Candy Sweet » Lasso then

Let’s hope the « oh god » comment was just because it’s delayed

Im not watching the livestream but reading the play-by-play of this thread is way more entertaining

honestly, Lana going country wasn’t that exciting to me at first… but Henry sounded so lovely and adding trap to it made me finally excited… Why did she even have to open her mouth about it so soon?!?

I still believe we’re getting the Quavo collab. Maybe not just the rest of Lasso… seriously, how did we end up from Jack’s « it’s brilliant » to her renouncing it?!?

I don’t think I do anymore… her being cryptic with NME was a thing but the « oh God » comment doesn’t look good now

Fuck

She looks regally magnificent this era 🥵

I wonder if there is some « message » behind her caption… She did say she was writing more Americana / « not as complex » as OB… maybe it means that the overall feeling of Lasso won’t be as sad as some « fans » would like her to sound (like the ones stuck in the BTD - UV eras)