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I think that she will. Didn't Antonoff mention that he and Lana are heading into a very strange place artistically? Given the acclaim for A&W, I doubt that there won't be at least a few weird/experimental touches.
 
Yes, the Tammy Wynette/Johnny Cash/Patsy Cline/Nancy Sinatra etc. influence will probably be very strong. She worships and adores these artists, and I'm pretty sure that evoking - and reviving - their soundscape will be one of the key elements of the new album (Lana will adjust the genre to her own sensibilities and style of course). I'm not expecting generic modern country at all. If anything, the "Henry, come on" snippet is serving Ultraviolence outtakes/Sirens/Yayo-esque realness. So a combination of sparse acoustic minimalism and lush 50's/60's country/folk/Americana productions is quite possible and extremely promising, too.
 
The fact that Lana and Jack have been working on this project for four years is very intriguing; Chemtrails, certain sections of NFR, Ocean Blvd and Blue Banisters feel like a prologue and an early taste of what she wanted to explore and delve into. 2023 must have been an insanely productive year for her; she was in the studio with Jack back in December 2022, recorded many songs in Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi, and, based on what she said on her IG story a week ago, just finished another songwriting section with Luke Laird and is currently recording new songs with Jack in L.A. I haven't seen her so proud and excited about a project since 2018 when she started working with Jack and gave us Mariners and Venice Bitch. I dunno, I have a very good feeling about this! If she plays her cards right, this could be a monumental achievement; she could re-define and re-introduce country and folk music to the general public. And if she does pull this off, it'll be another game-changer. 

it's a perfect time to drop the first single 

idk I’m still blaming Nikki Lane

regardless of how you look at it, she supported Lana and got that message out there.

Photo dump of Lana celebrating Taylor’s win -
 

I was so beautiful Taylor talking how legendary lana is

is this satire or do ppl genuinely think her beaming smile is a sign of discomfort  

Tbh I’m not even upset because it isn’t like it is actually about the music. It is about the people, if Billie made A&W the academy would give her 15 awards for it. Like it isn’t that Lana is making bad art, it is just that the Grammys hate Lana.
 
And as I type this idk if it makes it bette or worse…

oh streams on ocean blvd are about to rise… this is nfr story happening all over again 

I'm really done with the Taylor and Billie hate in here. It's the academy that fucked this up, not the other artists. We'll see the positive impact of what Taylor did in the year to come.

just thinking about the academy's voters not knowing Lana's music. poor depraved souls sounds bleak 

I almost hope Lana has a real feature on Taylor’s album and it’s pushed as a main single because that seems like the only way she’s gonna be recognized 

Lana needs to re-connect with some ‘negative’ female archetypes like the Erinyes, the Gorgons, and the harpies, the Lana of ‘Live or Die’ and ‘Velvet Crowbar,’ and kick some music industry ass. We know she has it in her; she’s “run with the wolves.”

I think  the industry simply does not respect her for the reason I said above. She’s a lady, she belongs to another, earlier era of civility—and they “take her kindness for weakness.” and they’re envious of her for a dozen reasons. It’s a bit of a perfect storm. 

 
 

oh pink champagne came on and it's just making me sadder. Honestly, Grammys are meaningless, Lana is the best songwriter of this generation, one of the most talented of all time in my humble opinion, her legacy will live on, she is more than a worthless grammy bcs she is art

Ok some of u need to chill

I’m just glad the world will never know what a Boygenius is (and really if we never mention it, most ppl will never even know they won any Grammys)

She’s just so humble and respectful. She didn’t want to steal the moment. WHAT AN ANGEL OMG

ok this is a bit much

oh Lana our sweet, sensitive, hyperfeminine Cancerian queen...   I'm so sorry

It’s a bit disappointing to read things like Taylor bringing Lana up on stage and acknowledging her out of pity because I really don’t think that’s true. I get we’re upset that Lana didn’t win AOTY but I don’t believe that warrants putting the two of them up against each other or seeing them as higher vs lesser. We already covered this theme earlier in the night too — this constant need for fans to put two independent artists at contentious odds, creating drama out of nothing, etc. To me it’s clear Taylor wanted to share the spotlight with someone she felt deserved it. She didn’t need to drag Lana up there and some might argue shouldn’t have bc she wasn’t feeling it skdndjf but that’s another topic I just think it’s more than fair to give her the benefit of the doubt when she’s shown never ending support for Lana over the years

she definitely did not and i dont know why anyone would think otherwise

I will say I hope she never says a word about critics or awards ever again they don’t deserve her time or energy, she has future classics to create.

i do not like taylor that much but the way some of yall will do anything to make her look like the bad guy is sooo crazy weird to me! 

oh pls Lana literally came out and said she asked her voice to be in the background. It wasn’t Taylor silencing her or whatever you’re trying to suggest. It’s one thing to be disappointed (as am I), but let’s not drudge up fake drama. 

I don't think Taylor had any bad intentions I just wanna say that .