Grammy Awards 2024 - Lana Del Rey Nominated for 5 Awards

[honeyslow 6,045]

1 hour ago, The Sun Also Rises said:

I think the "music industry" is scared of Lana, because she's one of the biggest pop stars in the world right now and she doesn't owe them anything. Her success has been through her own hard work over decades of persistence. As much as journalists tried to push the industry plant theories during BTD, deep down they all know that she's there, standing among them, because she sang to crowds of just ten people in bars, she wrote and wrote and wrote and pushed and pushed and pushed and when finally she hit the radios, people listened. And people loved her. 

The fact that Lana is the force she is without having a single Grammy, without getting huge radio play, without pandering to the critics, the zeitgeist, the egos that need stroking .. that's what they're all afraid of. Intimidated by. 

I think she's one of the only huge artists of our time who took the "traditional" struggle route (touring tiny jazz bars and local pubs) and went "viral" (on tumblr). She incapsulates both the old and the new way of gaining success. 

Plus, her music, her looks — they're endless homages to icons of the past. There's countless references to literature, movies, singers, poetry, cultural icons, fashion. And yet despite building so much on our collective nostalgia, Lana is authentically herself. Despite what magazines try to push, no Lana fan wonders who she is under her references. Nobody thinks it feels empty. It's such a feat to be able to effortlessly reference the past while influencing the future generations. It's been said time and time again how Lana is the reason that Billie, Olivia, even Taylor make the music they do today. For someone who is blinded by their own fear and hatred about Lana's struggles in the past, her "bad influence," her "inauthenticity," having an artist who is simultaneously able to exist in the past, present and future is the epitome of power ... power they didn't bestow and power they didn't want her to have  

 

She has built a legacy (and DYKTTATUOB was the cementation of that legacy, whether it won or not) that will surpass 99% of the people in the music industry currently ... 

 

And it's been said time and time again but things that appeal (mostly) to women are derided. Any kind of media. I totally get what Lana was saying in QFTC although it wasn't worded well (and this probably won't be either). Nothing has changed, not really. I know Lana said in the Billboard awards that she's glad people feel they can't express themselves now as it didn't feel that way in 2008, but I don't think anyone, Billie Taylor and Olivia included, is singing about the experience of being a woman like Lana is: Just look at A&W ... we still have some way to go before people (mostly MEN) accept that it's just as worthwhile to sing about the experience of SA, alcoholism, suicide ideation, abusive relationships, and family trauma as it is to sing about being powerful and strong as a woman (and you can be those things while singing about those topics that everyone just wants to ignore). It takes courage to sing about these things when so often nobody in your own personal life wants to listen! But singing to millions of people? The vulnerability? Beautiful. There are millions of women (and men) who see the power in that. 

On the same topic, I absolutely hate that some stupid articles before the Grammy's didn't even mention Lana's name once despite her being nominated in 2 major categories, yet mentioned Jack in relation to Lana's work. As much as I am happy for Jack for his win it feels much the same way that he won in part thanks to her artistry while she is barely mentioned in the media coverage, on the carpet ... anywhere. Except by Jack and Taylor themselves (). This might be controversial but it reeks of sexism to me. I just HATE how she is treated almost as if her name is dirty so they just avoid saying mentioning her as if she doesn't even exist. URGH I AM IN SUCH A BAD MOOD 

 

oh you said it all 

[ionut 9,756]

im so sad lana lost but why is sza so ethereal wtf im jealous

 

[Yameena Khatri 3,228]

27 minutes ago, SuperMegaStan said:

all i know is that she will always come back stronger than the last time. UV, NFR, OB are prime examples. let's manifest that with LASSO era

THIS! Her popularity hit the roof after NFR snub despite the 2020 setbacks. Let's manifest her topping the charts next (very unlikely but still). 

[Lavender Sunshine 4,250]

Queen of darkness 

  

 

You just won all the categories

   

 

For our hearts' awards 

      

 

and that's what matters!

     

 

Spoiler

 

[Pico Ocean Boulevard 41,712]

Also I forgot to say that Lana looked STUNNING, GORGEOUS and BEAUTIFUL

 

@Black to Bluewe should definitely work on our psychic abilities

[oldandugly 1,674]

how did I know the snub was coming 

[FredRed 4,868]

52 minutes ago, Embach said:

 I think it has been shared already but yeah, that's so cute

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C28r8uGImVD/?igsh=aW04M2o1ZTVneXoz

That is sweet. She says "Lana" with a British accent. 😂

[Three White Butterflies 27,496]

What a weird night… I’m still processing 

[Chemtrail 3,145]

I've heard Flowers by Miley and if she can win 2 grammys for that while Lana writes an album as incredible as Ocean Blvd and gets nothing then we should just ignore the whole ceremony from now on and so should Lana. I just want her to post something, hope she's not as pissed off as most of us are

[Get Drunk 18,045]

Just watched the award announcement and my heart breaks for Lana.. she couldn’t even be happy in that moment and she really didn’t want to go up there, but I’m glad she did. 
 

I’m glad Taylor gave a shout out to Lana and took her up there, it was a lovely moment. But still very heartbreaking. 

[ShadesOfFool 20,252]

lol they played

[Embach 46,324]

7 minutes ago, Get Drunk said:

Just watched the award announcement and my heart breaks for Lana.. she couldn’t even be happy in that moment and she really didn’t want to go up there, but I’m glad she did. 
 

I’m glad Taylor gave a shout out to Lana and took her up there, it was a lovely moment. But still very heartbreaking. 

Taylor's shout out to Lana and bringing her to the stage was kinda like a compensation for Billie not mentioning her in 2020 when she won AOTY 

[The Missing Shade of Blue 2,434]

The Grammys need a serious overall. Either they enforce that every voter has to listen to EVERY SINGLE ALBUM AND SONG nominated and present a large portfolio comprising their thought, ratings, and votes. Like, I want essays upon essays showcasing that they've listened to all the music in depth. Or, the Grammys just need to admit that it's more of a popularity contest, and that actual authenticity and artistic integrity are not celebrated in the same way that chart performances are. 

[Crazy Husband Thief 3,910]

Saw this on Twitter:

[blackestday x tough 5,354]

Kick out taylor

Kick out jack

Kick out grammys

[X8deletedUserX 4,727]

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[Fingertips 72,053]

I've seen nothing but Taylor lashings all over my timeline. This finally might be the straw that breaks the camel's back on that overexposed bitch and I'm living for it. Can't continue stomping on the throats of real talent with mediocrity forever

[mlittle11 12,234]

21 minutes ago, Crazy Husband Thief said:

Saw this on Twitter:

this is actually insane  how is this fair at all

[Honeytrails 2,717]

17 hours ago, Honeytrails said:

she's gonna win i just know it

9/11

[jimmyjimmycocoapuff 6,647]

Well, that was a shitshow! I was sure SZA would be taking AOTY but when I heard Taylor's name I was just so... disappointed. I honestly don't know what Lana did to deserve this- the Grammys shouldn't be about having a good PR team or a good reputation with the public, they're literally about the music, and how could you even deny the masterpiece Ocean Blvd is. I'm not mad at Taylor, because obviously she didn't vote for the award, and I'm really glad she spoke for Lana, but still, fuck the Grammys. I hope that Lana stops caring about them after this, and I hope she knows the importance and magnificence of her art doesn't have to be defined by stupid little trophies.