Lana Del Rey slammed critics accusing her of racism after she mentioned several top artists of colour in a lengthy Instagram diatribe complaining about claims she glamourizes abuse in her music.
25.05.2020 - 03:01 / justjared.com
Lana Del Rey has released her first spoken word piece, “Patent Leather Do-Over”, just days after sparking controversy with her comments about being held to a different standard than other female artists.
The spoken word piece appears on Behind the Iron Gates — Insights From an Institution, which is number two of spoken-word albums she recorded.
In “Patent Leather Do-Over,” Lana talks about Sylvia Plath and her best-known work, “The Bell Jar.” It features music from Jack Antonoff.
“Sylvia, I
Lana Del Rey slammed critics accusing her of racism after she mentioned several top artists of colour in a lengthy Instagram diatribe complaining about claims she glamourizes abuse in her music.
Lana Del Rey has spoken out for the final time after attracting criticism for her controversial post on Instagram earlier this week.
It says something about the degree of mess Lana Del Rey has gotten herself into that the announcement of her next album title—Chemtrails Over the Country Club—barely caused a stir. Last week, the singer posted an Instagram essay addressing the criticism that she glamorizes abuse, naming seven specific female pop stars in the process.
Del Rey responded to the backlash at her earlier post on Thursday by telling her critics to "#f**koff."
It looks like Lana Del Rey is not ready to move on yet when it comes to her recent message about her releasing music. As we previously reported, Lana took to social media to release a statement about her releasing music while denying the narrative that she glamorizes abuse in her music.
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By Jem Aswad
Lana Del Rey has shared a new spoken word piece featuring music by collaborator Jack Antonoff.The three-and-a-half minute piece, titled “Patent Leather Do-Over,” was released Sunday (May 24) and pays tribute to author/poet Sylvia Plath's classic novel The Bell Jar.“Sylvia, I knew what you meant when you talked about swimming in the ocean and leaving your patent leather black shoes pointed towards it while you swam," Del Rey says.
From her upcoming poetry collection 'behind the iron gates - insights from an institution'
Lana Del Rey slammed critics accusing her of racism after she mentioned several top artists of colour in a lengthy Instagram diatribe complaining about claims she glamourizes abuse in her music.
Lana Del Rey has spoken out for the final time after attracting criticism for her controversial post on Instagram earlier this week.
Lana Del Rey was heavily criticised earlier this week after she shared a lengthy Instagram post ranting about female musicians of colour, including Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande and Cardi B, getting more mainstream success than her in the music industry.
Lana Del Rey has dismissed the controversy surrounding her comments on double standards in the music industry and accused critics of looking for “drama”.