Lana Del Rey Drops Spoken-Word Song, ‘Patent Leather Do-Over’

America feels like it's divided and in shambles right now, and that’s a massive understatement. Following the killing of George Floyd—as well as the wrongful killings of other innocent Black people, like , , and — and have left some celebrities voicing their opinions. Lana Del Rey is no exception.

Lana Del Rey has found herself in controversy once again. The singer-songwriter shared two videos on Sunday (May 31) of protesters calling for justice for George Floyd, who died after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for nine minutes.The first video she shared showed a man standing on a burned-out car while holding a sign that read "no justice no peace." The second showed multiple people breaking into businesses and running out with arms full as alarms blared.

Lana Del Rey has just addressed one controversy before finding herself in another.

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.

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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." 

Lana Del Rey has slammed those who accused her of racial insensitivity in a new Instagram video.

Lana Del Rey has released her spoken word “Patent Leather Do-Over” after facing backlash for a recent Instagram post.

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.

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.