Lana Del Rey talks changing attitudes towards domestic violence and female freedom in music

Billie Eilish and Lana Del Rey are opening up about their careers and personal lives.

Deftones are the most popular metal band to listen to during sex, according to a new study.The study was carried out by ZipHealth, which surveyed over 1,000 Americans to find out what listening habits they may have in the bedroom. Overall, it was found that 47 per cent of respondents said that they regularly listen to music during sex, and metal band Deftones were found to be one of the most popular choices.In addition to asking people as part of a survey, ZipHealth also analysed playlists across Spotify which contained the words “sex”, having sex”, “making love”, “freaky”, “BDSM” and “unprotected sex” in the title.While the findings showed that it was largely hip-hop and rap that dominated the most popular choices, the Chino Moreno-led band were placed in the Number Three spot overall, just behind The Weeknd, who topped the list, and Kanye West, who came in at second place.In fact, Deftones were the only band from a hard rock or metal category to be featured in the Top 10 overall acts.

Lana Del Rey has spoken about the success Taylor Swift has achieved throughout the years.While appearing in a new BBC feature story which explores Swift’s massive success, Del Rey opened up and shared her thoughts about the pop star has been able to keep going and keep one-upping herself throughout her career.“She wants it,” the ‘Ride’ singer told the publication. “She’s told me so many times that she wants it more than anyone.

Lana Del Rey has spoken out following her “fight” with “stalkers” in Paris.The singer was recently spotted having a heated exchange in the French capital city, where she claimed someone was “following” her and her family. It is unknown whether the person following Del Rey was a photographer or a fan.TMZ published a video of the singer responding to the person after they claimed Del Rey “came to me”, to which she said: “You followed me! With my family! Get away from me.

Lana Del Rey opened up about what sets Taylor Swift apart as a pop star.

Ellise Shafer Lana Del Rey has weighed in on what makes her friend and collaborator Taylor Swift so successful. When asked by the BBC why the “Fortnight” singer is so popular, Del Rey said the answer is simple: “She wants it.” “She’s told me so many times that she wants it more than anyone,” Del Rey said. “And how amazing — she’s getting exactly what she wants.” Added Del Rey of Swift, “She’s driven, and I think it’s really paid off.” The two duetted on the track “Snow on the Beach” from Swift’s 2022 album “Midnights.” In May 2023, Swift released a “Til Dawn” deluxe edition of the album, with a version of “Snow on the Beach” featuring “More Lana Del Rey.” Both singers share a longtime producer in Jack Antonoff, who Del Rey has worked with on her last three albums and has been a mainstay of Swift’s music since 2014’s “1989.” Swift continues her mega successful Eras Tour this weekend in Edinburgh, Scotland, marking the first U.K.

Wilco‘s Jeff Tweedy has joined Bleachers to cover Lana Del Rey‘s ‘Margaret’ – watch the moment below.Bleachers performed in Chicago on Saturday (May 25), where they unveiled a special guest to perform with them. That’s when Tweedy arrived on stage, where he and the band sang a cover of Del Rey’s ‘Margaret’.‘Margaret’ was written as a tribute to frontman Jack Antonoff and his wife, actress Margaret Qualley.

Primavera Sound 2024 will take place in Barcelona, Spain – and you can catch it at home via livestream.The festival, which runs from Thursday (May 30) to Saturday (June 1), is partnering with Amazon Music to broadcast select performances from its Parc del Forum venue. On Tuesday (May 28), Amazon Music confirmed in a press release the artists whose performances will be broadcast on its livestream.

Lana Del Rey was asked by the BBC if she’d write a title track for a James Bond movie.

Lana Del Rey has revealed that she wrote a song for the James Bond film Spectre, but it was rejected by the franchise’s producers.The singer was speaking backstage at the Ivor Novello Awards in London this week (May 23), where she picked up the Special International Award.As the BBC reports, she was asked about the prospect of recording a Bond theme, to which she said she had already given it a shot, before beginning to sing her song ‘24’, from her fourth album ‘Honeymoon’, released the same year as the film.“I wrote that for them,” Lana said. Listen to the song below:The eventual theme for that film, ‘Writing’s on the Wall’, was recorded by Sam Smith and became the first Bond theme to reach Number One on the UK Singles Chart.“Sam, you did a wonderful job,” Del Rey quipped, before saying she had not given up hope at making a song for the film series.“But I’m going to continue to do my little Nancy Sinatra thing every now and then and just pretend it’s the title track,” she added.It was not the only time that Bond producers turned away a stellar music name for the choice of Spectre’s signature song.

Mark Sutherland As he picked up his Ivor Novello Award in London Thursday, Bruce Springsteen told a story about the first time he came to the U.K.’s capitol city. In 1975, Springsteen and his band arrived at Heathrow Airport famished, and went in search of a cheeseburger — only to find that such exotic cuisine had yet to make it to that side of the pond, with only fish ‘n’ chips available.

Lana Del Rey addressed a long-running rumor about her discography while discussing her desire to write a song for the James Bond franchise.

Thania Garcia The 2024 Ivors honored Raye, Bruce Springsteen, Lana Del Rey, KT Tunstall, Bernie Taupin and many more on May 23 in London. The coveted awards honored 26 songwriters and composers across 14 categories in recognition of outstanding achievements in songwriting and composing for screen. Raye, whose debut album “My 21st Century Blues” helped launch her solo career to new heights, was honored as songwriter of the year.

Lana Del Rey has spoken to NME about the “music business going country”, what to expect from her new album ‘Lasso’, and feeling “playful” rather than “vindicated” after proving naysayers wrong. Watch our interview above.Speaking to NME in the winners’ room of the Ivor Novellos yesterday (Thursday May 23) after picking up the Special International Award, the ‘Video Games’ icon was in a jubilant mood as she reflected on her career.“Because I met my managers 15 years ago, they spoke about this award since the minute I met them,” Del Rey told NME.

Lana Del Rey picks up a special trophy while attending The Ivors 2024 at Grosvenor House on Thursday evening (May 23) in London, England.

Billie Eilish has responded to Lana Del Rey claiming that she is the “voice of our generation”.Eilish appeared as a special surprise guest during Del Rey’s headlining set of Coachella during weekend one of the Californian festival. The two performed a duet of Del Rey’s ‘Video Games’ and Eilish’s ‘Ocean Eyes’.Introducing the ‘Bad Guy’ singer to the stage, the ‘Born To Die’ singer said: “That’s the voice of our generation, the voice of your generation.

Thania Garcia Post Malone is on a winning streak. The American rapper and singer earns his second No. 1 single of the year with his and Morgan Wallen‘s duet “I Had Some Help” debuting atop the latest Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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Lana Del Rey brought out Jelly Roll during her headline set at Hangout Festival last night for a version of ‘Sweet Home Alabama’.The singer was headlining the first night of the festival at Gulf Shores, Alabama, and after singing alongside other guests Tommy Genesis, Benson Boone and Nessa Barrett, she opted to round out her 16-track set with a cover of the Lynyrd Skynyrd classic with Jelly Roll.Watch footage of the performance below:It is Lana’s second on-stage collaboration with a country star in recent weeks, after she sang a version of ‘Unchained Melody’ with Paul Cauthen at Stagecoach Festival in California in April.Jelly Roll, meanwhile, recently joined forces with Limp Bizkit at Welcome To Rockville to perform a version of The Who’s ‘Behind Blue Eyes’.Del Rey recently headlined both weekends of Coachella 2024, and was joined by guests Billie Eilish, Jon Batiste, Jack Antonoff and Camila Cabello.On weekend one, Del Rey brought out Eilish to perform a duet of ‘Video Games’ and ‘Ocean Eyes’, as well as Batiste to perform ‘Candy Necklace’, and Antonoff to play piano for ‘Hope Is A Dangerous Thing For A Woman Like Me To Have – But I Have It’. For weekend two, she turned to Cabello to perform the latter’s ‘I Luv It’.She subsequently revealed that she had only recovered from laryngitis “a few hours” before taking the stage for the first weekend, while also hitting out at her former tour manager, who she said had “quit for no reason” just over a month before the set.In a four-star review of the weekend one set, NME wrote: “Some festival-goers and critics have pointed to Del Rey as an “odd” choice of headliner – someone not exactly known for putting in energetic, flashy performances.

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