As we wrote earlier, Lana Del Rey has received as much praise as she has criticism since breaking through. With her big hair, her stage name and her backstory, critics have been keen to question her authenticity. Some say that she owes her fame to the time she flopped on Saturday Night Live , as well as her wealthy family background, which inadvertently clashes with the self-made image she has created around herself over the past 10 years.
To critics , her fast claim to fame comes down to the orchestration of her record label. But LDR has continuously shaken it all off and has kept going. She stayed true to her sound and to her style, until suddenly the tables turned and she received praise for her most recent album, Normal Fucking Rockwell! In other words: artists let their true self show through their art. The years to saw a shift in public opinion. Where originally the geniuses who could do it all on their own were appreciated, suddenly a commercial collaboration was considered to bring good , memorable music to the table.
It could even mean that she has taken away the enormous importance of authenticity, making way for more fiction in music. In this song, LDR seems to have out-grown the criticism of the past. She adds on to how she sees herself her role as an artist. And in the chorus, she builds on the story of her musical career , setting her story straight:.
With this, Lana Del Rey seems to have a stronger core than ever. It seems that this story, with all its disapproval, rebellion, and incredible perseverance, has a happy end after all …. Follow us on Instagram or Facebook and subscribe to our monthly newsletter no worries, no spam! In die tijd leerde ik Marjolijn kennen en kwam ik bij Nolala. Ik vind het nog steeds mooi hoe muziek mensen samen brengt en heb daarom dit afgelopen jaar Sociologie gestudeerd in Londen.
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Subscribe to the newsletter! Though it's becoming increasingly difficult for pop stars to preserve mystique, there are definitely exceptions to the rule. French electro duo Daft Punk announced they had split last month after successfully hiding their faces behind robotic helmets for most of their year recording career.
When their disco single Get Lucky became a global phenomenon in , just one grainy photo of the pair "unmasked" hit the internet. We still have virtually no idea who the elusive duo — Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter — might be "in real life".
She has created a rarefied space for herself where her music alone does the talking. French electro duo Daft Punk split last month after successfully preserving their mystique — and hiding their faces — for most of their year recording career Credit: Alamy.
With Del Rey gearing up to release another new album in June, Rock Candy Sweet, what could she learn from these artists? Smith points out that Sade and Bush carved out their musical legacy in an era when it was easier to be mysterious. But at the same time, enigma will always beget enigma: the less you say and do, the less likely you'll slip up, and the less you'll have to respond to any controversy on social media.
Interestingly, though, Daly suggests that Del Rey might care less about her own mystique than she did in the past. Now that she has proven her artistic worth, she has less need for the protective shield that enigma can provide.
She calls what we're seeing now with Del Rey "a slow dismantling of mystique in real-time". Whatever happens next, it will be interesting to see how the next generation of stars present themselves. With mystique becoming even tougher to preserve than in the past, it's hard to blame any artist who decides it's just not worth the effort anymore. If you would like to comment on this story or anything else you have seen on BBC Culture, head over to our Facebook page or message us on Twitter.
And if you liked this story, sign up for the weekly bbc. Lana Del Rey and the struggle to be mysterious in pop. Share using Email. By Nick Levine 8th April The acclaimed star has always cultivated an enigmatic image — but that has been eroded recently by various public controversies.
Is that simply a sign of the times, asks Nick Levine. All rights reserved. Lana Del Rey claims to live in a cruel world where she's constantly up against other artists and music critics. But after setting the internet ablaze today May 21 with a "question for the culture" about her disproportionate backlash for the kind of music she makes, the Born to Die singer proved the pen is mightier than the sword. March The "Blue Jeans" singer reveals the single's cover art that features a man choking her.
Del Rey encountered one of her earliest criticisms of "glamorizing abuse" when she shared the artwork for "Blue Jeans" the B-side to "Video Games" , which showed a man's tattooed hand putting her in a not-so-dainty chokehold. Off her album Paradise , the artist let her tousled curls soar in the whimsical summer visual for "Ride" before tucking them into a Native American headdress.
December Her "Tropico" short film appropriates Latino gangster culture. November A second snippet of a scrapped Marilyn Manson music video shows Del Rey in a rape scene. Marilyn Manson recruited horror film director Eli Roth for a music video that was never supposed to see the light of day but eventually leaked, but Roth played a horrifying role in the clip himself.
He's seen throwing a Texas Chainsaw Massacre T-shirt clad Del Rey down onto a bed as she proceeds to cry and scream until he lifts himself off her.
But there ya go. Same goes for everyone's masks in my video. I'm lucky enough to have a team of people who can do that. The black-and-white cover for "Chemtrails Over the Country Club" shows Del Rey grinning and surrounded by friends, all huddled around a table.
Shortly after she shared the image, Del Rey commented on her own Instagram post with preemptive self-defense. Respect it. The following day, during an interview with BBC's Annie Mac, Del Rey claimed that "actually half the people in this photo are people of color. It's just weird, you know? Naturally, some people did make jokes about the cover's perceived lack of diversity, and others called the choice "tone deaf.
But the real backlash came in response to Del Rey's comment, which was described as "textbook white fragility problematic white woman. I wish we could be excited about the album and only that but s like this makes it hard to be," the fan continued.
Del Rey was referring to the violent riot at the US Capitol on January 6 , when pro-Trump supporters stormed the building after attending a nearby Trump rally. Five people died, and the outgoing president has since been impeached for "incitement of insurrection. We really needed a reflection of our world's greatest problem, which is not climate change but sociopathy and narcissism," she said, as reported by Complex.
It's going to kill the world. It's not capitalism, it's narcissism. You know I voted for Biden. I'm super steady in everything I've ever said. You probably listened to my entire interview. So whoever wrote this is a genuine piece of s Hardly one to stifle momentum, Del Rey also responded to the Australian blog Tone Deaf, which had published an article criticizing the defense of her album cover.
You're jealous I get it.
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