King’s wool shared details of a new country album titled “Lasso”. The American singer-songwriter revealed her plans for a new LP at Billboard’s pre-Grammy event in Los Angeles, California, last night (January 31).
During the event, she confirmed that the next project will see her venture into country and that it will be made together with her frequent collaborator, producer and leader of Bleachers, Jack Antonoffand country music creator Luke Laird.
“If you don’t already know from our award winners and our artists, the music business is going country,” he told the crowd (via Rolling Stone). “We are going to the field. It’s happening. That’s why Jack has followed me to Muscle Shoals, Nashville, Mississippi, for the last four years.”
He also recalled his fondness for working with Antonoff, stating that he must have been “born under one of those talented and lucky musical stars.” He later praised the Bleachers singer as “one in a million.”
Although a specific release date has not yet been announced, Del Rey did reveal that “Lasso” It will arrive sometime in September. It will be his tenth studio album, after “Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd” from last year .
The 2023 release led to Del Rey being nominated for five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Best Alternative Music Album. “Candy Necklace”which featured Jon Batisteis nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, and ‘A&W’ is also nominated for Song of the Year and Best Alternative Music Performance.
Lana Del Rey’s forays into country music
Yes ok “Lasso” It will be the singer’s first official country album, it is not the first time she has ventured into the genre.
In December, he shared a version of the classic John Denver “Take Me Home, Country Roads”and the previous month she performed on NBC’s Christmas at Graceland, singing a cover of the 1977 song by Elvis, “Unchained Melody”.
Likewise, in September he performed a performance of “Stand By Your Man”a song originally released by Tammy Wynette in 1969.
Most recently, he previewed a new country song, “Henry, Come On”on their social networks.
Source: Ambito
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