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Norman Fucking Rockwell
''Norman Fucking Rockwell!'' is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey released on August 30, 2019, by Polydor and Interscope Records. The album was primarily produced by Del Rey and Jack Antonoff, with additional contributions from Zach Dawes, Andrew Watt, and longtime Del Rey collaborator Rick Nowels. Musically, ''Norman Fucking Rockwell!'' features a soft rock sound consisting of psych-rock songs and piano ballads and features references to various classic rock artists. The title of the album is a reference to painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell. ''Norman Fucking Rockwell!'' received universal acclaim. Music critics praised Del Rey's musical progression with the album and her refined and poetic lyricism as well as the album's production. The album debuted at number one in seven countries, including the United Kingdom, becoming Del Rey's fourth number one album in the country, and reached the top 5 in over twenty countries, including the United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lana Del Rey
Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1985), known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. Her music is noted for its cinematic quality and exploration of tragic romance, glamour, and melancholia, with frequent references to contemporary pop culture and 1950s–1960s Americana. She is the recipient of various accolades, including two Brit Awards, two MTV Europe Music Awards, and a Satellite Award, in addition to nominations for six Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. ''Variety'' honored her at their Hitmakers Awards for being "one of the most influential singer-songwriters of the 21st century." Raised in upstate New York, Del Rey moved to New York City in 2005 to pursue a music career. After numerous projects, including her self-titled debut studio album, Del Rey's breakthrough came in 2011 with the viral success of her single "Video Games"; she subsequently signed a recording contract with Polydor and Interscope. She achieved critical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Music Group and Interscope Communications, it differed from most record companies by letting A&R staff control decisions and allowing artists and producers full creative control. Its first hit records arrived in under a year, and it achieved profitability in 1993. Chair and CEO until May 2014, Iovine was succeeded by John Janick. In 1992, Interscope acquired the exclusive rights to market and distribute releases from the hardcore hip hop label Death Row, whose artists included Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, a decision that ultimately put the label at the center of the mid-1990s gangsta rap controversy. As a result, Time Warner, owning Atlantic, severed ties with Interscope by selling its 50 percent stake back to Field and Iovine for $115 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Greatest (Lana Del Rey Song)
"The Greatest" is a song by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey, taken from her sixth studio album, ''Norman Fucking Rockwell!'' (2019). Del Rey wrote and produced it with Jack Antonoff. The song was released for digital download as a joint promotional single with " Fuck It I Love You" on August 22, 2019, by Interscope and Polydor Records. An accompanied "double feature" music video with the two was also released. Universal Music Group sent "The Greatest" to Italian radios on September 13, 2019, as the fifth single from the album. Writing and composition The track was written and produced by Del Rey and Jack Antonoff. Lyrically, Del Rey sings about missing the "good old days" in her relationship and the world in general, but further expressing frustrations with how the world has changed: "The culture is lit, and if this is it‚ I had a ball/I guess that I'm burned out after all ... If this is it, I'm signing off". Del Rey makes numerous pop culture references including to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doin' Time
"Doin' Time" is a song by the American band Sublime for their self-titled third album. The lyrics tell of a cheating girlfriend, whose infidelities and poor treatment of her lover makes him feel like he is in prison. It was released as a single on November 25, 1997; the disc contained alternate versions of the song by Wyclef Jean and the Pharcyde. Additional versions appeared on the post- Bradley Nowell compilation album ''Second-hand Smoke'' and several bootlegs, including one with Snoop Dogg. This song reached number 87 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 28 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Composition "Doin' Time" samples jazz flautist Herbie Mann's cover of George Gershwin's " Summertime" from the opera ''Porgy and Bess''. Mann's version is a live bossa nova version from his album ''Herbie Mann at the Village Gate''. The band originally recorded the song with the lyrics "doin' time and the livin's easy". In order to release the song using the Gershwin sample, the band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hope Is A Dangerous Thing For A Woman Like Me To Have – But I Have It
Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish a desire with anticipation." Among its opposites are dejection, hopelessness, and despair. In psychology Professor of Psychology Barbara Fredrickson argues that hope comes into its own when crisis looms, opening us to new creative possibilities. Frederickson argues that with great need comes an unusually wide range of ideas, as well as such positive emotions as happiness and joy, courage, and empowerment, drawn from four different areas of one's self: from a cognitive, psychological, social, or physical perspective. Hopeful people are "like the little engine that could, ecausethey keep telling themselves "I think I can, I think I can". Such positive thinking bears fruit when based on a realistic sense of optimism, not on a naive "fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venice Bitch
"Venice Bitch" is a song by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey. It was released on September 18, 2018, through Polydor and Interscope Records, as the second single from her sixth studio album, ''Norman Fucking Rockwell!'' (2019). The song was written and produced by Del Rey and Jack Antonoff. The song was met with unanimous praise from music critics and was ranked by numerous publications amongst the best songs of the year. Release On September 12, 2018, ''The Fader'' announced that "Venice Bitch" would be released on September 18 as the second single from Del Rey's forthcoming studio album, following the first single, "Mariners Apartment Complex", released a week earlier. On September 17, Del Rey shared a preview of the track accompanied by a vintage-inspired visual on Instagram, and announced that the song would be premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show. Composition "Venice Bitch" is a folk rock, psychedelic pop, and soft rock song which runs at nine minutes and thirty-si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariners Apartment Complex
"Mariners Apartment Complex" is a song by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey, released on September 12, 2018, through Polydor Records and Interscope Records, as the lead single from her sixth studio album, ''Norman Fucking Rockwell!'' (2019)''.'' The song was written and produced by Del Rey and musician Jack Antonoff, whom Del Rey would later go on to frequently collaborate with. A psychedelic folk and soft rock song with elements of country music, the song features a more refined and mellow sound for Del Rey compared to her previous records. Inspired to write the song after taking a late night walk with her then partner, while reaching an "apartment complex", lyrically, the song sees the narrator assuring a lover of constant support and guidance in their beautiful yet problematic relationship. "Mariners Apartment Complex" received widespread critical acclaim, with reviewers praising the song's lyricism, production, and Del Rey's vocals. Commercially the song was a moderate su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Outfitters
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) is a multinational lifestyle retail corporation headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Operating in the U.S., the United Kingdom, Canada, select Western European countries, Poland the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar, the Urban Outfitters brand targets young adults with a merchandise mix of women's and men's fashion apparel, footwear, beauty and wellness products, accessories, activewear and gear, and housewares, as well as music, primarily vinyl records and cassettes. The company was founded as the retail store Free People by Richard Hayne, Judy Wicks and Scott Belair in 1970 as a project for an entrepreneurship class at University of Pennsylvania. It was renamed to Urban Outfitters and incorporated in 1976. Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) carries multiple stores within the URBN portfolio of brands, which also includes Anthropologie, Free People, Terrain, BHLDN and the Vetri Family restaurant group. Much of the merchandise is designed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lust For Life (Lana Del Rey Album)
''Lust for Life'' is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey, released on July 21, 2017, through Polydor and Interscope worldwide and Urban in Germany. Marking a return to the "hip-hop inspired" sound of her major-label debut, ''Lust for Life'' features production from past collaborators Rick Nowels, Kieron Menzies and Emile Haynie, while also working for the first time with producers Boi-1da, Max Martin, Benny Blanco and Metro Boomin. It also features guest appearances from The Weeknd, ASAP Rocky, Stevie Nicks, Sean Lennon, and Playboi Carti. The album and its title were announced on March 29, 2017, through a trailer on Del Rey's official Vevo channel on YouTube. ''Lust for Life'' received positive reviews from music critics and was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Pop Vocal Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, becoming Del Rey's second nomination in the category. The album achieved commercial success, debuting at number one on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zach Dawes
Zachary Edwin Dawes (born July 2, 1985) is an American musician, producer, engineer, and technician, best known as the bassist for the bands Mini Mansions and The Last Shadow Puppets. He has also made contributions to music by Brian Wilson, Lana Del Rey, among other music artists. Early life Dawes grew up in Encino, California. He majored in Film & Digital Media at the University of California, Santa Cruz. As a child, Dawes learned to play the piano, but switched to bass when he discovered that the band he was starting needed a bass player. Career Dawes spent many years assisting and playing bass for American record producer T Bone Burnett. He played bass on albums and soundtracks for which Burnett was producer, composer or contributing artist, including '' The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond'', ''Inside Llewyn Davis (soundtrack)'', '' A Place at the Table'', ''True Detective'', season 1 of '' ''Nashville'' (2012 TV series)'', Lisa Marie Presley's album ''St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
