Lana Del Ray A.K.A. Lizzy Grant is an independent album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey, released through the independent record label 5 Points Records in 2010 when the singer was known by her real name, Lizzy Grant. The album was eventually pulled from online retailers soon after it was released because, according to Del Rey, the label was unable to fund it. Del Rey ultimately bought back the rights to the album, whose title uses an alternate spelling of the singer's stage name, "Del Rey" being spelled "Del Ray" instead.
The album was produced by major music producer David Kahne, who recorded the album with Del Rey over a period of three months. Prior to the release of the album, Del Rey released an EP titled Kill Kill to iTunes in October 2008, which featured the tracks "Kill Kill", "Gramma", and "Yayo". Del Rey stated that Kahne "is known as a producer with a lot of integrity and who had an interest in making music that wasn't just pop." Her father, Robert Grant, helped with the marketing of the album, which was available for purchase on iTunes for a brief period before being withdrawn. According to David Kahne, who produced Grant and Label owner David Nichtern, Grant bought the rights back from her label, 5 Points, as she wanted it out of circulation. In an interview with David Nichtern he stated "Her and her new manager came in and said 'We want to get this off the market. We’re going for a completely new deal. We’ll buy you out of the deal.' So we made a separation agreement - confirmation of rumors that the action was part of a calculated strategy."" In January 2012, upon the release of her major-label album, Born to Die, Del Rey stated to the BBC that she recently bought back the rights of the album and is planning on re-releasing it in the Summer of 2012. In May 2012, she announced that the album would not be re-released the following the Summer.Lana Del Ray A.K.A. Lizzy Grant is an independent album by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey, released through the independent record label 5 Points Records in 2010 when the singer was known by her real name, Lizzy Grant. The album was eventually pulled from online retailers soon after it was released because, according to Del Rey, the label was unable to fund it. Del Rey ultimately bought back the rights to the album, whose title uses an alternate spelling of the singer's stage name, "Del Rey" being spelled "Del Ray" instead.
The album was produced by major music producer David Kahne, who recorded the album with Del Rey over a period of three months. Prior to the release of the album, Del Rey released an EP titled Kill Kill to iTunes in October 2008, which featured the tracks "Kill Kill", "Gramma", and "Yayo". Del Rey stated that Kahne "is known as a producer with a lot of integrity and who had an interest in making music that wasn't just pop." Her father, Robert Grant, helped with the marketing of the album, which was available for purchase on iTunes for a brief period before being withdrawn. According to David Kahne, who produced Grant and Label owner David Nichtern, Grant bought the rights back from her label, 5 Points, as she wanted it out of circulation. In an interview with David Nichtern he stated "Her and her new manager came in and said 'We want to get this off the market. We’re going for a completely new deal. We’ll buy you out of the deal.' So we made a separation agreement - confirmation of rumors that the action was part of a calculated strategy."" In January 2012, upon the release of her major-label album, Born to Die, Del Rey stated to the BBC that she recently bought back the rights of the album and is planning on re-releasing it in the Summer of 2012. In May 2012, she announced that the album would not be re-released the following the Summer.false2021-06-06 14:56:11Lana Del Ray520102010-01-012010-01-0144Pop5 Points Records111839211484686def978-098d-4f5d-8195-870af3121e6eb7539c32-53e7-4908-bda3-81449c367da670047d39-41fd-493b-9ffa-1233ebe98518/media/data/media4/Music/Lana Del Rey/Lana Del Ray/folder.jpgLana Del ReyLana Del ReyElizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1985), known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer and songwriter. Her music is noted for its cinematic quality and exploration of tragic romance, glamour, and melancholia, containing 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 and commercial success with her second album, Born to Die (2012), which contained the sleeper hit "Summertime Sadness". Del Rey's third album, Ultraviolence (2014), featured greater use of guitar-driven instrumentation and debuted atop the U.S. Billboard 200. Her fourth and fifth albums, Honeymoon (2015) and Lust for Life (2017), saw a return to the stylistic traditions of her earlier releases, while her critically acclaimed sixth album, Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019), explored soft rock. Del Rey followed this with the albums Chemtrails over the Country Club and Blue Banisters, both in 2021.
Del Rey has collaborated on soundtracks for visual media; in 2013, she wrote and starred in the critically acclaimed musical short Tropico, and performed "Young and Beautiful" for the romantic drama The Great Gatsby. In 2014, she recorded "Once Upon a Dream" for the dark fantasy adventure film Maleficent and the self-titled theme song for the biopic Big Eyes. Del Rey collaborated with Ariana Grande and Miley Cyrus on "Don't Call Me Angel" for the action comedy Charlie's Angels (2019), which peaked at number 13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Outside of music, Del Rey published the poetry and photography collection Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass (2020).