Her performance was rumored to have netted her around $3 million, but Del Rey denied it, saying she would never charge her friends.Ĭhuck GrantAnd “SNL”-type live disasters are a thing of the past. She collaborated directly with Baz Luhrmann on the swooning “Young and Beautiful” from 2013’s “The Great Gatsby” soundtrack, and Angelina Jolie handpicked Del Rey to sing “Once Upon a Dream” in the trailer for “Maleficent.” The chanteuse also sang for Kanye West and Kim Kardashian at their wedding rehearsal dinner at the Palace of Versailles. All of our songs have been written in 20 minutes.”Ĭhuck GrantDel Rey’s femme-fatale poise has seen her stock rise in Hollywood quickly. “She’s a brilliant lyricist and melodist. He has worked with Del Rey for three years, co-writing “Summertime Sadness” as well as three cuts on the new album, and insists that she is no poser.
“I think the backlash came from uninformed bloggers, not the general public,” Rick Nowels, a seasoned LA songwriter whose credits include tracks for Dido and Madonna, tells The Post. L Nicole NodlandShe also refined her songwriting skills over the course of the well-received “Paradise” and “Tropico” EPs, released in 20 respectively. 2 on the Billboard album charts, while a remix of the single “Summertime Sadness” hit the top 10 in 2013. The controversy turned into to curiosity, sending “Born to Die” to No. In terms of sales, her recovery from SNL was instant. On Tuesday, the 27-year-old drops her new album, “Ultraviolence,” and completes her rehabilitation from punching bag to post-modern pop queen. The fact that Del Rey had gigged around New York under her birth name of Lizzy Grant before reinventing herself - she admitted to lowering her voice but denied rumors of plastic surgery - only added to the fire.īut how things have changed. Even Del Rey’s manager, Ben Mawson, admitted to The Post afterward that it was probably too soon to have booked her. The New Yorker looked like a rabbit in the headlights, stumbling through a pitchy version of “Video Games,” from her major-label debut “Born to Die.” After months of hype - according to the blogosphere, Del Rey’s dramatic vocals, cinematic sound and movie-star looks were set to take the world by storm - the backlash was fast and vicious.Īctress Juliette Lewis clawed at the singer on Twitter, saying her appearance was like “watching a 12-year-old in their bedroom when they’re pretending to sing and perform.” NBC anchor Brian Williams deemed the performance one of the “worst outings in SNL history” in a leaked e-mail. Lana Del Ray during her 2012 Saturday Night Live performance. But in January 2012, after she appeared on “Saturday Night Live,” the singer must have felt like heading straight back underground. It was supposed to be Lana Del Rey’s big mainstream-crossover moment.
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