JunFerra OP t1_j9zyi38 wrote
Reply to comment by SeaSetsuna in I don't like Lana Del Rey but I don't know why by JunFerra
Wait, hold on, she's a nepo baby? I didn't know that. Which of her relatives is famous?
SeaSetsuna t1_ja05j99 wrote
Not egregiously nepo if that makes it better? Her dad worked for a billion dollar advertising agency based out of New York. His connections helped her with her first album (the album producer worked with McCartney, Springsteen, and Cher). Dad helped to market the album of course. She also went to Fordham University ($50k-ish a year). And apparently he’s now putting out some music.
undernew t1_ja1ukm9 wrote
> His connections helped her with her first album (the album producer worked with McCartney, Springsteen, and Cher).
That's not true, what's your source for this? Lana placed second in a songwriting competition and that's how she got signed to the indie label 5 Point Records, her first record deal. That's how she got the connection to David Kahne.
> I entered a songwriting competition, I didn’t win, and one of the judges on the panel was an A&R man at a record label that had no other acts and I signed to them. We sent my demo out to five people and David Kahne got back to me that day, and said I think you’re amazing I want to start with you tomorrow. He was like my Harvard reach school, I couldn’t believe it. I was really excited. It was the first time anyone of any importance said I was good and I ran with that validation for a long time.
https://www.gq.com/story/lana-del-rey-interview-video-games/
> Dad helped to market the album of course
He wrote a press release and created a website for her, the album never had any "marketing" beyond that.
undernew t1_ja1uua8 wrote
The other reply is incorrect, no one in her family is famous or had any connections to the music or broader entertainment industry.
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