The much-awaited 14-track poetry audiobook of Lana del Ray will be released on July 28 featuring her recitations of the poetry set of Lana Del Rey with arranged music by Jack Antonoff.
MTV EMAs 2017 - Red Carpet Arrivals LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: Lana Del Rey attends the MTV EMAs 2017 held at The SSE Arena, Wembley on November 12, 2017 in London, England.
"Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass" is a 112-page hardcover format which will be released on September 29. The "Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass" book is also the name of the poem in the book, the first poem that Del Rey wrote. Originally, "Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass" was supposed to be released on January 4 a,s per Del Rey's initial announcement. According to The Fader, Del Rey announced that half of the proceeds from the record would go to the Native American charities. Lana Del Rey described the records as "gritty." Del Rey posted earlier on her Instagram, indicating that she will attempt to raise $1,035,000 for the Navajo Water Project in the coming month. In her post, Lana Del Rey said that some poems came to her that she dictated and typed out and worked vigorously to pick each word and make the perfect poem. "They are eclectic and honest and not trying to be anything other than what they are, and for that reason, I'm proud of them, especially because the spirit in which they were written was very authentic," she added.
Besides Lana Del Rey's spoken word album and book of poetry, she will also release her seventh studio album named "Chemtrails over the Country Club" on September 5, according to NME. Earlier, Del Rey received a social media backlash after publishing a post that fans claimed as racist and glamorized abuse. On Instagram, Del Rey pointed out that several artists — women of color — who have had number one songs about being sexy, wearing no clothes, sex, cheating, etc. Several high profile figures called Lana Del Rey out for her comments. Lana Del Rey pleads and asked if she can go back to singing about being embodied, feeling beautiful by being in love. However, the relationship is not perfect or dancing for money without others, saying that she is glamorizing abuse. Previously, Del Rey caused a tremble online after she uploaded footage from a Los Angeles Black Lives Matter protest. In her deleted video, Del Rey zoomed in on protesters revealing their identities. Artists and social media users like Kehlani urged Del Rey to delete the video. Kehlani wrote, "DO NOT endanger people with your very massive platform."
Lana Del Rey's spoken word album and her new book of poetry have been detailed in the product listings of Waterstones and Amazon, as confirmed by The Fader. The spoken word album has 14 poems from the collection set to music by Antonoff and will run in 33 minutes. The book, however, is set on a later release date.
Del Rey's book of poetry
Chemtrails over the Country Club album
Del Rey caused stir on social media