Lana Del Rey hits back at music critic Ann Powers who called her new album uncooked and derivative. Powers says, “This is not only about Del Rey’s persona as a bad girl to whom bad things are done; her supposed confessions would be nothing than reality-show fodder if not for the way she and her collaborators construct them. On their own, taken song by song, her lyrics – even in the full flower NFR! represents – often read as unremarkable and derivative.

Del Rey responded on Twitter, “Here’s a little sidenote on your piece. I don’t even relate to one observation you made about the music. There’s nothing uncooked about me. To write about me is nothing like it is to be with me. Never had a persona. Never needed one. Never will.” She goes also says, “So don’t call yourself a fan like you did in the article”.

Denmark trio TigerSwan release the pop track Young/Wild/Reckless via Iceberg Music Group. It’s mainstream like Justin Bieber and OneRepublic. The band worked with Ben Carey who played with Savage Garden and Lifehouse. The previous single Novocaine garnered radio play in Denmark, also landing on playlists. Give it a listen.
Streams: 600k total Spotify streams
Placements: World Cup in 2018
Playlists: Spotify’s Denmark Viral 50 Chart

Ariana Grande is suing the popular fashion brand Forever 21 for $10 million dollars over claims that it hired a look-alike model for a social media campaign. According to sources, Forever 21 reached out to Grande for an endorsement deal that would have her Tweet out posts, Instagram posts, and Instagram stories. The deal broke down when Grande said that a single instagram post is worth well into the hundreds of thousands which Forever 21 wasn’t willing to pay. Rather, Forever 21 used images and videos misappropriating Grande’s name, image, likeness, and music in order to create the false perception of her endorsement. If Ariana Grande wins the million in damages, it would have been cheaper for the fashion brand to work out an endorsement deal with her.

Post Malone who has has become Republic’s flagship artist will release his new album Hollywood’s Bleeding on 9/6. He just released the video for the track “Circles” which is #1 on Spotify U.S., #3 on Apple Music, and is headed at Pop radio. Post Malone is king of the streaming era with his debut album breaking the first-week streaming record with over 200 million streams. His new album will feature Ozzy, SZA, Halsey, Travis Scott, Meek Mill, and Young Thug.

After a long hiatus, Adele is set to release new music. Most artists today rarely take a break from releasing music whereas the English singer is known to take long vacations between albums. Adele is the artist that likes to live life and truly channel her emotions through her songs. With a recent a split from her husband, it’s time to make some songs. According to a source, “She talks about last year as a very difficult year, and she’s said in the past that creating new music is almost like therapy. You can tell that she is ready to share with her fans.”