She asked the culture a question and then the culture spent six years answering it.
Two months after this post went up and the internet tried to end her career, Taylor Swift released folklore. An album built on sadness, longing, and fictional heartbreak. The most dominant pop star on the planet pivoted to the exact aesthetic Lana was defending.
Seven months later, a 17-year-old named Olivia Rodrigo released "drivers license." A song about crying while driving. It became the biggest debut single in Spotify history. Rodrigo said it herself: "Lana raised an entire generation of songwriters and taught them that there's beauty in their vulnerability and power in their melancholy."
Billie Eilish said Born to Die "changed music." Taylor Swift called her "the most influential artist in pop." Three of the five biggest female artists of the decade gave her the credit publicly.
Pitchfork called her debut a "faked orgasm" in 2012. She went on to release nine consecutive top-10 Billboard 200 albums, cross 50 million equivalent sales, and headline Coachella.
Olivia Rodrigo's third album comes out next month. The title: "You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love."
That's the answer to her question.
If my partner spent all evening hanging with 3 separate groups of his buds instead of me after I made him a chicken pot pie for dinner I would probably cheat
If someone is homophobic, there's 100% chance they're misogynistic too, and if you scratch the surface any further, you'll see other forms of bigotry they're packing.
A homophobe can never, ever be a good person.
Olivia Rodrigo joins Mitski as the only Wasians in HISTORY to release a debut album with a 4-letter title (LUSH, SOUR), AND release a 2026 album with a 6+ word title (NATHTM, YSPSFAGSIL), AND have an album cover where the artist's mouth is open with their hair flying everywhere!
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