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US singer caught up in viral beef coming to Perth soon

US singer caught up in viral beef coming to Perth soon

Perth Nowa day ago
Two alternative-pop queens are in the middle of a social media war following an alleged diss track, with one of the stars set to touch down in Perth next year.
Lana Del Rey and Ethel Cain recently got into a dispute online after Del Rey launched a new song, appearing to aim at Cain.
In a video on Instagram on Wednesday, Del Rey previewed the song, sharing a video of her singing along to the lyrics.
'Ethel Cain hated my Instagram post / Think it's cute reenacting my Chicago pose,' she said.
In another lyric, she references a headline about Cain in the New York Times, singing: 'The most famous girl at the Waffle House / I don't regret it.'
The Born to Die singer appeared to confirm it was a diss track towards Cain in the comments of a news outlet's post about the song.
'I didn't know who Ethel was until a few years ago — when someone brought to my attention the disturbing and graphic side-by-side images she would often put up of me next to unflattering creatures and cartoon characters, making constant comments about my weight, I was confused at what she was getting at,' Del Rey wrote.
'Then, when I heard what she was saying behind closed doors from mutual friends and started inserting herself into my personal life, I was definitely disturbed.'
Cain hit back, telling her fans Del Rey had blocked her on Instagram.
'Update: Lana Del Rey has blocked Ethel Cain on Instagram,' she wrote.
The Chicago lyric appears to allude to Del Rey's relationship with musician Jack Donoghue, with the couple announcing their relationship with a photo outside a Chicago jail.
Cain was rumoured to be dating Donoghue after Del Rey and reportedly posted a similar photo to Del Rey's, poking fun at it with the caption: 'Ok wait my turn. That photo has since been deleted.
The Waffle House reference pointed to a May 2022 New York Times profile that referred to Cain as 'the most famous girl at the Waffle House' in the headline.
Dey Rey made the news the following year after rumours she had a secret second job as a waitress at the Alabama breakfast venue.
The beef comes after Cain announced Australian and New Zealand shows for her Willoughby Tucker Forever tour coming in February next year.
She is set to start the tour in Auckland on February 13 before stopping in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and wrapping up at the Fremantle Arts Centre on February 28.
The tour will support her new album Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You which serves as a prequel to her debut album Preacher's daughter.
It recounts Cain's first love and their high school romance.
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