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Forbes
3 days ago
- Climate
- Forbes
Lana Del Rey's Early Career Smash Is A Timely Hit Yet Again
Lana Del Rey's 'Summertime Sadness' returns to the U.K.'s Official Streaming chart as warmer weather ... More boosts plays, helping Born to Die climb three tallies. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 07: Lana Del Rey attends W Magazine and Louis Vuitton's Academy Awards Dinner at a Private Residence on March 07, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo byfor W Magazine) Lana Del Rey has been promoting her upcoming album for almost a year now, and she's already delivered a handful of singles from the project. Fans still don't know what it will be called or when it will arrive, as she has changed its release date and title multiple times. While anticipation builds for the alternative superstar's next studio effort, her followers continue to revisit the project that started it all, and what may be considered her breakout hit single. This week in the United Kingdom, Del Rey claims one charting single, as 'Summertime Sadness' returns to the Official Streaming chart, and it's not hard to guess why. The tune naturally sees a spike in activity as spring transitions into summer, and it's one of a handful of cuts by Del Rey that have reached well beyond her core fanbase. Streams of the popular composition — which was made famous in part by a Cedric Gervais remix — increase when the weather turns warm. In the past, 'Summertime Sadness' has only peaked at No. 77 on the Official Streaming chart, which ranks the most successful tunes on platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and others across the U.K. It has spent 30 weeks on the tally throughout its lifetime. 'Summertime Sadness' is featured on Del Rey's breakout album Born to Die. That set can almost always be found on the charts in the U.K., so it's not shocking to see it appear on multiple lists. This week, the project climbs — perhaps thanks to an increase in plays of the single. Born to Die improves on all three rankings on which it appears, albeit slightly. It gains the most ground on the Official Albums Sales chart, jumping from No. 65 to No. 50. It almost mirrors that movement on the Official Physical Albums list, pushing ahead 14 spaces to also settle at No. 50. The title, which helped introduce Del Rey and her signature alternative pop style back in 2012, only manages to advance a pair of spots on the Official Albums chart, where it comes in at No. 56.
Forbes
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Lana Del Rey's Album Is Truly In A League Of Its Own
As she readies her next album, Lana Del Rey's debut full-length just won't quit. Born to Die can still be found on a number of Billboard rankings, not only racking up a huge number of streams every frame, but also continuing to sell well more than a decade after its release. The continued and unending popularity of the full-length can be clearly seen by its performance on one ranking in particular this week. Born to Die climbs from No. 22 to No. 20 on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart, Billboard's list of the most consumed full-lengths and EPs in those styles in the United States. As of this frame, Del Rey's classic has now spent 550 weeks on that tally. That's an incredible length of time for any project to manage on any list, and Del Rey stands alone as she hits that figure. Born to Die is the only title on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart this week that has reached 500 weeks. It beats the next longest-running effort by almost 100 frames — and certainly well over a year. Hozier's self-titled release is up to 463 stays somewhere on the genre-specific ranking, and it's also holding on. The projects that are currently present on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart that have managed at least 400 weeks include Creedence Clearwater Revival's Chronicle (434 weeks), Fleetwood Mac's Rumours (428), Journey's Greatest Hits (417), Metallica's self-titled effort (416), Bon Jovi's Greatest Hits (410), and both Tom Petty's Greatest Hits and AC/DC's Back in Black, which are tied with 402 frames apiece. Throughout her career, Del Rey has sent half a dozen releases to the Top Rock & Alternative Albums tally. Born to Die is one of only two No. 1s, joining Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. It is far and away her most successful, and in fact, it's the only full-length from the singer-songwriter to manage triple-digit stays. Her Paradise EP, which arrived the same year Born to Die debuted, has thus far only collected 44 frames on the ranking.
Forbes
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Lana Del Rey Turns Multiple Albums Into Bestsellers Again
Earlier this spring, Lana Del Rey released a handful of singles from her upcoming album. The project has gone by several different names, but the singer-songwriter has revealed that, at the moment, she's not sharing its title or release date. Both of her most recent cuts, "Henry, Come On" and "Bluebird," have fallen off the charts in the United Kingdom after brief stints as bestsellers. While she may not claim a current hit in the country, two of the Grammy-nominated musician's full-lengths not only appear on official rosters, but have managed to return — each on a different tally. Between her two releases that reenter at least one U.K.-based list, Born to Die is Del Rey's higher-rising win this time around. The collection breaks back onto the Official Vinyl Albums chart at No. 28. Born to Die is one of the bestselling vinyl albums of the past decade worldwide, and yet it has somehow never cracked the top 10 on this U.K. tally. Del Rey's breakout project has climbed as high as No. 12 during the 64 total weeks spent somewhere on the sales list. The follow-up to Born to Die, Ultraviolence, is also a bestseller once more in the U.K. The set narrowly finds its way back to the Official Physical Albums chart, which ranks the bestselling projects on formats that fans and consumers can physically hold, whether they be CD, cassette, or vinyl. This frame, Ultraviolence steps back in at No. 89. The title has now spent 120 weeks on the Official Physical Albums list. Ultraviolence only manages to reappear on that one list, but Born to Die takes up space on five separate rankings. In addition to the vinyl tally, it returns to the top 40 on both the Official Albums Sales and Official Physical Albums charts, reconfirming its status as a strong seller on the three purchase-only tallies. The project holds at No. 59 on the Official Albums Streaming list and even rises a few spots on the Official Albums chart, which tracks the most consumed full-lengths and EPs across the U.K. Just last frame, it celebrated 300 total weeks on that main ranking.
Forbes
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Lana Del Rey's Debut Album Reaches An Incredible Milestone
Born to Die becomes Lana Del Rey's first album to spend 300 weeks on the Official Albums Chart, more ... More than doubling the total time of all her other titles combined. BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 03: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Lana Del Rey attends the 66th GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute To Industry Icons Honoring Jon Platt at The Beverly Hilton on February 03, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) FilmMagic Born to Die is easily Lana Del Rey's most successful album. The project, which helped her reach superstardom more than a decade ago, was a big win upon its release, and it has hardly faded in popularity since. The collection continues to appear on charts around the world with regularity, as fans not only stream it, but also continue to purchase the title – a real rarity in today's music industry. Del Rey is preparing to release a new full-length at some point this year, and while she drops single after single from the upcoming effort, fans remain drawn to Born to Die . The star-making release is once again a hit in the United Kingdom, and as it holds on and continues selling, it helps Del Rey reach a huge milestone — one she's been working toward for years. Del Rey dips slightly on the Official Albums chart this week, falling from No. 54 to No. 58. That's a minor drop for a title that has now spent 300 weeks on the tally. Born to Die becomes Del Rey's first project to reach 300 frames on the ranking of the most consumed full-lengths and EPs in the U.K. None of Del Rey's other collections have reached even 100 weeks on the same chart. Her second-longest-running release, Norman Fucking Rockwell , has spent just 33 frames somewhere on the tally — only about one-tenth of the time Born to Die has managed. To put Born to Die 's longevity in perspective, Del Rey has sent eight other titles to the Official Albums Chart during her career. Combined, those projects have racked up 127 weeks on the list. That's less than half the amount of time her debut alone has spent on the tally. Of its 300 weeks on the Official Albums chart, Born to Die earned 15 frames inside the top 10. Nearly all of those came in a row when the full-length was brand new. Its first two turns were at No. 1. Although it has only managed those two stints leading the ranking, it has collected more than 100 stays inside the top 40. As it reaches 300 weeks on the Official Albums chart, Born to Die is also present on two other rankings in the U.K. that show it has true lasting appeal. It rises two spots to No. 59 on the Official Albums Streaming roster. At the same time, it drops 20 positions to No. 57 on the Official Albums Sales tally.
New York Post
29-04-2025
- New York Post
Wild bank-robbing bard with NYC publisher is busted in white Rolls Royce
He's the bank-robbing bard. A career crook and moonlighting crime novelist for a New York City publisher has been busted for allegedly continuing with his main source of income: robbing banks. Dorian Sykes of Detroit made his latest getaway in a white Rolls Royce SUV, only to be nabbed at an MGM Grand Hotel — where he'd been living for free using vouchers, authorities said. In a tale that could have been ripped from the pages of Detroit's poet laureate of crime, Elmore Leonard, the 41-year-old Sykes was about to celebrate his latest novel's release with Urban Books when he was pinched for the March 12 heist. 3 Career criminal and prolific author Dorian Sykes is accused of pulling off a bank heist last month and escaping in a white Rolls Royce. Warren Police Department Sykes is accused of entering the Chase Bank in Lathrup Village, a suburb of Detroit, and handing a teller a withdrawal slip with the message, 'Give me all the money, I have a gun…I will kill everyone in here' scrawled on it, according to the criminal complaint. The terrified teller forked over $3,400 in cash, and Sykes was caught on video then fleeing with the dough — in the luxury Rolls, authorities said. Sykes was still on parole after having been released from federal prison in February 2024 for another bank robbery he was convicted of in 2020. FBI investigators soon found out from Sykes' probation officer that he was living gratis at the hotel, staked him out and ended nabbing him in his Rolls. Sykes was also charged with another robbery in nearby Sterling Heights that occurred six days earlier in which $10,169 in cash was stolen. 3 Sykes' latest novel is set to be released next month. Kensington 'Sykes's history paints a troubling and unmistakable picture of a person who has a complete disregard for the law,' Assistant US Attorney Frances Carlson wrote in a sentencing memorandum in late 2020. Sykes has published nine novels with Urban Books, a company out of the Big Apple run by New York Times best-selling author Carl Weber. Weber told the Detroit News that he was vaguely familiar with Sykes and said each of his novels sold as many as 2,500 copies. 'He's pretty small fry, to be honest,' Weber said. 'He wouldn't be in this situation if he was' a more successful author. 3 The suspect robbed another bank here in 2019, authorities say. Warren Police Department Sykes will now celebrate the release of his latest book 'Born To Die' — due to come out next month — behind bars. Its cover features a dapper gentleman decked out in gangster couture standing over a table with a pile of cocaine and a rolled up hundred dollar bill to snort it The March 12 crime could provide him inspiration for his next book. Sykes composes his novels behind bars, and his author biography on Barnes & Noble's website says, 'Currently residing in Detroit, Mr. Sykes is constantly working to give the readers new hot material.' His books are available on Amazon as audiobooks as well.
