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Perth Now
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
US singer caught up in viral beef coming to Perth soon
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.
ABC News
12-08-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Ethel Cain announces 2026 Australian shows as part of her Willoughby Tucker Forever world tour
Ethel Cain is coming to Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle, as part of her Willoughby Tucker Forever world tour. The Floridian — real name Hayden Anhedönia — will bring her Southern Gothic alter-ego to Australia in February 2026, with a set of five shows, kicking off with two nights in Naarm's Palais Theatre before heading to Eora's Hordern Pavilion, Meanjin's Fortitude Music Hall and Walyalup's Fremantle Arts Centre. She's here off the back of acclaimed second album Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You . It marks her first time here since 2023, when Ethel spellbound audiences at Vivid Sydney, Dark Mofo and Melbourne's Rising playing through hits from her debut album Preacher's Daughter , widely celebrated as one of 2022's best releases. Since then, she's catapulted to mainstream attention, with her dreamy alt-pop anthems like 'American Teenager' and far more experimental work captivating audiences drawn to her dark, cinematic world. In 2025, she dropped Perverts , an experimental drone-based work, before dropping Willoughby Tucker on August 8, a conceptual prequel to her debut album about doomed lovers. Led by reverb-soaked 'Janie' and featuring plenty of tender folk moments ('Nettles', 'Tempest'), it's a moody, deeply felt listen. Find the full dates below, with tickets on sale Monday 18 August 11am local time via Ticketmaster, with presale information available here, too. Ethel Cain's Willoughby Tucker Forever tour. Ethel Cain's The Willoughby Tucker Forever Tour - Australia 2026 Saturday 16 February - Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Boonworrung Country, VIC Saturday 16 February - Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Boonworrung Country, VIC Monday 17 February - Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Boonworrung Country, VIC Monday 17 February - Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Boonworrung Country, VIC Saturday 21 February - Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Gadigal Country, NSW Saturday 21 February - Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Gadigal Country, NSW Wednesday 25 February - The Fortitude Music Hall, Yuggera Country, QLD Wednesday 25 February - The Fortitude Music Hall, Yuggera Country, QLD Saturday 28 February - Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, Noongar Country, WA
Scoop
11-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Scoop
Ethel Cain Adds Australia, New Zealand Dates To Sold-Out Global Tour
Press Release – Frontier Touring Company Ethel Cain extends her sold-out Willoughby Tucker Forever tour through March, adding dates in Australia and New Zealand. This leg will see Cain headline Auckland Town Hall, Melbourne 's Palais Theatre, Sydney 's Hordern Pavilion, Brisbane 's Fortitude Music Hall and Fremantle Arts Centre. Presented by Frontier Touring and Penny Drop, presales begin Wednesday 13 August at 11:00am local time with tickets on sale to the public Monday 18 August at 11:00am local time. Tickets via See below for full tour routing and visit for more information. This news comes on the heels of her new album Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You, which debuted to the highest praise from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Cut, The Face, Stereogum and more. Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You serves as a prequel to Cain's globally adored 2022 debut album Preacher's Daughter and recounts the story of Ethel's first love, Willoughby Tucker, and their humid, laden romance. Cain produced and recorded the album over the past year in her studios in Daleville, AL, Coraopolis, PA and Tallahassee, FL. The writing of the songs themselves spans her entire career as Ethel Cain, with some dating from the earliest days of the project and its mythmaking. The North America and Europe leg sold out completely upon on sale in March, with 170,000 tickets sold in just a few weeks. Kicking off today, Tuesday 12 August, at Seattle's Paramount Theatre, Cain will headline her biggest tour to date with venues including New York's Radio City Music Hall, Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium, Berkeley's Greek Theater, London's Eventim Apollo, Paris' L'Olympia and many more. Ethel Cain is the creation of Florida-born multidisciplinary artist Hayden Anhedönia. After years spent teaching herself to produce at home in the Florida panhandle and releasing various projects, Cain moved to Indiana and singlehandedly wrote, produced, recorded and mixed her acclaimed 2021 EP Inbred from the basement of the old church where she lived. Cain's debut album Preacher's Daughter, a multimedia work that took more than four years to assemble, was released in May 2022 to praise from The New York Times, NPR, Vogue, W Magazine, V Magazine and more, with many critics naming the album one of the best of the year. Cain has spent the years since playing sold out shows and packed festival sets around the world; walking in New York and Paris fashion weeks and collaborating with Givenchy, Miu Miu and Calvin Klein; and collaborating and sharing stages with Florence + the Machine, Mitski and more. FRONTIER MEMBER PRESALE via Runs 48 hours from: Wednesday 13 August (11am local time) or until presale allocation exhausted TICKETS ON SALE Begins: Monday 18 August (11am local time) Saturday 14 February Auckland Town Hall | Auckland, NZ Lic. All Ages Presented by Coup de Main Monday 16 February Palais Theatre | Melbourne, VIC Lic. All Ages Tuesday 17 February Palais Theatre | Melbourne, VIC Lic. All Ages Saturday 21 February Hordern Pavilion | Sydney, NSW Lic. All Ages Wednesday 25 February The Fortitude Music Hall | Brisbane, QLD 18+ Saturday 28 February Fremantle Arts Centre | Fremantle, WA 18+ Content Sourced from Original url
Yahoo
08-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ethel Cain Apologizes for Offensive Old Posts: ‘Any Way You Feel About Me Is Valid'
Ethel Cain has released a lengthy written statement apologizing for old posts she made online when she was, by her own admission, trying to be as 'inflammatory and controversial as possible.' But in the same document, she also pushed back against the manner in which these old posts and images were dug up and circulated online, describing it as a 'massive smear campaign.' The posts that have resurfaced over the past few days (many of them from Twitter and the now-defunct Q&A platform Curious Cat) date back to around 2017 and 2018, and they contain the kind of edgelord bait characteristic of that era. Per screenshots, an account belonging to Cain (real name Hayden Anhedönia) admitted to using the n-word, responded to a post about mocking Hispanic people with 'build that wall,' and made rape jokes and fat-shaming comments. More from Rolling Stone Ethel Cain, Sophie Thatcher, Beach Fossils Join Campaign to 'Abolish ICE' Ethel Cain Says She Hunted Down Synths From the 'Twin Peaks' Soundtrack to Make 'Nettles' Ethel Cain Will Follow Album Release With 'Willoughby Tucker Forever' Tour In her statement, Anhedönia began by stating plainly, 'That was my account and those were my words. I was 19 and I was entirely aware of what I was saying and that was why I said it.' She went on to explain that she spent much of her high school years 'being extremely progressive and 'SJW' [social justice warrior]' as a way to 'reject the indoctrination of my environment and rebel against the prejudice, hatred, and ignorance of the culture I grew up in.' After moving out of her parents' house, though, Anhedönia said she 'flip-flopped' and rejected 'all notions of my former 'cringe SJW' behavior and intended to be as inflammatory and controversial as possible. I would have said (and usually did say) anything, about anyone, to gain attention and ultimately just make my friends laugh.' Anhedönia continued: 'I could tell you that I had no idea at the time the platform I would have in the future, or tell you I just have a dry and extremely sarcastic sense of humor, or make any other kind of excuse, but there's no place for excuses in this matter. At the end of the day I am white, so while I can take accountability for my actions, there's no way for me to fully understand the way it feels to be on the receiving end of them. All I can say is that I am truly sorry from the bottom of my heart, to anyone who read it then and to anyone reading it now. Any way you feel about me moving forward is valid.' Anhedönia said she now looked at this chapter of her life 'shamefully,' adding, 'As I move forward through my life, I aim to use my platform for good, for change, and for progress. I believe it's important to atone not through words alone, but through actions.' But Anhedönia also pushed back against the way these old posts were dredged up, claiming the screenshots were 'obtained through extensive digging, hacking, and cooperative effort amongst a group of individuals who do not care who else is hurt by witnessing this media as long as I am ultimately hurt the worst in the end.' Along with all the old posts, Anhedönia said some of her personal accounts had been hacked (including her Spotify page), her family had been 'doxxed and harassed,' and photos of her as a kid and 'intimate details of my past have been passed around for fun.' 'I urge you to recognize the patterns of a transphobic/otherwise targeted smear campaign, especially in this political day and age,' she wrote near the end of her statement. 'This information was hoarded until the perfect moment arose to unleash it.' Anhedönia added: 'I am responsible for my actions and taking accountability for the mistakes I have made in the past, but everything beyond that is brutal slander, targeted harassment, and in the words of my own attackers, bullying with the end goal of me killing myself. My team and I are taking this matter seriously and are pursuing legal recourse under the fullest extent of the law.' While Anhedönia was largely contrite in her statement, there were several specific images and accusations that she addressed directly. These included a photo of her in a homemade T-shirt emblazoned with 'LEGALIZE INCEST,' a drawing she made that some have referred to as child pornography, a photo of her that some have claimed is evidence of sexual abuse toward animals, her mock-up of an Ethel Cain missing poster for her album Preacher's Daughter based on a real missing poster made for a nine-year-old girl who was abducted and murdered, and claims of misogyny and 'fetishization of the female experience.' Anhedönia's responses to those allegations are printed in full below. 1. Regarding the topic of incest in my artwork, it's a layered experience. I have always been interested in creating art centered around the taboo. Much like all the other topics explored in my work, it was just another part of human nature I wrote about it. However, with specific instances such as my hand drawn t-shirt (which was a ridiculous item I made in my bedroom that was never intended to be and never has been any kind of merch distributed to other people, just to clear that one up), at the time I was still of a somewhat inflammatory mindset and fully made that t-shirt to be a crude joke to garner attention. I had even been labeled 'incest girl' on Twitter in that time period, I suppose because the people I surrounded myself with knew I was a white girl from the bible belt, and that was their joke that I leaned into. As an artist with a fanbase comprised of many victims of sexual/emotional abuse of an incestuous nature who find comfort in my music because of it, I understand how painful this could be. I apologize deeply if my actions have caused you any further grief and if I have let you down. I do want to be clear, however, that I have never fetishized it. Rather, as a lonely and confused child I had my own complicated personal struggles with the concept during puberty (in a hypothetical manner, not involving anyone in my actual family). I have since untangled these feelings and I now understand their root. While sometimes the topic of incest may get intermingled on a song with my own experiences of sexual abuse or my own familial traumas, I have never and would never fetishize such a sensitive subject. All of these topics I'm going to discuss have carried the brand of 'fetish' as this is a common talking point for the transphobic brigade of individuals attacking me. 2. Regarding the topic of drawn child pornography, based off of one drawing I made at 19 years old. I am going to be brief about this because this is quite possibly one of the most serious offenses I can fathom. I had three individual characters that I drew often from the ages of 18-20, each character being a different age in that bracket. The character of Teddy, who was 19, was a hypersexual character born out of my own struggles with sexual trauma and assault. At the time of that drawing, I had just been raped by a man twice my age weeks before. The way I processed this was the opposite way I thought rape victims were supposed to behave, as I leaned into sadomasochism and became fixated on the event and thought that somehow sexualizing it in a way I could control or desire would make it more bearable, as though I wanted it. This was reflected in my artwork. All other details aside, the character was the same age I was and had the same extremely slender body type I had at the time. I utilized a more cartoonish-hybrid style for my characters occasionally as was the norm for artwork in my scene on the internet around that time, but the character was still of the same legal age I was and that has always been the case. I will not be discussing this topic again. 3. Regarding the topic of sexual abuse towards animals, because yes that is somehow also an accusation against me. I was at a Fourth of July party out in the sticks at a friend's house and the majority of us were topless because we could be. My friend's dog hopped in the truck with me and I messed with him by putting him in a headlock for a few seconds while a friend took a picture. My bare breast was squished against his face for all of two seconds. I can't believe I'm even addressing this. 4. Regarding the missing poster included in the promotional materials of Preacher's Daughter. I made that poster at 3am in a rush and was googling '1990s missing poster' looking for any kind of template to use that would seem period accurate for the character. I picked that one out of all the search results because it was in the yellowish color palette and had a font/visual language that I thought would match the other visuals for the album. I absolutely should have done my research on the poster I chose, and I understand how this could be hurtful and damaging to the family of that child. I insist that this was nowhere close to my intention by using it. Hindsight is 20/20 and I would not be so careless in that regard again. However, the accusations of me fetishizing the kidnapping and murder of a child are beyond egregious and ridiculous. 5. Regarding the topic of misogyny and 'fetishization of the female experience'. Cis women are not the only people capable of being victims of sexual assault. They are not the only people capable of being abused, kidnapped, or murdered. To posture that I have never been harmed in my life as a child or an adult trans woman, or that fearing the very real possibility of being harmed again, kidnapped, or killed as a trans woman is somehow a 'fetish', is entirely willfully ignorant and hateful. No one knows what I have been through in my personal life, and I feel zero need to share it with the world because it's no one's business but mine. You can debate the ethics of artistic expression until you're blue in the face but you cannot tell me what I have experienced and how to process that because you simply were not there and you do not know me. Preacher's Daughter is a deeply personal story to me, born from my traumas and deepest fears. If it reads as a fetish to you, then that is your problem and not mine. Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lady Gaga Announces the Mayhem Ball North American Arena Tour
Lady Gaga will bring her international Mayhem Ball to North America this summer, her first arena tour in seven years. 'This is my first arena tour since 2018,' Gaga said in a statement. 'There's something electric about a stadium, and I love every moment of those shows. But with The Mayhem Ball, I wanted to create a different kind of experience—something more intimate—closer, more connected—that lends itself to the live theatrical art I love to create.' More from Rolling Stone The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse Will Close Out the Summer With Co-Headlining Tour Ethel Cain Will Follow Album Release With 'Willoughby Tucker Forever' Tour Jonas Brothers to Launch 20th Anniversary Living the Dream Tour With Hometown Stadium Show The North American leg in support of Mayhem kicks off July 16 with two shows at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena, followed by stops at Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena, three nights at New York's Madison Square Garden, then two nights each at Miami's Kaseya Center and Toronto's Scotiabank Arena before concluding (for now) Sept. 15 and 17 at Chicago's United Center. Artist presale tickets are available beginning April 2 at 8 a.m. ET with general tickets going onsale beginning April 3 at 12 p.m. local time via Live Nation. The arena tour is sandwiched between a Mayhem Ball leg in Mexico City, Singapore, and her massive Copacabana Beach show in Singapore, and a just-announced European leg that begins Sept. 20 in London. 'I wasn't planning to tour this year after my shows in Singapore but the incredible response to the new album inspired me to keep things going,' Gaga added on social media. 'This show is designed to be the kind of theatrical and electrifying experience that brings Mayhem to life exactly how I envision it. The Mayhem Ball Tour is officially coming your way. See you soon, monsters.' Lady Gaga's The Mayhem Tour Dates July 16 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile ArenaJuly 18 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile ArenaAug. 6 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge ArenaAug. 7 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge ArenaAug. 22 – New York, NY @ Madison Square GardenAug. 23 – New York, NY @ Madison Square GardenAug. 26 – New York, NY @ Madison Square GardenAug. 31 – Miami, FL @ Kaseya CenterSept. 1 – Miami, FL @ Kaseya CenterSept. 10 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank ArenaSept. 11 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank ArenaSept. 15 – Chicago, IL @ United CenterSept. 17 – Chicago, IL @ United Center Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
