What we know about Lana Del Rey’s upcoming album

Acclaimed for her two sensational performances at the last Coachella festival and a concert at Rock en Seine, Lana Del Rey continues her epic journey with two melancholic and sublime country-inspired singles “Henry, Come On” and “Blue Bird” to tide us over until her next album, due in 2025.

by Violaine Schütz.

Lana Del Rey’s new southern gothic-country album

Lana Del Rey never ceases to surprise. After marrying a crocodile tour guide, she’s radically changed artistic direction, release date, and album title. The record was initially titled The Right Person Will Stay.

The American star had announced a new album would be released in 2025, just over a year after her epic Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (2023). Initially titled Lasso, then The Right Person Will Stay, the record was expected to lean toward country in its production.

Much like Beyoncé’s foray into Americana with Cowboy Carter, Del Rey told Rolling Stone US she wanted to create a very Americana record: “If you haven’t already noticed from the award winners and our artists, the music industry is turning to country. We are turning to country. It’s happening.”

However, the singer, who had originally planned to release the album on May 21, 2025, changed her mind. The album, reportedly made up of 13 tracks, now leans more toward a Southern Gothic aesthetic than straightforward country, while remaining true to her melancholic musical universe.

Quavo, Lana Del Rey – Tough (2024).

Tough, a country-rap duo with Quavo

For this new project, Lana Del Rey traveled to Nashville with longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff. She will also tour the UK and Ireland in 2025 in support of The Right Person Will Stay.

To keep fans waiting, Del Rey released a collaboration this year with rapper Quavo (of Migos fame). Their country-rap track Tough, already performed live at Fenway Park in Boston, echoes her 2012 song National Anthem, whose video co-starred A$AP Rocky.

In the song’s video, Quavo and the pop pin-up share a romance filled with hugs and guitar serenades on a pastoral backdrop, often standing on a wooden porch.

“Henry, Come On” and “Blue Bird”: Lana Del Rey’s new melancholic singles

Another promising preview of the new album? On Friday, April 11, 2025, Lana Del Rey dropped a new country-inspired single, previously teased via a glamorous photo (red lipstick, Hollywood waves, and a white lace dress) and a short clip. The stripped-down, guitar-and-voice track Henry, Come On enchants with Del Rey’s bewitching vocals and poetic lyrics.

Shortly after, another country-tinged track titled Blue Bird was released on Friday, April 18, 2025. Featuring acoustic guitar and harmonica, the song is perfectly suited for listening in a rustic wooden house, beside a fire.

Lana Del Rey – Henry, Come on (2025).

A triumphant 2024

Before all that, 2024 proved to be an intense year for the Video Games (2012) singer. Cheered on during two spectacular shows (complete with motorcycle entrances) at Coachella and the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, she gave a sold-out, emotional performance at Rock en Seine on August 21.

But Lana Del Rey’s fantastic journey extends beyond music. As the face of Skims, she made a magical appearance at the Met Gala and turned heads on social media with glamorous, Old Hollywood–inspired looks that hark back to her early days.

It remains to be seen whether her next album will have the same lasting impact as the sublime and much-praised Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd.

Her new album has no official title or release date yet.