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Will Lana Del Rey unveil her new 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. She unveiled two melancholic and sublime country-inspired singles, Henry, Come On and Blue Bird, as well as excerpts from the song White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter, to keep us waiting until her next album, Stove, comes out in 2026.
By Violaine Schütz.
Published on 27 August 2025. Updated on 1 April 2026.
The past few years have been intense for the Video Games (2012) singer. Her two acclaimed and spectacular shows, including motorcycle entrances, at Coachella and at the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, led to a sold-out, moving performance at Rock en Seine in 2024.
But Lana Del Rey’s dazzling ride doesn’t limit itself to music. The Skims muse made a magical appearance at the Met Gala and caused a stir on social media with glamorous outfits worn during her public outings. Strongly inspired by old Hollywood glamour, these looks recalled the elegance of her early days… The question now is whether her next album will be the worthy heir to her sublime, widely acclaimed Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (2023).
Stove, Lana Del Rey’s new country album slated for 2026
Lana Del Rey unveiled a new single, White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter, on February 17th, 2026. She has already shared two excerpts from the track on her Instagram account. For this project, she teamed up with Drew Erickson, Jack Antonoff, her husband Jeremy Dufrene, her brother-in-law, and her sister Caroline Grant — a collaboration that hints at an enchanting new song.
Does this mean a new record is on its way? The singer, who married an alligator tour guide, has completely changed her artistic direction, release date, and album title, which is now expected to be titled Stove.
The American star had announced a new album would be released in 2025, 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, this new production is expected to lean toward country music.
Multiple artistic changes behind the scenes
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 release date of the album, originally scheduled for May 21st, 2025, was changed. In an interview with Vogue Italia, Lana Del Rey reportedly changed her mind and decided to lean toward a Southern Gothic aesthetic rather than a full country album, while remaining true to her melancholic musical universe.
Yet, the singer hadn’t said her last word. Speaking to W Magazine, she confirmed that Stove would indeed be a country album. “The majority of the album will have a country flair. Eight years ago, when I was looking to make a country record, no one else was thinking about country. Now everyone is going country!”
Now slated for release in 2026, the record could feature six more tracks than originally planned, bringing the total to 19 songs. “The songs were more autobiographical than I thought, and that took more time,” Lana Del Rey added about the delay.
Tough, a country-rap duo with Quavo
For this new project, Lana Del Rey traveled to Nashville with longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff. She also toured the UK and Ireland in 2025.
To keep fans waiting, Lana Del Rey released a collaboration this year with rapper Quavo from the rap band Migos. 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 video accompanying the song, Quavo and the pop pin-up play out a love story with warm embraces and guitar serenades, set against a pastoral backdrop and the porch of a wooden house.
Lana Del Rey for her single Henry, Come On (2025).
Lana Del Rey’s melancholic singles Henry, Come On and Blue Bird
Another promising preview of the new album? On April 11th, 2025, Lana Del Rey dropped a new country-inspired single she first teased via a glamorous picture – red lipstick, Hollywood waves, white lace dress – and a short video. The stripped-down, guitar-and-voice track Henry, Come On enchants with Lana Del Rey’s bewitching vocals and poetic lyrics.
Shortly after, another country track, Blue Bird, came out on April 18th, 2025. Featuring an acoustic guitar and a harmonica, the song was perfectly suited for an evening by the fireplace in a rustic wooden cabin.
Finally, on August 4th, 2025, the star posted a snippet of a new song on Instagram, produced by Jack Antonoff. In the lyrics, she mentions singer Ethel Cain, saying the latter didn’t like one of her Instagram posts. Both artists were romantically involved with the same man in the past, Jack Donoghue, co-founder of the cult underground band Salem. Lana Del Rey shared a photo on the platform that resembled an old picture of Ethel Cain and Jack Donoghue from the time they were dating.
White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter by Lana Del Rey, available now.
The album Stove by Lana Del Rey does not have a release date yet.
