Lana Del Rey credits her friend and collaborator Taylor Swift's success to her unwavering ambition. In a recent interview with BBC, Del Rey said, "She wants it more than anyone," referring to Swift's desire for success in the music industry.
“She’s told me so many times that she wants it more than anyone,” Del Rey said. “And how amazing — she’s getting exactly what she wants.” Del Rey added, “She’s driven, and I think it’s really paid off.”
The two artists have collaborated on the song "Snow on the Beach" from Swift's 2022 album "Midnights." Their professional relationship extends beyond this duet, as both singers have worked with producer Jack Antonoff.
Swift continues her mega successful Eras Tour this weekend in Edinburgh, Scotland, marking the first U.K. dates of the trek. At the start of the tour in March 2023, Swift lauded Del Rey’s latest album, “Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd,” during a show in Las Vegas.
“Guys, it’s so good,” Swift said of the album before playing “Snow on the Beach” as a surprise song. “You probably already know that. But it’s just extraordinary. I just think she’s the best that we have. And so I think we need to make it a priority as a group to stream, buy, support this album and this artist.”
Swift continued to say that Del Rey “knows I’m obsessed with her, and she was kind enough to make a song with me on ‘Midnights’ called ‘Snow on the Beach,’ because she’s a generous king. And she did that for me, and I’ll never forget how nice she’s been to me. It’s so cool when you have favourite artists and they turn out to be so nice to you. So anyway, I wanted to just do some promo for her.”
