A possible feud between Lana Del Rey and Ethel Cain has emerged on social media following the release of a video clip previewing Del Rey’s new song, All About Ethel.
In the Instagram post, Del Rey is seen sitting in her car while the track plays. The opening lyrics reference Cain directly: “Ethel Cain hated my Instagram post / Think it’s cute reenacting my Chicago pose.”
Online comparisons quickly surfaced showing similar photographs of both artists posing with musician Jack Donoghue, formerly linked to Del Rey. Donoghue was photographed with Del Rey outside Cook County Jail in Chicago in July 2022, while a similar image featuring Cain and Donoghue dates back to 2021.
Later in the track, Del Rey sings, “The most famous girl at the Waffle House,” a phrase connected to Cain through a 2022 New York Times article. Del Rey herself was photographed working at a Waffle House in Alabama in 2023 as part of a publicity stunt.
Following the clip’s release, Cain posted on her Instagram Story, “Update: Lana Del Rey has blocked Ethel Cain on Instagram.”
Cain recently released her album Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You, earning a five-star review from Far Out magazine. Del Rey, meanwhile, has been working on a new album originally announced in November 2024 with a planned May 2025 release. Though delayed and renamed, the album will feature collaborations with Luke Laird, Jack Antonoff, Zach Dawes, and Drew Erickson. Two tracks have already been released, with another teased during her Stagecoach Festival performance in April 2025.
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