Indie-pop icon Lana Del Rey gave a show-stopping performance last night for her first ever headline gig at the Wembley Stadium, London. The singer had support from social media personality and singer Addison Rae. The two performed a viral duet of Rae’s ‘Diet Pepsi’, which Del Rey admitted she loved “so much”.
@milliefisherr screaming crying lana brought out addison to sing diet pepsi #lanadelrey #lanadelreyedit #addisonrae #dietpepsi #wembley ♬ original sound – millieee . ݁
Rae star rose to fame in 2019 with her first song release in 2021, ‘Obsessed’. From there, her preppy online personality, which initially gained traction on TikTok, has made some vast changes. In an interview with Elle she says, “I wasn’t going to let being cringe and posting a million videos stop me. And now that I look back at it, I don’t feel embarrassed about anything I ever posted. I can appreciate that girl and say that was a girl who was going to make it happen, no matter what that meant doing.”. Now, she’s making music with a different tone. Last year, Rae featured on Charli XCX’s hyper-pop track ‘Von Dutch A.G. Cook Remix Featuring Addison Rae’ and the British artist’s melancholic influence can be seen in Rae’s following releases.
Her latest album ‘Addison’ reached number 2 on the Official Albums Chart with her classic pop vocals alongside a new siren quality and dream-pop style. This was heard most strikingly in the most popular single from the album ‘Diet Pepsi’. Similarly, her image is darker and messier in the music video for her track ‘Headphones on’ as she sings in a grunge-inspired landscape wearing a pink wig with lyrics, “Need a cigarette to make me feel better”.
Many fans were shocked to see her smoking a cigarette and posted on TikTok about the “rebrand”.
@un1verse.eat3r addison mama put us ON ♬ Headphones On – Addison Rae
Following the ‘Diet Pepsi’ duet, the artists gave a surprise heartfelt performance of Del Rey’s ‘57.5’, an unreleased track from her upcoming album ‘The Right Person Will Stay’. The crowd went crazy for this popular forthcoming track, already having learnt all the lyrics so they could sing along.
@iamnotasadboy 57.5 by Lana Del Rey ft @Addison (Wembley Night 1) #fyp ♬ original sound – terrence
With Lana Del Rey’s legendary status in tragic romance hits, Rae shared her sentimentality to perform with the Brit Award winner on Instagram.
Rae will be taking off for The Addison Tour this summer, performing in Dublin on 26 August and hitting Europe, the U.S. and Australia until November.
Meanwhile, Del Rey is performing at the Hinterland Festival in Iowa on 3 August. Find tickets for Rae’s next shows here and for Del Rey’s upcoming performances on her official website.
