Lana del Rey puts up only one billboard in Tulsa, OK: here’s why

Renzo Fuentes

December 28, 2022

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  Oop, somebody’s not playing “Video Games!” 🤭

  The Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter is using one well-placed billboard to advertise her soon-to-be-released album, “Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (DYKTTATUOB),” and it’s in Tulsa, Oklahoma. To advertise her next album, the singer chose to place just one billboard, which is located someplace in the hometown of her ex-lover instead of well-known marketing hubs like New York City or Los Angeles.

  Lana Del Rey had an album billboard placed in her ex’s hometown:

  “There’s only one and it’s in Tulsa ☠️” pic.twitter.com/BiTG81nyVW

  — Pop Crave (@PopCrave) December 19, 2022

  “There’s only one and it’s in Tulsa,” Del Rey posted a selfie via her semi-private Instagram account, with the billboard in the background on Instagram. She captioned the image, adding a skull and crossbones emoji, “There’s only one and it’s in Tulsa.” “It’s personal,” she cited in her post.

  Lana Del Rey placing the only billboard to promote her album in Tulsa, Oklahoma (her ex’s hometown) is the level of shady I aspire to be.

  Taylor Swift taught her well. pic.twitter.com/ObOaQVWHVh

  — The Cult Of Del Rey (@CinamonSlut) December 19, 2022

  Del Rey, 37, aimed her ex-lover, whom she dated for six months before calling it quits in 2020 due to their “busy schedules.” Larkin is a retired police sergeant who has appeared on A&E’s reality show “Live PD” and co-hosts the podcast “Coptales and Cocktails.”

  lana del rey putting up just one billboard for her album in her ex boyfriends city and then posting about it is so lana del rey pic.twitter.com/JVWD84lLXc

  — terrence (@honeym0000n) December 19, 2022

   

  The “Summertime Sadness” went to a pettier approach when she released the lead title single & album announcement on her ex’s birthday.

  On March 10, Lana’s ninth studio album will be made available across all digital platforms. It will include songs from musicians including Tommy Genesis, Jon Batiste, Father John Misty, Jack Antonoff’s Bleachers, Judah Smith, and SYML. According to Del Rey’s prior hints, DYKTTATUOB would likely be a personal album.

  Listen to DYKTTATUOB here:

  American singer-songwriter Lana del Rey was born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant on June 21, 1985 (aged 37.) With frequent allusions to modern pop culture and 1950s–1960s nostalgia, her music is recognized for its cinematic beauty and exploration of tragic romance, glamour, and gloom. Her greatest hits are “Summertime Sadness,” “Young and Beautiful,” and “Born to Die,” to mention a few.

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