Lana Del Rey confronted epidemic of domestic violence during her Ivor Novello Awards speech on Thursday, while Paul McCartney ribbed Bruce Springsteen.
Paul McCartney performs with Bruce Springsteen as he headlines the Pyramid Stage during day four of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 25, 2022 in Glastonbury, England.‘s most active seniors to a serious moment from one of today’s most influential songwriters about the importance of speaking out about domestic violence., 38, accepted a Special International Award celebrating her career and influence, during which she decried the rise of relationship-based violence.
“Now I think what we’ve seen is that those songs were not written about a small microcosm of people and women, we’re seeing a huge amount of things written about difficult relationships,” Del Rey continued. “And even when COVID began, the second epidemic in the United States interpersonal relationships violence, it increased by 300%. So, you know, I just think it’s amazing that female singer-songwriters, you know, have the freedom to write about absolutely whatever they want.
“Like Bruce’s concerts, I’m going to keep this brief,” McCartney said in a joke about Bruce’s legendarily lengthy shows, adding the quip that he couldn’t think of a more fitting recipient for the honor, “except maybe Bob Dylan, or Paul Simon, or Billy Joel, or Beyoncé, or Taylor Swift. The list goes on.”
Sir Paul then got in a final razz about Springsteen’s performance stamina. “He’s known as the American working man, but he admits he’s never worked a day in his life,” the equally indefatigable pop legend said.Mariah Carey on Her Unprecedented Billboard Chart Success: ‘It’s a Little Hard to Wrap My Head Around’. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services.
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