Lana Del Rey broke through with the release of her single, “Video Games,” in 2011. Lana Del Rey released an EP in 2008, entitled Kill Kill and in January 2010, released a full length album. In June 2011, Lana Del Rey signed to Stranger Records, who are also home to Thomas Tantrum and Penguin Prison. However, when her debut single, “Video Games,” was released, she then signed to Interscope Records. She said at the time that “Video Games” was her favorite track, hence posting it online, but it was not originally intended to be the lead single. Media attention surrounding Del Rey began to snowball and by the end of October 2011, Q magazine announced that she would be the recipient of their “Next Big Thing” award. She promoted the single with a number of live performances, including playing the Bowery Ballroom in New York and on MTV Push. Born to Die was released in January 2012, after the title track became the second single. In January, she appeared on Saturday Night Live. She released Honeymoon in 2015. Lana Del Rey continues to tour the globe.
