its so sad to read the comments on these blogs, especially the ignorant one made my XEDOS. Comparing Rihanna and Lana Del Rey is like comparing a t-shirt to a pair of shoes and saying which one is better. Completely two different types of singers and shouldnt really be compared. For those judging the girls live performances, keep in mind she came from Youtube and didnt really have any experience singing infront of huge audiences. We all know britney's talent for singing live, or even Katy Perry's sometimes faulty vocals yet you Stan behind them without question. To address the first comment on the thread, yes, you should be excited that an artist writes their own music, for all of the reasons YOU mentioned. No one does that these days. So when an artist does write 99.9% of there stuff, espeically well written lyrics, you should give em props.