In reply to Rosie.

let the local thing go boo. if you didnt feel she was competition for lana then you wouldnt be hating. lana has done fantastic internationally, yet she still hasn't had a top 5 on the hot 100 and whatever you have to say about english speaking vs non english speaking markets thats still a big deal. and lorde has done that on the strength of word of mouth. i used to work radio/video promo for major labels (had budgets for beyonce, gnarls barkley, and bon jovi singles to name a few)right out of college and her single was a true slow burn word of mouth success. that doesn't happen often.

personally i think they occupy different lanes. theyre both great. do you shade her just because she gets compared to the chick you stan for? which by the way i think is ridiculous. they both have a smokey vocal tone. thats where the parallels die in my mind.

not trying to be a dick. i'm just curious.