Ice Spice and Lana Del Rey in Los Angeles in February 2024.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty
Kevin Mazur/Getty
Did you know that there’s anIce SpiceinLana Del Rey’s fanbase?
Before she’s honored as the2024BillboardWomen in Music Hitmakerat the upcoming March 6 ceremony, the “Munch (Feelin' U)” rapper opened up to the publication about her rise to fame and fellow hitmakers she admires as a fan — including Del Rey.
After offering a “shout-out” to past “iconic” Hitmaker honoreesCharli XCXandDolly Parton, Ice Spice named one of her favorites. “I would say Lana Del Rey,” the Grammy nominee, 24, toldBillboard. “I’m obsessed with her, and I feel like all of her songs are hits, even the ones that aren’t as big as the others.”
Lana Del Rey, Keleigh Teller, Taylor Swift, Ice Spice and Ashley Avignone in Las Vegas in February 2024.PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty
PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty
Last month, Ice Spice got to spend some time with Del Rey, 38, at a pre-Grammys gala honoring Jon Platt at the Beverly Hilton. Both stars also watched the 2024 Super Bowl from a suite at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegasalongside stars including Swift, Blake Lively, Jason Kelce, RIOTUSA and Miles Teller.
Elsewhere in the “Deli” rapper’sBillboardinterview, she spoke about advice she’s received from Swift, 34, with whom she collaborated on the remix ofMidnightssingle “Karma” last year.
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“When I was in the studio with Taylor, like, I’ll never forget that,” said Ice Spice. “She told me, ‘No matter what,just keep making musicand everything’s going to be fine.'”
Since her debut in 2021, the “In Ha Mood” star has earned four top-10 hits on theBillboardHot 100 and notched collabs with Swift, Minaj and PinkPantheress — but fans are awaiting her debut album,Y2K.
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Ice Spice in Los Angeles in February 2024.Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty
Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty
Ice Spice teased the upcoming project as some of her “best work,” explaining that she’s been looking for “a really hard beat” during the creative process.
“If the beat doesn’t instantly move me — like if I don’t physically feel the beat of the speakers — then I’m just going to keep moving on to the next one,” she told the outlet. “But as soon as I know, IknowI have that beat. It’s up from there.”
At the 2024BillboardWomen in Music event at YouTube Theater in Los Angeles on March 6, Ice Spice will be honored alongsideKylie Minogue,Maren Morris, Charli XCX, Young Miko, Victoria Monét, NewJeans, TEMS and Luísa Sonza.
source: people.com
