Last week Lana Del Rey announced American tour dates, with ‘the famed Nikki Lane’ joining her as support. On the surface this seems like a fantastic choice – who better to have on tour with you than such a close friend and recent musical collaborator? What some people might not realise is that Nikki has faced some hate from Lana’s fans on social media, even before this announcement.

Lana and Nikki’s friendship and musical connection was born many years back through them both working with producer Dan Auerbach. They have since sung together live many times and recorded the stunning ‘Breaking Up Slowly’ for Lana’s album Chemtrails over the Country Club. Lana has said that Nikki is ‘one of my very, very, very best friends and one of the most talented singers, arguably in the world.’

So why are some Lana fans so unhappy? What exactly has Nikki Lane done to deserve this level of toxicity?

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