Lana Del Rey’s dad, Rob Grant, desires to make historical past: He’s aiming to be the initial nepotism dad to exist in the songs field. Yes, that is now a matter. Like many new artists, Grant is now on a advertising tour for his forthcoming debut album, Dropped at Sea. The 69-yr-old aspiring singer is not shy about his musical link to his daughter, and he proudly recognized the ‘nepo-daddy’ title in an interview with GQ. Effectively, there’s often a initially for every thing.

On May possibly 23, Grant and Lana spoke about his blossoming career whilst cruising up the Hudson River on a yacht. “The nepo daddy point I like,” he stated in a profile for the outlet, noting he initially encountered the phrase in his Instagram feedback. “I assumed, ‘My God, this would make seriously interesting merch.’” Hm, ‘nepo-daddy’ stamped across the again of a linen beach front shirt? The vision is definitely there.

Grant has been committed to this new musical undertaking for months. He 1st declared his debut album, which drops on June 9, on Instagram in February. At the time, he saved aspects minimum and only shared the record’s go over art. The singer absolutely took inspiration from Lana’s glossy deal with for her 2019 album, Norman F*cking Rockwell nonetheless, in its place of cradling someone, he’s broodingly staring out at the sea whilst holding on to his boat.

So far, Grant has produced 4 singles off the album: “Setting Sail on a Distant Horizon,” “Poetry of Wind and Waves,” “The Mermaids Lullaby,” and “Deep Ocean Swells.” Evidently, people blue waters were being his muse for the job. Currently being that Grant’s a freshly appointed ‘nepo-daddy,’ he created absolutely sure to get the job done with his daughter and her sonic connections on Lost At Sea. In accordance to GQ, Lana lent her vocals to the album’s title track and an additional titled “Hollywood Bowl,” even though her longtime collaborator, Jack Antonoff, is a producer on the history.

In the job interview, Grant reported he was “happy to be the very first nepo daddy,” to which Lana pointed out was inaccurate. She reported that Amy Winehouse’s father, Mitch Winehouse, was really the to start with nepo dad, after he tried to launch a career as a jazz artist adhering to his daughter’s dying.

“Well see, back again then, in the course of Mitch’s time they didn’t have nepo toddlers. It is only mainly because of the complete nepo infant point. Who wrote that tale?” Grant questioned, referencing New York magazine’s deep dive into Hollywood nepotism toddlers from December 2022.

Lana then spoke up, sharing that “someone devoid of a brain” wrote the write-up. “It’s just a further way to rile straightforward people up,” she claimed, her words seemingly echoing the reluctance some stars who in good shape beneath the ‘nepo-baby’ title have about addressing their connections.

Grant then chimed in, explaining why he’s embracing the nepotism tag. “Nobody would like to give everyone any credit for undertaking anything. God forbid that you actually have expertise. Persons really do not want to accept that,” he said. “They will discover a way to undermine you and to truly make you experience poor about yourself. So the nepo daddy detail, I like that. Hell, I’ll provide you hats, T-shirts, canvas bags, you identify it.”

Obvs, Grant is a man of tunes and attire.