Lana Del Rey’s book and new album stolen

Lana Del Rey lost her new album, book, and family footage in a car break-in.

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00:00Lana Del Rey is asking fans not to listen to leaked music after losing some of her personal

00:05items in a recent smash and grab. The singer-songwriter shared a series of now-deleted

00:10videos on her private Instagram account explaining the situation. After momentarily leaving her car

00:16on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, all four windows were broken and a backpack containing her laptop,

00:21three camcorders, and multiple hard drives was stolen. Included in these items was her

00:26in-progress Night Studio album and a 200-page draft of a book she was writing for publishers

00:32Simon & Schuster. She explained that she did not have any of her work backed up to the cloud and

00:36was forced to remotely wipe her computer. However, she shared that the thief could still be able to

00:41remotely access her phone and leak unreleased songs and personal photos. Del Rey urged fans

00:46not to download the leaked songs, many of which are unfinished. Nonetheless,

00:50she said she still has plans to share her upcoming album in the near future.