Overview

• Del Rey shared an Instagram clip on August 13 of “Track 13,” opening with “Ethel Cain hated my Instagram post,” marking the first time she names Cain in new material.
• The teaser also includes “The most famous girl at the Waffle House,” a line fans tie to Cain’s 2022 New York Times feature of the same name.
• Cain posted on her Instagram Story that Del Rey has blocked her, and a check of both accounts shows neither is following the other.
• Observers note both singers’ past connections to musician Jack Donoghue—who was romantically linked to each in 2022—as a potential motive behind the lyrical references.
• Del Rey is reported to have accused Cain of previously sharing images that body-shamed her, though that claim remains unverified by independent sources.