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Dua Lipa Confirms ‘Radical Optimism’; Third Album Due May 3rd!
3x GRAMMY and 7x BRIT Award-winning global pop powerhouse Dua Lipa announces her highly-anticipated third album, ‘Radical Optimism.’
3x GRAMMY and 7x BRIT Award-winning global pop powerhouse Dua Lipa announces her highly anticipated third album, Radical Optimism. The album will be released on May 3rd and consists of 11 songs, including the euphoric club-ready track “Houdini” and the newest single, “Training Season.”
Inspired by Dua’s self-discovery, Radical Optimism is an album that taps into the pure joy and happiness of having clarity in situations that once seemed impossible to face. The hard goodbyes and vulnerable beginnings that previously threatened to crush your soul become milestones as you choose optimism and move gracefully through the chaos.
Infused with the energy of Dua’s hometown, London, the album’s attitude embodies the rawness, honesty, confidence and freedom of ‘90s Britpop. Radical Optimism transports its listener to a dreamy pop world rich in musicality, lyrically unapologetic and sonically liberating.
Dua Lipa says of her upcoming record:
“A couple years ago, a friend introduced me to the term Radical Optimism . It’s a concept that resonated with me, and I became more curious as I started to play with it and weave it into my life. It struck me – the idea of going through chaos gracefully and feeling like you can weather any storm. At the same time, I found myself looking through the music history of psychedelia, trip hop, and Britpop. It has always felt so confidently optimistic to me, and that honesty and attitude is a feeling I took into my recording sessions.”
Dua worked with a team of core collaborators throughout the project, including Caroline Ailin, Danny L. Harle, Tobias Jesso Jr. and Kevin Parker.
Earlier this month, Dua opened up the BRIT Awards with an electric performance of “Training Season” and subsequently took home her 7th BRIT Award for Best Pop Act. She also opened up the GRAMMY Awards this year, where she performed a medley of “Training Season,” “Dance The Night” and “Houdini.” Dua recently became the first female artist to have four songs, each with over two billion streams on Spotify (“One Kiss,” “Don’t Start Now,” “New Rules,” and “Levitating”).
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