Dua Lipa
Jeff Kravitz/Film MagicDua Lipa She embraces “happiness and joy” in her new albumradical optimism.
Lipa, 28, released her third full-length album on Friday, May 3, and wrote a lengthy letter about how making the LP has irrefutably changed her for the better. “In 2021, a friend of mine told me about the term ‘radical optimism,’ and said it was what the world collectively needed,” she wrote in a message she posted. “This term has stuck with me for the past three years, and has become more and more connected to the way I look at everything.” day”. On social media.
“There’s nothing linear at all, and sometimes you just have to roll with the punches,” she continued. The past years have taught me just that. I found my ground while relaxing into instability. I found happiness and joy in the unknown. I find optimism in the toughest days and look to them for growth. By embracing the power of words to be a catalyst for hope, I try to find beauty and meaning even in the midst of chaos.
Lipa said that made Radical optimism, the second part of her successful 2020 album Future Nostalgia, which helped her grow as an artist and person. “I’m definitely not the same person I was when I started writing this album, and I’m grateful for every song that helped me become the person I am today,” she wrote. “You changed my perspective with every song and made me stronger. I wouldn’t have been able to make this record if it wasn’t for some amazing people who guided me and held me through it all.”
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From there, Lipa thanked her collaborators and loved ones, including her father and manager. DogeFor being her “right-hand man, best friend, eyes and ears.” “Doing this with you these past two years has been one of the greatest joys of my life,” she added.
Lipa concluded by saying: “I want to express my sincere love and gratitude to my wonderful fans.” “Your unwavering support has allowed me to be authentic at every turn. This album is no longer mine alone. It now belongs to you. I hope you discover a sense of belonging within it. You guys have given me the confidence to dig deeper and I will be forever grateful to you for that courage.”
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Lipa also celebrated the launch anniversary Radical optimism By partnering with Instagram to launch a new sticker in IG Stories: Add your music. This sticker turns your story into a music template, allowing you to easily share your favorite songs with friends. Lipa’s inaugural Add You Music story asked fans to collaborate by sharing their favorite songs from Radical optimism (With the opportunity to republish their story for her.)
Lipa said T magazine in August 2023 that her new music would be “sonically different” from the new disco sound of Future Nostalgia. While the album is still full of dance and pop music, the singles “Houdini”, “Training Season” and “Illusion” showed Lipa embracing a more modern dance and European pop sound.
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