Today, 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 May 3rd and consist of 11 songs including the euphoric club-ready track âHoudiniâ and recently released single âTraining Season.â You can pre-order/pre-save Radical Optimism here.
Inspired by Duaâs own 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 start to move with grace through the chaos.
Rolling Stone has called the album âpop bliss,â while noting it is âuniquely and utterly Dua Lipa: confident dance pop full of witty Instagram-caption-ready one-liners.â
Infused with the energy of Duaâs hometown, London, the attitude of the album embodies the rawness, honesty, confidence and freedom of â90s Britpop. Radical Optimism transports its listener to a dreamy pop world rich in musicality, lyrically unapologetic and sonically liberating.
âA couple years ago, a friend introduced me to the term Radical Optimism. Itâs a concept that resonated with me, and I became more curious as I started to play with it and weave it into my life,â Dua shares. âIt struck me â 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.â
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 âTraining Seasonâ 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 âTraining Season,â âDance The Nightâ and âHoudini.â Dua recently became the first female artist to have four songs each with over two billion streams on Spotify (âOne Kiss,â âDon’t Start Now,â âNew Rulesâ and âLevitatingâ).
Radical Optimism Tracklist:
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