Dua Lipa was “fuelled” by haters after Finest New Artist win in 2019
Dua Lipa has mirrored on the hate she obtained after successful the Grammy for Finest New Artist in 2019 – see what she needed to say under.
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Final evening (Could 1), Apple Music launched Dua Lipa’s close to hour-long chat with Zane Lowe to talk of her upcoming third album, ‘Radical Optimism’, which is due for launch on Friday, Could 3 (pre-order/pre-save here).
Throughout her chat with Lowe, Dua Lipa spoke about overcoming criticism over the course of her profession, significantly after she gained the Grammy for Finest New Artist in 2019. Lipa mentioned to Lowe: “I believe every thing is available in levels and waves. There generally is a second the place individuals actually love you and you are feeling so supported and also you’re like, ‘Oh, that is nice.’ Particularly to start with. I used to be doing interviews and folks have been like, ‘How do you take care of hate?’ And I’m like, ‘I don’t get any hate. It’s nice.’ After which that modified actually shortly.”
Within the closing minutes of her chat with Zane Lowe, she referenced her Finest New Artist win, recalling: “There have been individuals on-line being like, ‘She’s not deserving of it. She’s acquired no stage presence. She will’t do that. She’s not well- outfitted to, she gained’t be right here subsequent 12 months’. “There was loads of that. That fuelled me in a approach.”
She then revealed how she copes with criticism: “I simply go, ‘OK, all of that is background noise and I ought to simply stick on my path,” the “Coaching Season” musician mentioned. “As a result of each time somebody has doubted me, I’ve proved them flawed. And for me, I’m like, that is fueling me. That is pushing me to be higher, to work exhausting. And I get an actual kick out of proving individuals flawed.”
Dua Lipa most just lately launched the album’s third single, ‘Phantasm’. She dropped the album’s first single ‘Houdini’ in early November final 12 months, adopted by ‘Coaching Season’, which she debuted on the Grammys earlier this 12 months.
In March, it was confirmed that Lipa will headline Glastonbury 2024 alongside Coldplay and SZA. She is reportedly set to seize her go to to Worthy Farm for a brand new documentary movie.
She additionally introduced a one-off live performance on the historic Royal Albert Corridor in London for this autumn, in addition to a run of European exhibits for this summer time.