“It could have been good to be recognised by your trade, particularly as a girl”
Dua Lipa has reacted to her newest album ‘Radical Optimism‘ not being nominated on the 67th annual Grammy Awards.
In a brand new interview with Billboard UK, the pop star mentioned her 2020 album ‘Future Nostalgia’ incomes her the award for Greatest Pop Vocal Album on the Grammys in 2021, sharing that the LP allowed her to “develop as an artist, to push boundaries and alter” and helped her have “the boldness to make ‘Radical Optimism‘.”
Launched on Could 3 2024, her third studio LP peaked at Quantity One on the UK Charts and Quantity Two on the US Billboard 200. Nonetheless, it was not nominated for any awards on the 67th Grammy Awards that are set to happen on February 2 on the Crypto.com Enviornment in Los Angeles, California.
Talking in regards to the album and the dearth of Recording Academy nominations, Lipa instructed the outlet: “I’m so happy with ‘Radical Optimism’ and the place it’s introduced me. I like that album and I’m having the time of my life performing it stay, and I’ve been in a position to do issues that I assumed I might solely dream of this yr, so I’m actually grateful.
“Though it could have been good to be recognised by your trade, particularly as a girl, I’m so proud seeing so many unimaginable feminine artists nominated on the Grammys this yr.”
In a three-star evaluate of ‘Radical Optimism’, NME shared: “‘Radical Optimism’ affords little to latch on. Later this summer time, she’ll headline Glastonbury for the primary time and likewise prime the invoice at a string of European festivals. It’s the form of place the place ‘Radical Optimism’ may thrive: the album’s beachy vibes really feel suited to a pageant area’s carefree disposition. You simply want there was a bit of extra to those songs.”
The likes of Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Charli XCX and Billie Eilish have all been nominated at subsequent yr’s Grammys with Beyoncé main the pack with 11 nominations within the bag.
The nomination announcement follows final yr’s dominance from girls in music, and equally, this yr’s noms have to date seen feminine artists claiming six out of the eight nominations for each albums of the yr and document of the yr.
In different information, Lipa was one in every of three artists – alongside Roan and Woman Gaga – to have appeared in Apple TV’s A Carpool Karaoke Christmas.
The festive particular aired final night time (December 15), with an hour-long instalment of the present put out on Apple’s platforms in a shock launch.