Bingkai Karya – Global pop star and 3-time GRAMMY and 7-time BRIT Award winner Dua Lipa has announced her highly anticipated third album, Radical Optimism. The album is set to be released on May 3rd and features 11 tracks, including the euphoric dance anthem “Houdini” and the recently released single “Training Season.”
Inspired by Dua Lipa’s journey of self-discovery, Radical Optimism is an album that harnesses pure excitement and happiness, finding clarity in situations that once seemed impossible to face. Difficult farewells and vulnerable beginnings that once threatened to crush your soul become historic milestones as you choose optimism and gracefully navigate through chaos.
Rolling Stone has described the album as “pop bliss,” stating that it is “truly Dua Lipa: confident dance-pop filled with witty lyrics perfect for Instagram captions.”
Infused with the energy of Dua Lipa’s hometown of London, the album’s attitude embodies the rawness, honesty, confidence, and freedom of 90s Britpop. Radical Optimism transports its listeners to a beautiful pop world rich in musicality, unapologetic lyrics, and sonic liberation.
“A few years ago, a friend introduced me to the term ‘Radical Optimism.’ It’s a concept that resonates with me, and I became increasingly intrigued as I started playing with it and incorporating it into my life,” Dua shared. “I realized – the idea of gracefully navigating through chaos and feeling like you can weather any storm. At the same time, I found myself delving into the history of psychedelic music, trip hop, and Britpop. It always felt very optimistic to me, and that honesty and attitude are what I bring into my recording sessions.”
Dua Lipa collaborated with a core team of collaborators throughout the project, including Caroline Ailin, Danny L. Harle, Tobias Jesso Jr., and Kevin Parker.
Earlier this month, Dua Lipa opened the BRIT Awards with a performance of “Training Season” and took home her 7th BRIT Award for Best Pop Act. She also opened the GRAMMY Awards this year, performing a medley of “Training Season,” “Dance The Night,” and “Houdini.” Recently, Dua Lipa 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”).
Radical Optimism Tracklist:
End Of An Era
Houdini
Training Season
These Walls
Whatcha Doing
French Exit
Illusion
Falling Forever
Anything For Love
Maria
Happy For You
3-time GRAMMY and 7-time BRIT Award winner Dua Lipa has announced her highly anticipated third album Radical Optimism, set to be released on May 3rd. The album features the newly released “Training Season” and the dancefloor anthem “Houdini,” which has become Dua’s longest-running solo No. 1 on the UK Airplay chart and garnered over 12 million YouTube views within 24 hours of release. “Houdini” has received acclaim from the likes of Billboard and Rolling Stone, praising the song as a “neo-psychedelic dance floor fan,” to Pitchfork and Vogue, calling it a “pop masterclass.” “Houdini” follows Dua Lipa’s hit song “Dance The Night” from the box office sensation Barbie, which made the Oscar shortlist and received nominations at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards, and GRAMMYs. Dua Lipa’s platinum-certified second album, Future Nostalgia, solidified her position as a critical success and top radio player. This GRAMMY-nominated record is among the top 10 longest-charting albums by a female artist on the Billboard 200 in 2021, spawning several worldwide hit singles, with “Levitating” attaining diamond certification and the title of 2021’s No. 1 Most-Streamed Song. Dua Lipa has achieved superstar status on and off stage, thanks to her diverse interests beyond music. In 2022, Dua Lipa launched Service95, a global style, culture, and society editorial platform that now includes a weekly newsletter, the Service95 book club, and the Dua Lipa: At Your Service podcast, praised by The Sunday Times and The Guardian and named one of Spotify’s Best Podcasts of 2022. Adorning the covers of major fashion magazines worldwide, from Vogue and Elle to W and Dazed, Dua Lipa added “designer” to her resume in 2023 when she co-designed the “La Vacanza” Versace collection with Donatella Versace herself, hailed by Vogue as a “hottest summer collaboration.” Dua Lipa’s debut self-titled album in 2017 earned platinum certification, yielding six platinum songs and making her the first female artist in BRIT Awards history to garner five nominations in one year. Dua Lipa has a total of 10 GRAMMY nominations, with three wins for Best Pop Vocal Album, Best New Artist, and Best Dance Recording. Globally across platforms, she has amassed over 40 billion streams and holds the record as the female artist with the most-streamed albums of all time on Spotify.
