1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:13,289 --> 00:00:16,292 - With all my songs, I don't really know any different, 4 00:00:16,326 --> 00:00:19,398 so I have to talk about personal experiences. 5 00:00:19,433 --> 00:00:21,814 I guess it's not necessarily just about one person. 6 00:00:21,849 --> 00:00:23,747 It's really about finding happiness 7 00:00:23,782 --> 00:00:25,818 and being confident in that and not allowing anyone 8 00:00:25,853 --> 00:00:28,338 to take that away from you. 9 00:00:30,892 --> 00:00:32,515 Dua Lipa has become one 10 00:00:32,549 --> 00:00:34,620 of the biggest names in pop. 11 00:00:34,655 --> 00:00:38,245 From the moment she released her first single in 2015, 12 00:00:38,279 --> 00:00:41,041 there was no limit to what she would achieve. 13 00:00:47,599 --> 00:00:51,120 Her catchy pop tunes and smooth, sultry vocals 14 00:00:51,154 --> 00:00:54,123 have made her music appeal to a wide audience, 15 00:00:54,157 --> 00:00:56,815 gaining her fans across the globe. 16 00:00:56,849 --> 00:00:59,507 Her commitment and positivity towards her goals 17 00:00:59,542 --> 00:01:02,407 and music career have made her the deserving winner 18 00:01:02,441 --> 00:01:05,444 of countless awards, including two Grammys. 19 00:01:07,377 --> 00:01:09,862 Dua Lipa's popularity quickly expanded 20 00:01:09,897 --> 00:01:12,865 between 2015 and 2018. 21 00:01:12,900 --> 00:01:17,284 By 2018, she had become the first female artist 22 00:01:17,318 --> 00:01:20,149 to hit one billion views on YouTube 23 00:01:20,183 --> 00:01:22,496 on her hit single "New Rules." 24 00:01:23,497 --> 00:01:25,602 - If you're not a female artist 25 00:01:25,637 --> 00:01:27,121 that's by a piano or by a guitar, 26 00:01:27,156 --> 00:01:28,926 people are instantly gonna think you're manufactured 27 00:01:28,950 --> 00:01:30,262 or you don't write your own songs 28 00:01:30,297 --> 00:01:31,953 or you don't make your own music, 29 00:01:31,988 --> 00:01:35,888 and I feel like we have to spend a lot more time proving 30 00:01:35,923 --> 00:01:38,753 to the world that this is us. 31 00:01:38,788 --> 00:01:40,514 Two years on, 32 00:01:40,548 --> 00:01:43,448 "New Rules" has over two billion views. 33 00:01:43,482 --> 00:01:46,485 Her music brings an essence of confidence 34 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:49,971 and authenticity which her fans adore. 35 00:01:50,006 --> 00:01:52,767 - When I get up on stage, I do what I feel. 36 00:01:52,802 --> 00:01:55,253 I dance the way I feel like just my body moves, 37 00:01:55,287 --> 00:01:58,842 and I like to perform in different ways. 38 00:01:58,877 --> 00:02:03,778 I find myself headbanging and throwing kicks and jumping up 39 00:02:05,021 --> 00:02:07,403 and down rather than having like a set choreography. 40 00:02:07,437 --> 00:02:09,646 I feel like for me, that's way more organic. 41 00:02:11,579 --> 00:02:15,445 If I just go into the studio and I write fiction, 42 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:16,964 although it's my words, 43 00:02:16,998 --> 00:02:18,897 if I don't have the story to back it up with, 44 00:02:18,931 --> 00:02:20,519 no one's gonna believe it. 45 00:02:20,554 --> 00:02:23,177 And I think that's also a big part of my songwriting 46 00:02:23,212 --> 00:02:26,387 as well and why I feel like I do it the way I do it. 47 00:02:28,907 --> 00:02:31,323 With a long lasting career ahead of her, 48 00:02:31,358 --> 00:02:33,912 Dua Lipa has cemented her legacy 49 00:02:33,946 --> 00:02:36,432 in pop from such a young age. 50 00:02:48,064 --> 00:02:50,515 - When I think of it and what I would like to say 51 00:02:50,549 --> 00:02:55,209 to my younger audience is that no matter 52 00:02:55,244 --> 00:02:56,600 what you decide to put your mind to, 53 00:02:56,624 --> 00:02:58,454 you should always work really hard for it. 54 00:02:58,488 --> 00:03:02,216 Always believe in yourself because one thing 55 00:03:02,251 --> 00:03:03,504 that I know is I always had to believe 56 00:03:03,528 --> 00:03:05,978 in myself first before anybody else, 57 00:03:06,013 --> 00:03:08,981 and that was the one thing that I felt really carried me 58 00:03:09,016 --> 00:03:11,984 and helped me build my confidence and really helped me learn 59 00:03:12,019 --> 00:03:15,229 who I am as an artist and as a person. 60 00:03:15,264 --> 00:03:17,645 Dua Lipa was born in London, England 61 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,027 to Kosovo-Albanian parents. 62 00:03:20,061 --> 00:03:21,856 She has always praised her parents 63 00:03:21,891 --> 00:03:26,067 for being positive influences on our life, even to this day. 64 00:03:26,102 --> 00:03:27,897 - Being from two places at once, 65 00:03:27,931 --> 00:03:30,417 I feel like I represent both Kosovo 66 00:03:30,451 --> 00:03:33,282 and I feel like the UK at the same time. 67 00:03:33,316 --> 00:03:36,250 I've seen my parents work my whole life. 68 00:03:36,285 --> 00:03:40,081 I've seen them go to work during the day, 69 00:03:40,116 --> 00:03:43,361 go to university in the evening, take us to school, 70 00:03:43,395 --> 00:03:45,742 be parents, be there for us, at the same time, 71 00:03:45,777 --> 00:03:48,366 get an education, working multiple jobs. 72 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:53,405 I've seen them adapt to whatever was thrown at them, 73 00:03:58,548 --> 00:03:59,870 and, at the same time, make us feel 74 00:03:59,894 --> 00:04:01,862 like we weren't missing out on anything. 75 00:04:03,312 --> 00:04:06,625 And I think watching them work so hard has been so ingrained 76 00:04:06,660 --> 00:04:09,973 on me that I'm I guess a little bit of a workaholic. 77 00:04:10,008 --> 00:04:12,321 I feel like I can't stop until I get 78 00:04:12,355 --> 00:04:14,323 what I want or I am where I wanna be, 79 00:04:14,357 --> 00:04:17,947 and I actually thank my parents for that 80 00:04:17,981 --> 00:04:22,848 because they've always told me that you have 81 00:04:22,883 --> 00:04:24,101 to work really hard to get a little bit 82 00:04:24,125 --> 00:04:26,058 of luck and you make your own luck, 83 00:04:26,093 --> 00:04:31,098 and that's the best advice that I think I've been given. 84 00:04:34,826 --> 00:04:36,448 She clarified with fans that, 85 00:04:36,483 --> 00:04:40,556 while Dua Lipa may sound like somewhat of a stage name, 86 00:04:40,590 --> 00:04:42,143 it is, in fact, her birth name, 87 00:04:42,178 --> 00:04:46,286 and Dua can be translated to mean love in Albanian. 88 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:49,806 Well, I guess when I was younger, 89 00:04:49,841 --> 00:04:51,912 I didn't really appreciate my name 90 00:04:51,946 --> 00:04:54,466 as much as I guess I do now, 91 00:04:54,501 --> 00:04:56,168 because especially when I was living in London, 92 00:04:56,192 --> 00:04:58,815 I was like, "I just want a normal name." 93 00:04:58,850 --> 00:05:02,094 I'm really proud of it, and it has such a lovely meaning, 94 00:05:02,129 --> 00:05:03,406 and my grandmother, 95 00:05:04,580 --> 00:05:06,927 it was like my grandmother's favorite name, 96 00:05:06,961 --> 00:05:08,963 which is why my dad gave it to me. 97 00:05:08,998 --> 00:05:11,828 And I never actually got to meet her 98 00:05:11,863 --> 00:05:13,116 because she passed before I was born, 99 00:05:13,140 --> 00:05:16,488 so I always feel like I get to keep a piece of her with me. 100 00:05:18,214 --> 00:05:20,837 Dua's father had a large musical influence 101 00:05:20,872 --> 00:05:22,701 on her as he was the lead singer 102 00:05:22,736 --> 00:05:25,359 and guitarist of a Kosovan rock band. 103 00:05:26,533 --> 00:05:28,811 Her father continued to play music at home, 104 00:05:28,845 --> 00:05:31,883 which inspired her to get involved with music herself. 105 00:05:31,917 --> 00:05:33,954 She started singing at age five. 106 00:05:35,887 --> 00:05:38,372 She attended Sylvia Young Theatre School 107 00:05:38,407 --> 00:05:40,616 until the age of 13 when she moved 108 00:05:40,650 --> 00:05:43,135 from London to Kosovo with her family. 109 00:05:43,170 --> 00:05:44,447 - It was quite exciting for me 110 00:05:44,482 --> 00:05:46,415 'cause I'd finished. 111 00:05:46,449 --> 00:05:47,668 All my friends are going to different schools. 112 00:05:47,692 --> 00:05:51,489 I was not going to the same school as my closest friends 113 00:05:51,523 --> 00:05:53,214 from primary school anyway, so I was like, 114 00:05:53,249 --> 00:05:55,803 "I guess I'm just going into a different country." 115 00:05:56,977 --> 00:05:58,230 And I was really excited because I have family 116 00:05:58,254 --> 00:06:00,083 in Kosovo that I'd never met before. 117 00:06:01,430 --> 00:06:05,226 And so, yeah, I went down. 118 00:06:05,261 --> 00:06:07,159 I went to Kosovo, and it was really exciting, 119 00:06:07,194 --> 00:06:10,231 but obviously, I thought my Albanian speaking 120 00:06:10,266 --> 00:06:12,475 was a lot better than it was 121 00:06:12,510 --> 00:06:13,925 until I started going to school, 122 00:06:13,959 --> 00:06:15,409 and everyone was like, 123 00:06:15,444 --> 00:06:16,835 "Okay, you're definitely talking Albanian 124 00:06:16,859 --> 00:06:19,413 like an English person would, fully with an accent." 125 00:06:21,277 --> 00:06:22,934 But it was an amazing experience. 126 00:06:24,176 --> 00:06:26,247 It was such a different kind of life. 127 00:06:27,973 --> 00:06:29,181 As a teenager, 128 00:06:29,216 --> 00:06:32,150 Dua Lipa began recording herself singing covers 129 00:06:32,184 --> 00:06:35,809 of popular pop songs and uploaded them to YouTube. 130 00:06:35,843 --> 00:06:38,190 Although her true passion was in music, 131 00:06:38,225 --> 00:06:40,883 she began a modeling career around this time 132 00:06:40,917 --> 00:06:43,092 and signed with an agency. 133 00:06:43,126 --> 00:06:46,026 This then helped her acquire a producer and manager, 134 00:06:46,060 --> 00:06:49,512 allowing her to enter the world of music professionally. 135 00:06:49,547 --> 00:06:53,067 In 2014, Dua Lipa signed a record deal 136 00:06:53,102 --> 00:06:56,761 with the large production company, Warner Brothers Records. 137 00:06:56,795 --> 00:07:00,247 This has been called a smart decision on her part, 138 00:07:00,281 --> 00:07:03,043 as the company didn't have a large female register 139 00:07:03,077 --> 00:07:06,529 at that time, which meant she captured their attention 140 00:07:06,564 --> 00:07:09,946 from day one and helped to change that. 141 00:07:09,981 --> 00:07:13,674 In August 2015, she released her first single 142 00:07:13,709 --> 00:07:17,264 titled "New Love," which was all about her struggle 143 00:07:17,298 --> 00:07:20,509 to find her place in the music industry. 144 00:07:20,543 --> 00:07:22,476 Her second single "Be the One" 145 00:07:22,511 --> 00:07:25,134 was released to large European success, 146 00:07:25,168 --> 00:07:28,965 charting in the top 10 in over 11 European territories. 147 00:08:00,790 --> 00:08:02,067 Her first tour in the UK 148 00:08:02,102 --> 00:08:05,726 and Europe began in January 2016 149 00:08:05,761 --> 00:08:08,280 and concluded in November the same year. 150 00:08:48,769 --> 00:08:50,564 Let me see all your hands up! 151 00:09:16,038 --> 00:09:19,282 On February 18th, 2016, 152 00:09:19,317 --> 00:09:22,872 Dua Lipa released her third single, "Last Dance," 153 00:09:22,907 --> 00:09:25,392 followed by "Hotter than Hell" on May 6th. 154 00:09:57,493 --> 00:09:59,668 "Hotter Than Hell" reached success, 155 00:09:59,702 --> 00:10:02,602 particularly in the UK, where it peaked at number 15. 156 00:10:03,499 --> 00:10:06,709 On August 26th, her fifth overall single, 157 00:10:06,744 --> 00:10:09,747 "Blow Your Mind" was released, 158 00:10:09,781 --> 00:10:12,163 peaking in number 30 in the UK. 159 00:10:12,197 --> 00:10:16,270 It became her first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100, 160 00:10:16,305 --> 00:10:18,652 debuting at number 72. 161 00:10:49,718 --> 00:10:51,236 How excited are you 162 00:10:51,271 --> 00:10:52,455 about the album, or are you bit with trepidation? 163 00:10:52,479 --> 00:10:53,860 - I'm really excited. 164 00:10:53,894 --> 00:10:55,182 I just got back from LA yesterday, 165 00:10:55,206 --> 00:10:57,346 and I've been working, finishing it off, 166 00:10:57,380 --> 00:10:59,728 and it's finally really comes together. 167 00:10:59,762 --> 00:11:01,868 I got some really special surprises, so. 168 00:11:01,902 --> 00:11:03,086 And you're gonna be performing some 169 00:11:03,110 --> 00:11:05,457 of these tracks at festivals this summer, 170 00:11:05,492 --> 00:11:06,873 I guess? - Yeah. 171 00:11:06,907 --> 00:11:08,505 Well, some of the album will be out by then, so. 172 00:11:08,529 --> 00:11:11,394 Dua Lipa's self-entitled debut studio album 173 00:11:11,429 --> 00:11:15,398 was released on the 2nd of June, 2017. 174 00:11:15,433 --> 00:11:18,160 - I'm excited for everyone to hear the new record. 175 00:11:18,194 --> 00:11:20,472 I think, for me, again, it's also being able 176 00:11:20,507 --> 00:11:23,717 to have that ongoing conversation with my fans 177 00:11:23,752 --> 00:11:27,548 and my listeners with the music and also ensuring 178 00:11:27,583 --> 00:11:29,723 that they have a safe space and a place 179 00:11:29,758 --> 00:11:32,381 where they can come and listen to the music and hang out, 180 00:11:32,415 --> 00:11:34,797 and that's what's really important for me. 181 00:11:35,971 --> 00:11:38,318 Its sixth single, "New Rules," 182 00:11:38,352 --> 00:11:39,871 released in the following month, 183 00:11:39,906 --> 00:11:42,494 became her first number one in the UK 184 00:11:42,529 --> 00:11:45,532 and the first by a female solo artist to reach the top 185 00:11:45,566 --> 00:11:50,088 in the UK since Adele's song "Hello" in 2015. 186 00:12:21,257 --> 00:12:23,466 "New Rules" was met with acclaim 187 00:12:23,501 --> 00:12:26,262 from music critics, with many labeling it a breakup 188 00:12:26,297 --> 00:12:28,575 and female empowerment anthem. 189 00:12:28,609 --> 00:12:32,130 As of March 2021, it is the most streamed song 190 00:12:32,165 --> 00:12:34,443 by a British female in the UK, 191 00:12:34,477 --> 00:12:36,479 and it broke the record for the most weeks 192 00:12:36,514 --> 00:12:39,793 on the US mainstream Top 40 chart. 193 00:12:39,828 --> 00:12:43,176 - I feel like I'm very much more in touch with who I am, 194 00:12:43,210 --> 00:12:44,936 which was something that I was very, 195 00:12:44,971 --> 00:12:48,871 especially when I started songwriting properly for my album. 196 00:12:48,906 --> 00:12:51,460 Now I have a very clear idea of what I'm doing 197 00:12:51,494 --> 00:12:53,462 and what I wanna say and who I am 198 00:12:53,496 --> 00:12:55,050 and things I'm not afraid of. 199 00:12:56,258 --> 00:12:57,638 Another successful single 200 00:12:57,673 --> 00:13:00,641 from the album was to track "IDGAF." 201 00:13:00,676 --> 00:13:03,852 Lyrically, the song is about an ex-boyfriend who intends 202 00:13:03,886 --> 00:13:06,993 to get back with her before she sends him on his way. 203 00:13:38,334 --> 00:13:41,234 - I think, with all my songs, 204 00:13:42,442 --> 00:13:43,892 I don't really know any different, 205 00:13:43,926 --> 00:13:46,308 so I have to talk about personal experiences. 206 00:13:50,553 --> 00:13:52,624 I guess it's not necessarily just about one person. 207 00:13:52,659 --> 00:13:54,695 It's more just like about experiences, 208 00:13:54,730 --> 00:13:57,112 about things that I've spoken to with my friends 209 00:13:58,458 --> 00:14:00,494 about their experiences as well. 210 00:14:00,529 --> 00:14:04,498 It's really about finding happiness 211 00:14:04,533 --> 00:14:06,673 and being confident in that and not allowing anyone 212 00:14:06,707 --> 00:14:08,019 to take that away from you. 213 00:14:09,676 --> 00:14:11,585 So the main the way I like to think about is like I work 214 00:14:11,609 --> 00:14:14,094 on these songs and then once they're out into the world, 215 00:14:14,129 --> 00:14:15,889 they no longer belong to me. 216 00:14:15,924 --> 00:14:18,340 So whatever they wanna make of it, it's up to them. 217 00:14:18,374 --> 00:14:20,342 I think art is subjective. 218 00:14:20,376 --> 00:14:24,484 I think some people will also want 219 00:14:24,518 --> 00:14:25,692 to pretend it's about them. 220 00:14:26,935 --> 00:14:28,246 Several music critics 221 00:14:28,281 --> 00:14:29,972 complimented the strong production 222 00:14:30,007 --> 00:14:33,148 and post breakup lyrics of "IDGAF." 223 00:14:33,182 --> 00:14:36,392 The song was viewed as a sequel to "New Rules." 224 00:14:36,427 --> 00:14:37,566 She also performed 225 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:40,327 at the Glastonbury Festival that same year 226 00:14:40,362 --> 00:14:42,951 to a large crowd of adoring fans. 227 00:14:44,607 --> 00:14:48,680 - I never like to base success on accolades, 228 00:14:48,715 --> 00:14:52,961 but on getting the recognition and getting up there 229 00:14:52,995 --> 00:14:55,722 in front of my fans and my peers, 230 00:14:55,756 --> 00:14:57,655 it does mean a lot, and I appreciate it so much, 231 00:14:57,689 --> 00:15:00,934 and it makes me wanna work really, really hard, 232 00:15:00,969 --> 00:15:02,556 and I'm excited for new music. 233 00:15:03,730 --> 00:15:05,663 Sometimes, it's just the little things. 234 00:15:06,595 --> 00:15:07,941 In December, 235 00:15:07,976 --> 00:15:09,770 Dua Lipa was named the Most Streamed Woman 236 00:15:09,805 --> 00:15:13,774 of 2017 in the UK by Spotify. 237 00:15:13,809 --> 00:15:18,055 She had four singles reach the UK Top 10 in 2017 238 00:15:18,089 --> 00:15:21,575 with "Be the One," "New Rules", "No Lie," 239 00:15:21,610 --> 00:15:23,474 and "Bridge Over Troubled Water," 240 00:15:23,508 --> 00:15:25,994 a charity single for the families of the victims 241 00:15:26,028 --> 00:15:28,030 of the Grenfell Tower fire in London. 242 00:15:29,514 --> 00:15:31,458 - It's been really lovely, and it's been really nice, 243 00:15:31,482 --> 00:15:32,597 and it's given me the opportunity 244 00:15:32,621 --> 00:15:33,967 to tour all over the world. 245 00:15:34,002 --> 00:15:36,142 And I've announced some dates in the US, 246 00:15:36,176 --> 00:15:38,558 and I'm just really grateful for it all, 247 00:15:38,592 --> 00:15:40,974 so I'm looking forward to everything. 248 00:15:41,009 --> 00:15:41,941 We're almost at that time 249 00:15:41,975 --> 00:15:42,803 where we start going, "Been a good year. 250 00:15:42,838 --> 00:15:45,185 What about next year, 2018?" 251 00:15:45,220 --> 00:15:48,085 - Well, next year I'm really touring until April 2018, 252 00:15:48,119 --> 00:15:51,157 but in between whenever I have time I'm writing 253 00:15:51,191 --> 00:15:52,434 for the next album. 254 00:15:52,468 --> 00:15:54,677 I'll be releasing new music, new videos. 255 00:15:54,712 --> 00:15:58,716 So yeah, I'll be around. 256 00:15:58,750 --> 00:15:59,959 Even as these bigger shows, 257 00:15:59,993 --> 00:16:03,514 how do you feel about that step up in terms of the capacity? 258 00:16:03,548 --> 00:16:06,793 - It's surreal to get to announce shows like that, 259 00:16:08,277 --> 00:16:09,830 but it's really cool. 260 00:16:09,865 --> 00:16:11,625 It makes me a bit nervous. I'm excited. 261 00:16:11,660 --> 00:16:13,662 I've already started planning 'cause every show, 262 00:16:13,696 --> 00:16:16,458 I want it to be like a step up production wise, 263 00:16:16,492 --> 00:16:19,702 and I want to bring a whole new new show 264 00:16:19,737 --> 00:16:20,852 every time people come to see it, 265 00:16:20,876 --> 00:16:23,534 so I'm really looking forward to it. 266 00:16:24,500 --> 00:16:26,330 In January 2018, 267 00:16:26,364 --> 00:16:28,159 Dua Lipa received nominations 268 00:16:28,194 --> 00:16:30,713 in five categories at the Brit Awards, 269 00:16:30,748 --> 00:16:34,027 more nominations than any other artists that year. 270 00:16:34,062 --> 00:16:36,581 She was nominated for British Album of the Year 271 00:16:36,616 --> 00:16:39,274 for "Dua Lipa," British Single of the Year 272 00:16:39,308 --> 00:16:42,380 and British Video of the Year for "New Rules," 273 00:16:42,415 --> 00:16:46,074 British Female Solo Artist, and British Breakthrough Act. 274 00:16:47,420 --> 00:16:50,181 She went on to win British Female Solo Artist 275 00:16:50,216 --> 00:16:52,045 and British Breakthrough Act. 276 00:16:52,873 --> 00:16:55,635 This was the first time that a female artist 277 00:16:55,669 --> 00:16:58,224 had received five nominations. 278 00:16:59,708 --> 00:17:02,469 Dua took this opportunity when receiving the awards 279 00:17:02,504 --> 00:17:05,334 to make a statement about women in the music industry 280 00:17:05,369 --> 00:17:07,612 and show her feminist side. 281 00:17:07,647 --> 00:17:09,407 - But I've always been so, so in love 282 00:17:09,442 --> 00:17:11,409 with so many incredible female artists, 283 00:17:11,444 --> 00:17:14,619 and I've always looked up to them and they've been there. 284 00:17:14,654 --> 00:17:16,897 But I think now we're at a time where people 285 00:17:16,932 --> 00:17:18,278 are really paying attention to us, 286 00:17:18,313 --> 00:17:19,831 and so we're screaming real loud. 287 00:17:19,866 --> 00:17:23,490 Even by seeing the nominations in different categories 288 00:17:23,525 --> 00:17:26,321 at award shows, it's changed drastically. 289 00:17:26,355 --> 00:17:30,842 Every year, it changes and gets better in our favor, 290 00:17:32,154 --> 00:17:33,707 and I think that's a nice feeling. 291 00:17:35,226 --> 00:17:38,885 For men, getting older and an industry is celebrated, 292 00:17:38,919 --> 00:17:42,164 whereas for women, we're instantly being put down or, 293 00:17:42,199 --> 00:17:44,615 "Surely she can't be still doing pop music 294 00:17:44,649 --> 00:17:45,857 because she's getting older," 295 00:17:45,892 --> 00:17:50,448 or whatever I guess the dialogue is, 296 00:17:50,483 --> 00:17:54,245 but it's quite upsetting because why can't we? 297 00:17:56,765 --> 00:17:59,768 As a female artist, well, in general, 298 00:17:59,802 --> 00:18:00,907 for all female artists, 299 00:18:00,941 --> 00:18:02,091 when we start something in our careers, 300 00:18:02,115 --> 00:18:05,532 we wanna have longevity and we don't want the reason 301 00:18:05,567 --> 00:18:09,640 of us aging to be the reason we stop working 302 00:18:09,674 --> 00:18:11,780 or people stop being interested in us. 303 00:18:11,814 --> 00:18:13,506 We still create very interesting things. 304 00:18:13,540 --> 00:18:14,748 We still have a lot to say. 305 00:18:14,783 --> 00:18:17,751 We still have a lot to bring to the table. 306 00:18:17,786 --> 00:18:20,202 But why is it so different for us? 307 00:18:21,721 --> 00:18:25,276 And I think it's a lot to do with the conversations 308 00:18:25,311 --> 00:18:26,967 that are still being made on social media 309 00:18:27,002 --> 00:18:30,833 and being made online, and those aren't allowing us to grow 310 00:18:30,868 --> 00:18:33,181 and aren't allow us to be ourselves 311 00:18:34,492 --> 00:18:36,839 whereas we portray that very much so 312 00:18:36,874 --> 00:18:40,567 when we're speaking in front of a camera. 313 00:18:40,602 --> 00:18:44,192 It's as if like me coming out now and being like, 314 00:18:44,226 --> 00:18:45,952 "I support women and I'm doing this," 315 00:18:45,986 --> 00:18:48,506 but then I go on social media and I'm talking about 316 00:18:48,541 --> 00:18:51,682 or comparing two women against each other or why one 317 00:18:51,716 --> 00:18:53,787 isn't better than the other or that kind of thing. 318 00:18:53,822 --> 00:18:55,168 It's very hypocritical, 319 00:18:56,859 --> 00:18:58,896 and so it's trying to get away from that. 320 00:19:01,519 --> 00:19:03,487 Dua Lipa started working on music 321 00:19:03,521 --> 00:19:06,938 for her second album in March 2018. 322 00:19:06,973 --> 00:19:11,426 In April 2018, she collaborated with DJ Calvin Harris 323 00:19:11,460 --> 00:19:13,773 to release the single "One Kiss," 324 00:19:13,807 --> 00:19:15,982 which topped the UK singles charts, 325 00:19:16,016 --> 00:19:18,226 becoming her second number one. 326 00:19:18,260 --> 00:19:19,951 She provided the vocals for the track 327 00:19:19,986 --> 00:19:22,575 and is also credited as a writer. 328 00:19:22,609 --> 00:19:24,956 When you hear that "One Kiss" 329 00:19:24,991 --> 00:19:27,269 has been streamed more than one and a half billion times? 330 00:19:27,304 --> 00:19:30,341 - My goodness. - That slightly mind blowing? 331 00:19:30,376 --> 00:19:31,525 - You're the first person to have told me that, 332 00:19:31,549 --> 00:19:33,965 so I'm like, "Oh my God." 333 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:35,312 It is mind blowing. 334 00:19:35,346 --> 00:19:39,971 It's crazy, and it was one of those songs 335 00:19:40,006 --> 00:19:42,422 where I know when we did it, I was like. 336 00:19:42,457 --> 00:19:44,504 I constantly kept listening to it before it came out, 337 00:19:44,528 --> 00:19:47,979 I was like, "I just don't know if people are gonna get it. 338 00:19:48,014 --> 00:19:49,233 I don't know if people are gonna get it." 339 00:19:49,257 --> 00:19:53,537 And it's that nervous, exciting, 340 00:19:53,571 --> 00:19:55,504 anxious butterfly feeling that you get 341 00:19:55,539 --> 00:19:56,747 before you put something out, 342 00:19:56,781 --> 00:19:58,783 and I think you only get those feelings 343 00:19:58,818 --> 00:20:00,071 when you really believe in something 344 00:20:00,095 --> 00:20:01,476 and you really want other people 345 00:20:01,510 --> 00:20:03,961 to feel the same way about it as you do. 346 00:20:03,995 --> 00:20:07,344 So I'm excited that they did, 347 00:20:07,378 --> 00:20:08,828 and I'm grateful that they did, 348 00:20:08,862 --> 00:20:12,590 and we got a Brit for it, which is pretty cool. 349 00:20:44,035 --> 00:20:45,036 The single went on 350 00:20:45,071 --> 00:20:47,522 to become the biggest selling song in the UK 351 00:20:47,556 --> 00:20:52,043 of 2018 and topped the chart for eight consecutive weeks. 352 00:20:53,424 --> 00:20:56,772 Dua also collaborated on another track with Mark Ronson 353 00:20:56,807 --> 00:21:00,776 and Diplo's newly formed super duo Silk City. 354 00:21:00,811 --> 00:21:05,091 They released the track "Electricity" in September 2018, 355 00:21:05,125 --> 00:21:07,645 which was extremely popular with the fans. 356 00:21:39,194 --> 00:21:40,713 Dua Lipa won Best New Artist 357 00:21:40,747 --> 00:21:43,578 and Best Dance Recording for her collaboration 358 00:21:43,612 --> 00:21:48,376 on "Electricity" at the 61st annual Grammy Awards. 359 00:22:13,815 --> 00:22:14,930 I get very excited obviously for the recognition, 360 00:22:14,954 --> 00:22:17,059 especially for something like the Grammys 361 00:22:17,094 --> 00:22:19,165 to be a British artist and to know 362 00:22:19,199 --> 00:22:21,132 that people are listening to my songs over there 363 00:22:21,167 --> 00:22:24,101 and that people are coming to the shows 364 00:22:24,135 --> 00:22:27,415 and they know my name, and it means a lot to me. 365 00:22:27,449 --> 00:22:29,348 Being British and having your music heard 366 00:22:30,521 --> 00:22:33,144 over in the states is quite a big deal, 367 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:36,562 at least it is for me because it gives me 368 00:22:36,596 --> 00:22:38,909 so much opportunity to be able to tour there, 369 00:22:40,186 --> 00:22:42,198 and not only just in America but to be able to go over 370 00:22:42,222 --> 00:22:43,914 to Australia and New Zealand then go 371 00:22:43,948 --> 00:22:47,227 to Asia and South America, 372 00:22:47,262 --> 00:22:49,437 and it's really, it just opens so many doors 373 00:22:49,471 --> 00:22:51,853 to be able to tour worldwide. 374 00:22:51,887 --> 00:22:53,717 I very much split my time between London 375 00:22:53,751 --> 00:22:58,618 and Los Angeles or New York in order 376 00:22:58,653 --> 00:23:00,931 to have my music be heard out there. 377 00:23:02,208 --> 00:23:05,038 You need to dedicate a lot of time and a lot of effort 378 00:23:05,073 --> 00:23:07,972 and lots of, you have to do the groundwork. 379 00:23:09,802 --> 00:23:11,459 I think I really, really took the time 380 00:23:11,493 --> 00:23:13,978 and especially when I was touring on my first album. 381 00:23:14,013 --> 00:23:17,465 I think I went around America three times, 382 00:23:17,499 --> 00:23:19,881 just as I did with everywhere else in Europe. 383 00:23:24,092 --> 00:23:25,265 I worked really hard. 384 00:23:25,300 --> 00:23:26,197 I'm so grateful for the recognition, 385 00:23:26,232 --> 00:23:28,855 but I've still got lots of work to do. 386 00:23:28,890 --> 00:23:30,443 Dua Lipa's second album, 387 00:23:30,478 --> 00:23:33,826 titled "Future Nostalgia," and its accompanying tour 388 00:23:33,860 --> 00:23:37,277 was announced in December 2019. 389 00:23:37,312 --> 00:23:39,556 - When I kept thinking about it, 390 00:23:39,590 --> 00:23:41,005 I know that everybody's like, 391 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:43,698 "The second album is always the hardest album." 392 00:23:43,732 --> 00:23:45,976 But I've tried to take my mind away 393 00:23:46,010 --> 00:23:48,047 from that and just have fun with it. 394 00:23:49,704 --> 00:23:51,267 People are just constantly releasing songs 395 00:23:51,291 --> 00:23:52,672 and releasing music. 396 00:23:52,707 --> 00:23:53,891 It's just like this is the body of work 397 00:23:53,915 --> 00:23:55,237 where I just wanna show this is what I love. 398 00:23:55,261 --> 00:23:56,883 This is what I do, 399 00:23:56,918 --> 00:23:58,758 and you can just constantly keep putting stuff out. 400 00:23:58,782 --> 00:24:02,544 And it's gotta be fun. You can't be too stressed about it. 401 00:24:02,579 --> 00:24:07,584 You can't get yourself in this vicious cycle of like, 402 00:24:08,757 --> 00:24:11,519 "Oh, will this go on the radio. Will this be?" 403 00:24:11,553 --> 00:24:14,004 So it's all about just being proud 404 00:24:14,038 --> 00:24:15,488 of what you put your name to, 405 00:24:15,523 --> 00:24:17,559 and that's just what I'm doing. 406 00:24:37,061 --> 00:24:38,314 The first single "Don't Start Now" 407 00:24:38,338 --> 00:24:41,859 was released around the same time and peaked at number two 408 00:24:41,894 --> 00:24:46,105 in both the UK singles charts and the US Billboard Hot 100. 409 00:25:06,090 --> 00:25:07,333 Dua's second single leading up 410 00:25:07,367 --> 00:25:09,542 to the release of the album was "Physical." 411 00:25:09,577 --> 00:25:12,683 It was released on the 30th of January, 2020, 412 00:25:12,718 --> 00:25:15,928 and the song's music video was released a day later. 413 00:25:43,300 --> 00:25:45,198 The music video for "Physical" 414 00:25:45,233 --> 00:25:47,373 was nominated for Best Art Director 415 00:25:47,407 --> 00:25:50,997 at the Berlin Music Video Awards in 2020. 416 00:25:53,034 --> 00:25:55,346 "Future Nostalgia" was released on March 27th 417 00:25:55,381 --> 00:25:58,936 to widespread critical acclaim following the release 418 00:25:58,971 --> 00:26:01,732 of the record's third single, "Break My Heart," 419 00:26:01,767 --> 00:26:03,113 on March 25th. 420 00:26:32,660 --> 00:26:34,938 Since March 2020 was around the time 421 00:26:34,972 --> 00:26:37,975 of the beginning of the worldwide COVID pandemic, 422 00:26:38,010 --> 00:26:41,634 Dua Lipa considered pushing the release date back in hopes 423 00:26:41,669 --> 00:26:45,017 of being able to promote the album outside of isolation. 424 00:26:45,051 --> 00:26:48,054 However, that didn't quite go as planned. 425 00:26:48,089 --> 00:26:51,644 The album originally had a release date of April 3rd 426 00:26:51,679 --> 00:26:53,094 but was leaked a week early, 427 00:26:53,128 --> 00:26:56,442 giving her no choice but to deliver fans her new album. 428 00:26:58,064 --> 00:27:01,274 - I just feel like when I was making my last album, 429 00:27:01,309 --> 00:27:03,829 like towards the end of it, everything was like 430 00:27:03,863 --> 00:27:05,323 or the way that I was describing, it was like, 431 00:27:05,347 --> 00:27:07,833 "Oh, well my album, I make dark pop, 432 00:27:07,867 --> 00:27:09,282 and that's just what it is." 433 00:27:11,008 --> 00:27:14,184 I really fell in love with the whole concept of dance crying 434 00:27:14,218 --> 00:27:15,851 because I was like, "I wanna make people dance." 435 00:27:15,875 --> 00:27:18,395 But if you listen to the lyrics a bit more, 436 00:27:18,429 --> 00:27:21,018 I feel like it could also make you cry. 437 00:27:21,053 --> 00:27:22,444 It's very emotional. It's very real. 438 00:27:22,468 --> 00:27:23,618 It's something that's happening in my life. 439 00:27:23,642 --> 00:27:26,714 "Future Nostalgia" just came from so much happiness 440 00:27:26,748 --> 00:27:29,337 and joy and dancing, and that was just the only message 441 00:27:29,371 --> 00:27:31,166 that I wanted to push forward. 442 00:27:31,201 --> 00:27:35,723 And I feel like it really radiates that 443 00:27:35,757 --> 00:27:37,448 and the energy of it is that, 444 00:27:37,483 --> 00:27:39,140 and I didn't feel like I wanted to sit 445 00:27:39,174 --> 00:27:40,969 on a piano and make a ballad. 446 00:27:41,004 --> 00:27:42,153 I was like, "I just wanna keep going. 447 00:27:42,177 --> 00:27:43,869 Let's just keep dancing. Let's just do it." 448 00:27:43,903 --> 00:27:45,501 There was nothing holding me back in that, 449 00:27:45,525 --> 00:27:47,838 and creatively, that wasn't where I was at. 450 00:27:49,737 --> 00:27:52,256 Releasing the album during the pandemic meant 451 00:27:52,291 --> 00:27:55,812 that there would be no tour or no talk show appearances. 452 00:27:55,846 --> 00:27:59,022 However, it just so happened to be the perfect time 453 00:27:59,056 --> 00:28:00,506 to deliver new music. 454 00:28:01,852 --> 00:28:03,302 - When I was making it, obviously, 455 00:28:03,336 --> 00:28:05,176 I had the idea that it was gonna be listened to 456 00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:10,136 in the club, in a bar, people going out, getting ready. 457 00:28:10,171 --> 00:28:13,761 I had very different ideas for it 458 00:28:14,969 --> 00:28:16,453 when I was making this record, 459 00:28:16,487 --> 00:28:19,836 but I definitely feel like it still served its purpose. 460 00:28:19,870 --> 00:28:24,875 It's served for me as a form of escapism, and I feel like, 461 00:28:26,290 --> 00:28:28,430 although it was scary when releasing the record 462 00:28:28,465 --> 00:28:30,570 'cause it was at such an uncertain time, 463 00:28:30,605 --> 00:28:33,781 we didn't know how long we would be in this situation, 464 00:28:33,815 --> 00:28:36,128 for how long the pandemic would last, 465 00:28:36,162 --> 00:28:37,957 we never thought that we'd be a year in 466 00:28:37,992 --> 00:28:42,997 and still with the same lockdown measures 467 00:28:43,583 --> 00:28:45,171 and stuff like that. 468 00:28:45,206 --> 00:28:49,486 But I feel like it also just came at the perfect time 469 00:28:50,901 --> 00:28:55,388 for everybody to be able to have like or, in my eyes, 470 00:28:56,596 --> 00:28:58,288 I hope that people had it for them be 471 00:28:58,322 --> 00:29:01,532 like a source of escapism when they're at home 472 00:29:01,567 --> 00:29:02,879 and dancing in the kitchen. 473 00:29:02,913 --> 00:29:04,604 For one second, if you close your eyes, 474 00:29:04,639 --> 00:29:06,434 maybe you think you're outside 475 00:29:06,468 --> 00:29:07,780 clubbing or something. 476 00:29:09,368 --> 00:29:14,373 And so I think it was perfect just the way it is. 477 00:29:15,546 --> 00:29:16,409 I think some things are just meant to be, 478 00:29:16,444 --> 00:29:18,204 and hopefully, when the time comes, 479 00:29:18,239 --> 00:29:20,586 we can go back out and dance to these songs 480 00:29:21,587 --> 00:29:23,831 whenever the time is right. 481 00:29:23,865 --> 00:29:26,557 I'm grateful that it served as like a form of escapism, 482 00:29:26,592 --> 00:29:31,045 at least, during this time for myself and people around, 483 00:29:31,079 --> 00:29:34,807 and my whole idea behind it was to still be able 484 00:29:34,842 --> 00:29:38,569 to create a fun world for people to enjoy even 485 00:29:38,604 --> 00:29:41,262 while they were at home, and, and I feel lucky 486 00:29:41,296 --> 00:29:43,195 that I had the opportunity to do that. 487 00:29:44,161 --> 00:29:45,266 "Future Nostalgia" 488 00:29:45,300 --> 00:29:48,131 became the most streamed album by a woman 489 00:29:48,165 --> 00:29:53,170 and fifth most streamed album overall on Spotify in 2020. 490 00:29:54,033 --> 00:29:55,345 The album debuted at number two 491 00:29:55,379 --> 00:29:57,796 on the official UK Albums Chart 492 00:29:58,693 --> 00:30:00,143 but then peaked at number one 493 00:30:00,177 --> 00:30:02,386 on the official UK Albums Chart the following week 494 00:30:02,421 --> 00:30:04,457 in April 2020 while four 495 00:30:04,492 --> 00:30:06,666 of the album's singles entered the top 10 496 00:30:06,701 --> 00:30:08,945 of the official singles chart. 497 00:30:08,979 --> 00:30:10,843 - You always have to believe in yourself 498 00:30:10,878 --> 00:30:13,397 before anybody else because that's the one thing 499 00:30:13,432 --> 00:30:15,468 that's always gonna push you 500 00:30:15,503 --> 00:30:18,368 in your confidence and move you forwards. 501 00:30:18,402 --> 00:30:23,407 And I think that's yeah, for any young girls, 502 00:30:24,615 --> 00:30:27,170 people are I guess gonna champion you 503 00:30:27,204 --> 00:30:29,966 until you get to where you want to be, 504 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:32,865 and then people are gonna try and bring you down 505 00:30:32,900 --> 00:30:34,084 or bring you down a couple pegs. 506 00:30:34,108 --> 00:30:38,008 But I think you have to remember that hard work 507 00:30:38,043 --> 00:30:39,527 and your dedication and your passion 508 00:30:39,561 --> 00:30:42,047 for what you do got you to where you wanna be, 509 00:30:42,081 --> 00:30:43,980 and no one can take that away from you. 510 00:30:45,119 --> 00:30:47,362 The album's closing track, 511 00:30:47,397 --> 00:30:50,331 "Boys Will Be Boys" showed Dua Lipa once again 512 00:30:50,365 --> 00:30:52,160 demonstrating her feminist side. 513 00:30:52,195 --> 00:30:54,680 As she said, she wrote the song intending 514 00:30:54,714 --> 00:30:58,235 to start a conversation about toxic masculinity 515 00:30:58,270 --> 00:31:01,169 and the growing pains girls experience. 516 00:31:01,204 --> 00:31:02,343 - I think for women, 517 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:08,142 self policing each other is second nature. 518 00:31:10,627 --> 00:31:12,905 For as long as I can remember myself going out 519 00:31:12,940 --> 00:31:16,012 with my friends alone, you would always send the text 520 00:31:16,046 --> 00:31:18,462 or you would always ask your friends to make sure 521 00:31:18,497 --> 00:31:20,464 that they'd message you when they get home 522 00:31:20,499 --> 00:31:25,504 or share your little Uber location thing 523 00:31:26,781 --> 00:31:28,932 that there's always this thing where we've just had to look 524 00:31:28,956 --> 00:31:31,234 out for each other and look out for ourselves a lot more. 525 00:31:31,268 --> 00:31:34,340 When I wrote "Boys Will Be Boys," it's very real. 526 00:31:34,375 --> 00:31:36,308 You put your keys through your knuckles. 527 00:31:36,342 --> 00:31:38,966 This is something that I've done literally 528 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:42,245 on my way back from school for three-minute walk 529 00:31:42,279 --> 00:31:46,111 from the bus station to the flat that I was living in. 530 00:31:46,145 --> 00:31:48,699 It wasn't far at all, but because it was nighttime 531 00:31:48,734 --> 00:31:50,115 and I was all on my own, 532 00:31:50,149 --> 00:31:53,221 I put my keys between my knuckles like Wolverine, 533 00:31:53,256 --> 00:31:55,948 thinking that just in case something was to happen, 534 00:31:55,983 --> 00:31:57,408 I would be protected or I would be able 535 00:31:57,432 --> 00:31:58,709 to look after myself. 536 00:31:58,744 --> 00:32:00,953 Or you'd walk down the street on your phone, 537 00:32:00,988 --> 00:32:04,474 and whether you were actually talking to someone 538 00:32:04,508 --> 00:32:06,717 or whether you were pretending to talk to someone, 539 00:32:06,752 --> 00:32:11,343 you were still trying to protect yourself in some way. 540 00:32:11,377 --> 00:32:13,414 I definitely feel like having a platform 541 00:32:13,448 --> 00:32:14,622 is such a privilege. 542 00:32:14,656 --> 00:32:17,487 I definitely try and speak up about things 543 00:32:17,521 --> 00:32:19,972 that are incredibly important to me. 544 00:32:20,007 --> 00:32:22,699 I want to be able to be a voice 545 00:32:22,733 --> 00:32:25,046 for those that have trusted me, 546 00:32:26,806 --> 00:32:29,257 and because I talk about so much about female equality 547 00:32:29,292 --> 00:32:32,778 and female empowerment, it was just a song that I felt 548 00:32:32,812 --> 00:32:36,678 like writing in that day in the studio. 549 00:32:36,713 --> 00:32:38,749 And I was like, "Well, this is just what happens." 550 00:32:38,784 --> 00:32:42,581 And what I felt when I was making "Boys Will Be Boys" 551 00:32:42,615 --> 00:32:45,135 is more so that I'm hoping that the younger generation 552 00:32:45,170 --> 00:32:47,448 will start asking questions and will be like, 553 00:32:47,482 --> 00:32:50,485 "Oh, why does this happen or why do you think she did this?" 554 00:32:51,728 --> 00:32:55,214 What sounds like quite a pretty song, again, 555 00:32:55,249 --> 00:32:57,458 you're like hearing the lyrics and you're like, 556 00:32:57,492 --> 00:33:00,219 "Oh, this is something very real," and it's, again, 557 00:33:01,427 --> 00:33:03,843 us masking the things that we have to do. 558 00:33:03,878 --> 00:33:08,572 The lyric, they cut deep in so many ways, 559 00:33:08,607 --> 00:33:13,508 but then it's, again, masking it with something pretty. 560 00:33:13,543 --> 00:33:16,063 But I hope that it just starts a conversation, 561 00:33:16,097 --> 00:33:19,859 and obviously, the conversation's already happening, 562 00:33:19,894 --> 00:33:22,828 and I think they need to continue to do so. 563 00:33:22,862 --> 00:33:24,726 At the time of the album's release, 564 00:33:24,761 --> 00:33:27,626 Dua Lipa became the first British female artist 565 00:33:27,660 --> 00:33:30,629 since Vera Lynne to have three top 10 singles 566 00:33:30,663 --> 00:33:35,392 in a single calendar year with Lynn having three in 1952. 567 00:33:55,654 --> 00:33:56,586 She eventually overrode this record 568 00:33:56,620 --> 00:33:58,208 with the single "Levitating," 569 00:33:58,243 --> 00:34:00,107 which also peaked within the top 10 570 00:34:00,141 --> 00:34:02,143 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, 571 00:34:02,178 --> 00:34:05,491 becoming her third top 10 in the US overall. 572 00:34:37,144 --> 00:34:39,525 Dua Lipa was also featured on "Prisoner," 573 00:34:39,560 --> 00:34:43,460 a song from Miley Cyrus's seventh studio album, 574 00:34:43,495 --> 00:34:45,152 "Plastic Hearts." 575 00:34:45,186 --> 00:34:46,888 The single was released on the 19th of November 2020 576 00:34:46,912 --> 00:34:49,777 alongside the music video. 577 00:35:02,169 --> 00:35:03,653 In 2021, 578 00:35:03,687 --> 00:35:07,139 after a year of COVID lockdown rules and social distancing, 579 00:35:07,174 --> 00:35:09,693 the annual Brit Awards took place in May, 580 00:35:09,728 --> 00:35:12,696 held with a limited audience as a part of a trial 581 00:35:12,731 --> 00:35:14,526 to have a large crowd in a venue 582 00:35:14,560 --> 00:35:16,976 without any social distancing. 583 00:35:17,011 --> 00:35:18,909 The ceremony had a live audience 584 00:35:18,944 --> 00:35:22,189 of over 4,000 key workers from London. 585 00:35:22,223 --> 00:35:25,675 - It's all very surreal. It feels so nice to be home. 586 00:35:25,709 --> 00:35:28,919 It feels so nice to be in a room filled with people. 587 00:35:28,954 --> 00:35:32,854 It feels so nice to be celebrating British music. 588 00:35:32,889 --> 00:35:35,547 It's just been really, really exciting throughout, 589 00:35:35,581 --> 00:35:37,307 and I feel so honored and so grateful 590 00:35:37,342 --> 00:35:40,414 to have this opportunity and to be here tonight 591 00:35:40,448 --> 00:35:43,727 and for everybody to do it safely, and hopefully, 592 00:35:43,762 --> 00:35:45,222 this is like the first step into the new normal, 593 00:35:45,246 --> 00:35:46,523 so it feels brilliant. 594 00:35:47,938 --> 00:35:50,838 Dua Lipa not only performed at the ceremony, 595 00:35:50,872 --> 00:35:53,012 but she also won two awards, 596 00:35:53,047 --> 00:35:55,222 one for British Album of the Year 597 00:35:55,256 --> 00:35:58,432 and another for British Female Solo Artist. 598 00:35:58,466 --> 00:36:00,882 Well, being back on the Brit stage, 599 00:36:00,917 --> 00:36:02,895 I wanted to do something different, something special. 600 00:36:02,919 --> 00:36:05,024 So there's pressure that comes with that, 601 00:36:05,059 --> 00:36:06,198 but I'm very excited. 602 00:36:08,062 --> 00:36:09,443 It's different and it's fun, 603 00:36:09,477 --> 00:36:12,963 and just decided to go a little bit out there 604 00:36:12,998 --> 00:36:15,725 with the performance would make it very London, so. 605 00:36:16,657 --> 00:36:18,003 What I wanted to do with my album 606 00:36:18,037 --> 00:36:19,843 was really just grow as an artist and as a performer 607 00:36:19,867 --> 00:36:22,007 and create music that I was really proud of, 608 00:36:22,041 --> 00:36:23,847 something that I felt like really represented me 609 00:36:23,871 --> 00:36:27,323 and who I am and helped me grow in so many different ways. 610 00:36:27,357 --> 00:36:30,843 And I definitely feel like I've built a lot more confidence. 611 00:36:30,878 --> 00:36:32,466 I feel like I'm becoming the performer I 612 00:36:32,500 --> 00:36:33,984 always wanted to be. 613 00:36:34,019 --> 00:36:37,333 I feel like I've learned so much from so many experiences, 614 00:36:37,367 --> 00:36:40,612 and as a songwriter, I feel like I've gotten a lot stronger, 615 00:36:40,646 --> 00:36:42,303 and there's been so many moments 616 00:36:42,338 --> 00:36:44,029 that they've been really important, 617 00:36:44,063 --> 00:36:46,238 and this album means a lot to me. 618 00:36:46,273 --> 00:36:47,284 It was a lot about growth, 619 00:36:47,308 --> 00:36:49,793 and so to be awarded for this album means a lot. 620 00:36:51,036 --> 00:36:53,038 At the 2021 Grammy awards, 621 00:36:53,072 --> 00:36:57,007 Dua Lipa won an award for Best Pop Vocal Album 622 00:36:57,042 --> 00:36:58,664 for "Future Nostalgia." 623 00:36:58,699 --> 00:37:02,323 - "Future Nostalgia" is such an important album to me, 624 00:37:02,358 --> 00:37:05,499 and I feel like I've really come into myself. 625 00:37:05,533 --> 00:37:07,432 I feel like I've gained so much confidence. 626 00:37:07,466 --> 00:37:09,813 I feel like I've learned how to be the artist 627 00:37:09,848 --> 00:37:10,997 that I've always wanted to be. 628 00:37:11,021 --> 00:37:14,439 I feel like I learned so much about music in general 629 00:37:14,473 --> 00:37:16,855 with my first album and the process of touring 630 00:37:16,889 --> 00:37:18,615 that I knew what I wanted this album to be, 631 00:37:18,650 --> 00:37:20,479 and to get the recognition 632 00:37:20,514 --> 00:37:22,930 for it just means the absolute world. 633 00:37:22,964 --> 00:37:25,760 It's amazing. I'm very, very grateful. 634 00:37:26,934 --> 00:37:31,594 When I got nominated, I was so taken back by, 635 00:37:33,354 --> 00:37:34,952 first of all, I was so honored and grateful 636 00:37:34,976 --> 00:37:36,126 to have been nominated, but also, 637 00:37:36,150 --> 00:37:39,084 the fact that I had already seen such a change just 638 00:37:39,118 --> 00:37:40,810 in the Best New Artist category 639 00:37:40,844 --> 00:37:43,399 that it was predominantly women. 640 00:37:43,433 --> 00:37:46,022 And it felt like I was part of a change, 641 00:37:46,056 --> 00:37:51,061 and it felt like I was a part of this new era, if you will, 642 00:37:52,615 --> 00:37:55,065 and more women being given all this recognition. 643 00:37:55,100 --> 00:37:59,035 And given what happened the year before, 644 00:37:59,069 --> 00:38:04,005 and I know Neil Putnam even came up and spoke about it 645 00:38:05,386 --> 00:38:08,113 and apologized for what he had said 646 00:38:08,147 --> 00:38:11,392 when he had said it, but it was still something that, 647 00:38:12,945 --> 00:38:17,053 in a time when so many women were doing so much, 648 00:38:17,087 --> 00:38:19,158 it felt like we weren't being given the recognition, 649 00:38:19,193 --> 00:38:24,336 and we weren't being looked out for, really. 650 00:38:25,510 --> 00:38:26,797 And this year felt a little bit different, 651 00:38:26,821 --> 00:38:30,100 and it felt really good to just be nominated 652 00:38:30,135 --> 00:38:32,620 alongside so many artists that I love 653 00:38:32,655 --> 00:38:35,036 and I listen to and I think are so cool 654 00:38:35,071 --> 00:38:39,455 and give out so many incredible messages, 655 00:38:39,489 --> 00:38:44,114 and I feel like it just felt good, and it just felt right, 656 00:38:44,149 --> 00:38:47,842 and that's just what happened. 657 00:38:47,877 --> 00:38:49,154 The ceremony was held 658 00:38:49,188 --> 00:38:51,570 despite the ongoing COVID pandemic 659 00:38:51,605 --> 00:38:55,471 with extra measures put in place to keep everyone safe. 660 00:38:55,505 --> 00:38:57,024 - Well, obviously, because it's COVID, 661 00:38:57,058 --> 00:39:00,890 everybody had to stay quite far apart. 662 00:39:00,924 --> 00:39:03,582 We said hi to each other. It was really sweet though. 663 00:39:03,617 --> 00:39:07,414 As I was on my way to the press room off to the Grammys, 664 00:39:07,448 --> 00:39:09,692 I bumped into Beyonce and Jay-Z on their way in, 665 00:39:09,726 --> 00:39:11,935 and I was just like, "It's amazing what you've done." 666 00:39:11,970 --> 00:39:14,731 And she was so graceful and humble and sweet. 667 00:39:14,766 --> 00:39:17,424 They both were, and they were very, very nice to me, 668 00:39:17,458 --> 00:39:22,463 and it was just amazing to casually bump into them 669 00:39:23,499 --> 00:39:24,717 in the hallway and just have like a little chat. 670 00:39:24,741 --> 00:39:25,741 I'm like. 671 00:39:26,640 --> 00:39:28,400 Also in 2021, 672 00:39:28,435 --> 00:39:31,955 Dua Lipa tanned up with music legend Elton John 673 00:39:31,990 --> 00:39:34,786 and Australian electronic trio PNAU 674 00:39:34,820 --> 00:39:38,583 for a collaborative new track called "Cold Heart." 675 00:39:38,617 --> 00:39:41,896 The club-ready single seamlessly blends together a number 676 00:39:41,931 --> 00:39:44,002 of Elton John's beloved tracks, 677 00:39:44,036 --> 00:39:46,763 including "Sacrifice," "Kiss the Bride," 678 00:39:46,798 --> 00:39:49,214 and, of course, "Rocket Man." 679 00:40:08,578 --> 00:40:10,004 The song has since reached number one 680 00:40:10,028 --> 00:40:11,270 in the UK. 681 00:40:11,305 --> 00:40:14,791 Dua showed her versatility as a celebrity icon 682 00:40:14,826 --> 00:40:17,069 as she made her runway debut 683 00:40:17,104 --> 00:40:22,109 at Versace's Spring Summer 2022 show at Milan Fashion Week, 684 00:40:23,213 --> 00:40:24,501 which was soundtrack by the tracks 685 00:40:24,525 --> 00:40:26,700 from her album "Future Nostalgia." 686 00:40:30,704 --> 00:40:33,983 - I feel like my work life has changed a lot, 687 00:40:34,017 --> 00:40:36,468 but my personal life is still the same. 688 00:40:36,503 --> 00:40:38,470 I have my friends and family. 689 00:40:38,505 --> 00:40:41,473 They keep me so grounded, and to them, I'm just me. 690 00:40:41,508 --> 00:40:46,098 So it's all pretty normal at home, which is really nice. 691 00:40:54,521 --> 00:40:57,282 Dua Lipa is only in her late 20s 692 00:40:57,316 --> 00:40:59,629 and has already achieved so much 693 00:40:59,664 --> 00:41:01,597 in such a short amount of time. 694 00:41:02,632 --> 00:41:05,048 Her music and undeniable talent 695 00:41:05,083 --> 00:41:08,466 has gained her widespread exposure and popularity. 696 00:41:11,089 --> 00:41:15,852 - I think that the one thing that I'm so, so grateful for 697 00:41:15,887 --> 00:41:19,235 is that it opens so many doors for me to be able 698 00:41:19,269 --> 00:41:21,893 to work with so many other people that I love, 699 00:41:21,927 --> 00:41:24,274 and I get to be a bit more experimental, 700 00:41:24,309 --> 00:41:26,138 and I get to try out new things, 701 00:41:26,173 --> 00:41:28,140 which is always very exciting. 702 00:41:28,175 --> 00:41:29,694 Her self-titled debut 703 00:41:29,728 --> 00:41:33,076 was the most streamed album in Spotify history. 704 00:41:36,148 --> 00:41:38,530 Now she's currently breaking daily records 705 00:41:38,565 --> 00:41:40,877 for plays and streams around the world. 706 00:41:48,609 --> 00:41:51,370 - The world should expect a ton more pop anthems 707 00:41:51,405 --> 00:41:53,821 and dance classics from Dua Lipa.