Dua Lipa Announces New Album Radical Optimism
Dua Lipa officially revealed her third studio album, Radical Optimism.
The singer announced the album on an Instagram livestream before sharing the news on social media. The pop star tore open a paper in the live stream to reveal the record’s cover. She declared, “Radical Optimism, the album, out May 3rd.”
DUA LIPA WHAT THE FUCK THIS IS GENIUS pic.twitter.com/VEXybqa68v
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Photographer Tyrone Lebon shot the cover art, which features the artist in shark-infested waters under a tranquil sunset.
RADICAL OPTIMISM
— DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) March 13, 2024
MY 3RD STUDIO ALBUM
OUT MAY 3RD 2024
SHOT BY TYRONE LEBON
!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/J4Noe4RWh1
The singer also revealed the tracklist for the LP, which will contain eleven tracks:
- “end of an era”
- “houdini”
- “training season”
- “these walls”
- “watcha doing”
- “french exit”
- “illusion”
- “falling forever”
- “anything for love”
- “maria”
- “happy for you”
DU LIPA’S ALBUM RADICAL OPTIMISM OUT MAY 3RD OMG pic.twitter.com/ueYF8PF9Pu
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The artist first shared that a new record was coming last summer. Lipa already released two singles from the album, “Training Season” and “Houdini.” Both songs achieved spots on the Billboard Hot 100 when they debuted.
In the lead-up to the announcement, the pop star teased that news was coming as she posted a cryptic video with the caption “it’s coming” and a wave emoji. Her website also “glitched” with a message telling fans to “sign up” for optimism, happiness, fun, love, vertigo, chaos, havoc, disruption, hope, passion, mayhem, revolution, desire, and celebration.
OMGGGGG POP MUSIC IS SO BACK
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Regarding the album’s title, the “Don’t Start Now” singer explained to Billboard, “A couple years ago, a friend introduced me to the term ‘radical optimism’… It’s a concept that resonated with me, and I became more curious as I started to play with it and weave it into my life.”
“It struck me – the idea of going through chaos gracefully and feeling like you can weather any storm,” Lipa continued. “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,” she added.
Radical Optimism will be released on May 3. Fans can pre-order the album now. You can also watch the teaser for the album below.
