Dua Lipa opens up about moving to London alone at 15 to pursue music career

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International Cold, cold heart, hard done by you. And Glastonbury fans were certainly hard done by Elton John and Britney Spears on Sunday night. Spears was widely rumored to be joining John during his closing headline set at the British music festival, but in her place to sing their hit “Tiny Dancer” remix was — Brandon Flowers. Fans were stunned when The Killers frontman traipsed on stage instead of Spears, especially as the “Baby One More Time” singer had dropped Instagram hints in the lead-up to John’s set that suggested she was in the U.K. On Friday, Spears posted a picture of an oil painting featuring McDonald’s food and a vase of roses with three Union Jack flags as the caption. In another now-deleted post, she reportedly told fans she was heading to London this week, claiming it was for a shopping trip.

Britney Spears’ Instagram has led fans to speculate that it’s another clue she could be appearing at Elton John’s Glastonbury headline show this evening.Yesterday (June 24) it was confirmed that John will be joined by four special guests at his headline slot at Glastonbury. The legendary singer-songwriter is set to perform his last ever UK show at the festival.

Elton John will be joined by four special guests at his headline slot at Glastonbury.Taking place tomorrow night (June 25), the legendary singer-songwriter is set to perform his last ever UK show at the festival. The set follows his mammoth ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour’, which saw him play over 350 shows over five years.While it comes as no surprise that there will be a few special moments lined up for the upcoming show, over recent months the main speculation has been around who will join the ‘Rocketman’ singer for the final set.

Giovanni Pernice has opened up about his move to the UK as he prepares for another stint dazzling audiences and fans of Strictly Come Dancing. The dancer, who is set to return to the ballroom this autumn, took to social media with a video as he discussed the three things he wished he knew when he left Italy.

Trent Reznor has revealed which Dua Lipa song recently made him “tear up”The Nine Inch Nails frontman originally made the comment during an interview with Rick Rubin, while taking part on the producer’s podcast Tetragrammaton. In the discussion, the ‘Closer’ singer reiterated his thoughts that pop music “sucks generally”.However, later in the interview, he did reveal that there was one song by Dua Lipa that made him emotional.Explaining how he saw his daughter singing along to one of the pop star’s tracks, he said: “She is so into it and it is so cool.” He continued: “It really reminded me of the art of writing a well-crafted song — I teared up listening to a Dua Lipa track, because it was just a really well-done piece of music, you know?”Since the episode of the podcast went live, both Nine Inch Nails and Dua Lipa fans became eager to know which song the songwriter was referring to, and took to social media to ask the artist to elaborate on his comments.Now, Reznor has also taken to Instagram, and confirmed that the track in question was her 2020 hit ‘Levitating’.The response came as a reply to a fan’s comment on a recent Stereogum post, in which they claimed that they needed to know “which Dua Lipa song made Trent fucking Reznor tear up”.

Dua Lipa is ready for summer.

Trent Reznor has shared that he teared up while listening to a Dua Lipa song, claiming it to be a “really well-done piece of music”.Appearing on Rick Rubin’s podcast, Tetragrammaton, the Nine Inch Nails frontman spoke about his struggles with songwriting, sharing: “To me, the hardest thing is the songwriting. Having something to say, something to say with truth, that has reason to exist rather than just a thing.”He also spoke about his newfound appreciation for pop music, which he attributes to his children, explaining that he’d kept his kids sealed away from pop music because he had felt it “sucks generally”. It wasn’t until he heard his daughter singing a Dua Lipa song that he changed his mind.“I heard my daughter, who’s six, singing Dua Lipa the other day,” he recounted.

Maude Apatow is officially a West End musical theatre star!

Dua Lipa has temporarily won a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against her for her 2020 hit track ‘Levitating’.Filed in March last year by Florida reggae band Artikal Sound System, the lawsuit alleged that Lipa’s ‘Levitating’ copied the hook of their 2017 track ‘Live Your Life’. While their initial filing did not include explicit evidence as to how Lipa copied ‘Live Your Life’, the band alleged that she had “access” to the track.Now, per a Billboard report, US District Judge Sunshine Sykes has temporarily dismissed the case in favour of Dua Lipa, saying that Artikal Sound System have been unable to substantiate their accusations.In their lawsuit, the reggae band offered up one theory that claims one of Dua Lipa’s co-writers had in the past worked with someone who was reportedly taught the guitar by a brother-in-law of one of the band’s members.“These attenuated links, which bear little connection to either of the two musical compositions at issue here, also do not suggest a reasonable likelihood that defendants actually encountered plaintiffs’ song,” Judge Sykes wrote, per Billboard.However, the case isn’t completely closed, as Judge Sykes has ruled that Artikal Sound System have until June 16 to refile their complaint if they are able to provide substantial evidence to back up their accusations.NME has reached to the respective management for both Dua Lipa and Artikal Sound System for comment.Earlier this month, Dua Lipa criticised the British government’s “small-minded and shortsighted” attitude to migrants.

Dua Lipa has criticised the Government’s “small-minded and shortsighted” attitude to migrants.In October, the home secretary Suella Braverman singled out “Albanian criminals” and claimed England was facing an “invasion” of migrants crossing the Channel by small boats.In a new interview with The Sunday Times Dua Lipa, who was born in London to Kosovan-Albanian parents, said the way the British government has discussed immigration “hurts”.“All those words thrown around about immigrants? I always felt London was an amalgamation of cultures. It is integral to the city,” she said.

Brit Award-winning pop star Dua Lipa has said the way ministers discuss migrants is "short sighted and small minded". The 27-year-old, born in London to Kosovar-Albanian parents, called for "more empathy" and said she'd been "hurt" by the way the government had discussed Albanian people. Home Secretary Suella Braverman has previously spoken of "Albanian criminals" crossing the Channel and likened the influx of small boats to an "invasion".

Award-winning singer Dua Lipa was present at the Hay Festival on Sunday. The “Levitating” singer wowed the audience by being open about how “persistence” had led to her success.

2023 is the year of Dua Lipa and Versace.The 27 year old has been having quite the number of fashion moments as of late, mostly thanks to her love affair with the Italian luxury fashion brand. From the bondage-style black cut out dress to her elegant polka dot ensemble, Dua has just posted the most stunning photos of her killing it in a Y2K style blue monochrome two piece. Taking to Instagram to share the look with her 88.2 million followers, the Grammy-winner announced that she’ll be living in the outfit “until further notice.” For some context, Dua has shown snippets of the ensemble before now, as it makes an appearance in the ‘Dance the Night’ music video from the upcoming and highly anticipated Barbie movie.

Mark Ronson has shared how he persuaded Dua Lipa to join the huge soundtrack for the new Barbie movie.Last week, a star-studded soundtrack was announced for the anticipated Greta Gerwig-directed film starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling (who’s also set to appear on the album) featuring tracks from Lizzo, HAIM, Charli XCX, Tame Impala and more.Lipa then released ‘Dance The Night’ – the lead single from the soundtrack written in collaboration with Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt.“It started with a DM,” Ronson shared in an Instagram post Friday (May 26). “So over the moon excited that our song from this incredible movie is finally out today.”In a screenshot of his message to Lipa, Ronson wrote: “Hey! I’m doing the songs for the Barbie movie with Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken.”“It’s dir.

Dua Lipa is pushing fans onto the dance floor with her groove-heavy new single and accompanying music video, from the soundtrack to the upcoming “Barbie” movie.

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Dua Lipa has released ‘Dance The Night’ — the lead single from the upcoming Barbie movie soundtrack.The first official song to be taken from the soundtrack to the highly anticipated film, Dua Lipa teased the track on social media earlier this week.Written in collaboration with Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt — who both composed the music for the film — and Norwegian singer Caroline Ailin, the song comes alongside a Barbie-inspired music video, which sees the pop star strut around the hot-pink film sets. It also features a cameo from the film’s writer, director and executive producer, Greta Gerwig.The video also sees the ‘Levitating’ singer showcase multiple pieces from her new clothing collection, designed in collaboration with fashion icon Donatella Versace, ‘La Vacanza’.

Dua Lipa got the Barbie party started with the release of her new single “Dance The Night.”

Will Greta Gerwig‘s “Barbie” be the movie of the summer? To claim that title, Gerwig’s latest needs to fend off Christopher Nolan‘s “Oppenheimer” at the box office on its opening weekend. But “Barbie” has something “Oppenheimer” doesn’t: a soundtrack flush with pop music’s biggest stars; so, the smart money is on “Barbie” in this bout.

Dua Lipa has officially entered the world of fashion design. This week, she shared some of the pieces that make up her new fashion collection with Versace, which she made in collaboration with Donatella Versace.