I just want people to be able to take a moment away from what's going on outside and I hope it gives them some happiness and some moments of fun.Įspecially once I was coming to the end of this album cycle, I wanted to make sure that I wasn't focusing my energy on anything negative or anything that was going on online or on social media. When the time is right and when we've all healed collectively and when we're ready to celebrate again, then I can hopefully pick up where I left off. So I feel like maybe now more than ever, that album should just come out. I just wanted to make an album that was fun and something that I could dance to and something that made me feel good. I was thinking to maybe move the album to later but at the same time, I felt like maybe I was doing a disservice to my fans and listeners because I made this album to get away from the anxiety and pressures of making a second record and to get away from other people's opinions. And I think I'd be lying if I said that the current situation doesn't make me well up at least five to 10 times a day just because of the uncertainty of it, and it's all a bit unsettling. Over the past couple of weeks while we've been in self-isolation, there have been lots of emotions. On the decision to release Future Nostalgia ahead of schedule Listen to the conversation at the audio link above and read on for highlights of the interview.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro spoke to Dua Lipa about her decision to release Future Nostalgia early, adjusting to life in self-isolation and the pressure of following up her successful debut. 'In the past couple of weeks, just the uncertainty of everything, I've been a little bit conflicted putting music out and whether it's the right thing to do during this time because lots of people are suffering,' she said during an Instagram live stream. Instead, she pushed the release date up to this Friday and dropped the record a week early.

Unlike a number of other prominent stars - Lady Gaga, Hayley Williams and HAIM, to name a few - Dua Lipa didn't postpone her album due to the coronavirus crisis. I hope it gives them some happiness,' she says.īritish songwriter Dua Lipa has a new album and a new nickname: the quarantine queen.'Don't Start Now,' the lead single from Future Nostalgia, featured what Vulture called a 'social-distance-positive refrain': 'Don't show up, don't come out, don't start caring about me now.' Dua Lipa released her album Future Nostalgia a week ahead of schedule.'I want people to be able to take a moment away from what's going on outside.

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