It’s Dua’s Time to shine..
HER upcoming new album might be her third, but Dua Lipa has been preparing for it her entire life.
Radical Optimism, produced with Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker,
arrives May 3. But the concept has been brewing way longer than many of her earliest hits.
Dua said: “I remember when I was working on my first album, I was making notes on what my third album was going to be.
“It’s mad to think about, but I remember speaking to my close friend and A&R Joe, ‘Maybe album three, I could work with Kevin Parker,’ and he was like, ‘Alright, hold your horses, let’s take baby steps.’”
Even back then the star hoped her first two LPs could show she was “deserving to be in a room with an artist I so deeply admire and look up to”.
She told Time100, who named her as one of the most influential people in the world: “Since I was very little, I’ve jotted down things I dreamt for myself. I’ve always planned ahead. Although surprises arise that I evaluate in the moment, there’s always a long-term goal.”
The pen has been her secret weapon, it seems: “It’s important to just write things down, you never know what could come true.
“Manifesting is a big thing for me. Subconsciously, you just work towards them. Nothing’s ever too big.”
New single Illusion is a sign of how she has evolved over the years: “I’m definitely not the same person I was when I wrote my first album.
“I’ve evolved and learned so much, taking it as it comes, not seeing anything as bad or something as a setback. That involves a lot of growing and understanding myself, knowing my worth, whether it be in business, love, or friendship.”
The full 2024 TIME100 list and additional covers will be revealed on Time.com tomorrow.