Dua Lipa drops new video and album

The Strokes land highest new entry of the week on the Official Albums Chart, while Dua Lipa celebrates a second week at Number 1 with Future Nostalgia.

Another day in self-isolation means another opportunity to get creative, and no one seems to be taking that task more seriously than pop star Dua Lipa. The "Break My Heart" singer has been finding many unique ways to promote her latest album, Future Nostalgia, under these unique circumstances.

The Strokes are challenging Dua Lipa for the U.K. chart crown.The New York City rockers are flying high on the Official Albums Chart title with The New Abnormal (Cult), which trails Dua Lipa’s leader Future Nostalgia (Warner Records) by just 250 chart sales.Brits have a long love affair with the Strokes, which goes right back to the beginning.

The Weeknd is bruised, battered and beaten in his new video for “Until I Bleed Out”, the latest single from his new album After Hours.

While other artists have pushed their album release dates back to a (hopefully) less-turbulent time in the cultural landscape, pop star Dua Lipa instead pushed up Future Nostalgia to last week -- and was rewarded with her best week yet on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

Dua Lipa is riding the wave of another global hit with “Don’t Start Now,” the lead single off her sophomore album, Future Nostalgia. While the track turned out to be a smash, she faced a lot of uncertainty before releasing it due to fears that it wouldn’t measure up to her previous high-water mark: “New Rules.”

Dua Lipa is heading for Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart with Future Nostalgia.

Which means it is sober-up time for Dua Lipa, who is currently holed up with US model boyfriend Anwar Hadid in London amidst the Covid-19 shutdown, reports thesun.co.uk.

Dua Lipa is one of the only musicians who has decided to continue to release music during the global lockdown.

NEW YORK -- Put on Dua Lipa’s sophomore album and you’ll experience of party — a collection of upbeat, dance-flavored, power-pop gems that could brighten your day. But take a closer, deeper look, and you’ll also find songs brimmed with messages of hope, equality and vulnerability.

Don't stop now - Dua Lipa is showing zero sign of taking her foot off the gas as new single Break My Heart completes a hat trick of Top 10 midweek entries for the singer on today's Official Chart First Look.

"People like to just objectify women"

Dua Lipa’s second album, Future Nostalgia, was one of the most anticipated pop releases of 2020 prior to its release on Friday (Mar. 27); now that it’s out, the album is earning glowing reviews and eyeing an impressive commercial debut.

Dua Lipa returns today with her sophomore album, Future Nostalgia. The 11-track project had its release date moved up a week following online leaks and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It includes four recent singles: “Future Nostalgia,” “Physical,” “Break My Heart,” and “Don’t Start Now.” The latter track reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart earlier this month.

A little earlier than initially planned, Dua Lipa has released her sophomore album Future Nostalgia. The record, which follows 2017’s Dua Lipa, was led by “Don’t Start Now,” “Future Nostalgia,” and “Physical,” as well as “Don’t Break My Heart,” which got a new music video earlier this week. Watch below. Plus, listen to all of Future Nostalgia and find physical editions of the album at Rough Trade. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)