Tag: Future Nostalgia
Neither Radical Nor Incredibly Optimistic, Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism Still Manages to Contend For Album of the Summer (Hell, Maybe Even the Year)
Commencing with an immediate callback to the sound of Crystal Waters’ “Gypsy Woman,” Dua Lipa kicks off what is sure to be the album of [Read More…]
No Smoke, Just Mirrors: Dua Lipa Offers Up Some Madonna-Inspired Magic on “Houdini”
By now, it’s not exactly “undercover” (despite any “spy movies” a certain pop star is about to be in [*cough cough* Argylle]) that Dua Lipa [Read More…]
Be(be) Aggressive…With Your 70s Influence: Bebe Rexha Relies on a Go-To Pop Formula for Her Third Album
For whatever reason, Bebe Rexha’s nonstop bop of a sophomore album, Better Mistakes, landed with a thud on the Billboard 200 when it was released [Read More…]
Magical Realism Cowboy: Dua Lipa’s “Love Again”
As Dua Lipa continues to keep the singles coming from her sophomore juggernaut, Future Nostalgia, she managed to find time in between prepping for her [Read More…]
Dua Lipa Gives Future Nostalgia the Dance Floor Treatment It Has Long Deserved During a Medley at the BRIT Awards
As the rightful winner of many BRIT Awards last night, including British Album of the Year, Dua Lipa graced us with another memorable performance (fresh [Read More…]
Can’t Fight the Moonlight (Edition)
Before Ariana Grande got wise to releasing a deluxe edition with bonus tracks on it for Positions, Dua Lipa had already perfected the art of [Read More…]
Let the Relationship Sink Like the Titanic Because: “We’re Good”
Like fellow Brit, Charli XCX with “1999,” Dua Lipa seems well-aware of the continued cultural relevance of the Titanic. That said, the video for her [Read More…]
Public Anger Turns “Fever”-ish When Dua Lipa and Angèle Are Spotted Having A Good Time Through the Small Hours of the London Night
There is a timely sense of rage bubbling to the surface at every turn in Dua Lipa’s latest video co-starring Angèle, who collaborated with her [Read More…]
The “Levitating” Remix Video Might Not Feature Madonna, But It Does Have a Very Specific “Who’s That Girl” Reference
While the presence of “randos” in music videos feels like an ever-diminishing notion (apart from Kylie Jenner in “WAP”) with stymying COVID restrictions, back in [Read More…]
The Blessed (Madonna) Reunion of Missy Elliott and Madonna Thanks to Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” Remix
In 2003, the only thing more shocking than Madonna kissing Britney Spears (before also kissing Christina Aguilera, whose smooch didn’t get half as much play) [Read More…]
