Dua Lipa rocks out in an edgy black leather dress and thigh-high boots as she sings her hits for Pandora Live
She wasn’t able to tour for her rapturously received sophomore album Future Nostalgia after releasing it amid coronavirus lockdowns in late March.
But Dua Lipa got a chance to perform some of her newest songs on Tuesday for the final Pandora Live performance of 2020 while also sitting down for an interview with Sirius XM’s Mikey Piff.
The 25-year-old English singer–songwriter admitted that her albums curtailed rollout in March was ‘scary,’ though she thought its escapist nature made it the perfect soundtrack for a year when responsible fans did their best to quarantine at home.
Show stopper: Dua Lipa, 25, got a chance to perform some of her newest songs on Tuesday for the final Pandora Live performance of 2020
Although Dua was accompanied by a full band, she had a minimal stage setup and was mostly bathed in blue or violet light.
The fashionista and occasional model put on a sultry display in a black leather dress featuring spaghetti straps and a short slit running up her thigh.
She matched the outfit with an edgy pair of thigh-high black leather boots.
The One Kiss singer sported lustrous raven tresses and was made up with an elegant cat-eye design.
Back in black: The fashionista and occasional model put on a sultry display in a black leather dress featuring spaghetti straps and a short slit running up her thigh
Fierce: She matched the outfit with an edgy pair of thigh-high black leather boots
Opening up: She also sat down for an interview with Sirius XM’s Mikey Piff
She opened her performance with her Top 40 hit Levitating, which was featured on Future Nostalgia and was released in August as a single.
The track was remixed twice, first by The Blessed Madonna in a version featuring new vocals from Madonna and Missy Elliott, though a second version featuring an intro and a new verse from rapper Da Baby was the bigger hit in the US.
After the performance, the livestream cut to her interview, with Piff asking her how she felt after getting six Grammy nominations this year and winning Best New Artist at least year’s ceremony.
‘Nothing like that quite settles in. It’s very much a “pinch-me moment” each day,’ she gushed, adding that ‘It’s such an honor.’
Starting strong: She opened her performance with her Top 40 hit Levitating, which was featured on Future Nostalgia and was released in August as a single
Right time: When asked about Future Nostalgia, she said she wasn’t sure if her album ‘was needed’ as the pandemic began to take hold across the globe, though it’s ‘escapist’ nature made it a hit
When asked about Future Nostalgia, she said she wasn’t sure if her album ‘was needed’ as the pandemic began to take hold across the globe, though she though its ‘escapist’ nature could help her fans get through the worst of the catastrophe.
Dua’s Pandora Live performance followed her stint as the musical guest on the final Saturday Night Live episode of 2020.
In addition to her poppy musical numbers, the singer was also featured in a sketch with host Kristen Wiig, who had hosted the remote finale of the previous SNL season earlier in the year.
She’s everywhere: Dua’s Pandora Live performance followed her stint as the musical guest on the final Saturday Night Live episode of 2020
Back in the swing of things: Dua has taken tentative steps toward performing more, including a virtual Studio 2054 performance from London earlier this month
Dua has taken tentative steps toward performing more, including a virtual Studio 2054 performance from London earlier this month.
The show broke online records with five million views and featured a stacked cast of guest performers including Kylie Minogue, Elton John, FKA twigs, Bad Bunny and Miley Cyrus.
The artist will find out how her acclaimed album fares at the Grammy Awards when they air on January 31, 2021.
Hitmakers: The show broke online records with five million views and featured guest performers including Kylie Minogue, Elton John, FKA twigs, Bad Bunny and Miley Cyrus