For Women’s History Month 2021, GRAMMY.com is celebrating some of the women artists nominated at the 2021 GRAMMY Awards show. Today, we honor Dua Lipa, who’s currently nominated for six GRAMMYs.
There was so much to mourn in 2020: The last time we hugged our families, traveled to new places and swayed among sweaty strangers on a dance floor. But that didn’t stop Dua Lipa.
Since last March, the English pop star has released not one, but three albums. The first of the trilogy, her defiant dance pop sophomore record, Future Nostalgia, released last March just as the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning to take hold over the world, quickly became a nu-disco-tinged masterpiece. It was a bold move for Lipa to release a record in a pandemic, with the major-label pop album rollout upended and international touring put on pause.
The risk paid off: Future Nostalgia became her first album to enter the Top 5 on Billboard’s Hot 200(opens in a new tab) chart. And if Future Nostalgia was any indication, the thrill of taking risks was far from over.