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Post by Active Aggressive on Jun 3, 2017 23:31:52 GMT -5
Unfortunately, I don't see her happening in the US or if she does, it will be in a niche market. I would love to be proven wrong though, because her songs were all catchy.
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Post by Enigma. on Jun 4, 2017 2:22:55 GMT -5
Her debut is nice. Some of these songs are so old now, but I guess it's always a problem with debuts. There's nothing that screams "International smash" on the album and shame Scared to Be Lonely is not included.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jun 4, 2017 22:50:31 GMT -5
She performed "New Rules", "IDGAF", "Genesis" and "Begging" at her Governors Ball Music Festival set, besides "Hotter Than Hell", "Lost In Your Light", "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)", "Scared to Be Lonely" and "Be the One". https://www.instagram.com/p/BU5so0Cl70X The pics! <3
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Post by Active Aggressive on Jun 5, 2017 11:13:16 GMT -5
Yes, she did a very good job! She's also beautiful!
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Post by getonthebus on Jun 5, 2017 11:26:33 GMT -5
This is a very good debut. Confident and cohesive. I put her and Zara in the same cohort, and their rollouts have been similarly messy in the US.
While I think Zara's singles and her pre-album songs are better than Dua's, I think Dua's "new" material is better than Zara's, so it balances out.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2017 23:36:32 GMT -5
I'm enjoying the album....I enjoy all the tracks but not big on the last 4 of the deluxe.
But really enjoy IDGAF, New Rules, Homesick, out of the new tracks.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jun 9, 2017 11:10:52 GMT -5
Debuts at #5 in the UK. From the Official Charts: I have to be honest that I wasn't expecting this because the album was at #6 in the midweek updates of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and I even thought that it was going to drop some spots.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jun 9, 2017 12:27:57 GMT -5
The sales report have been unveiled and it sold 16.2k in the UK. The difference with Relaxer, alt-J's third album, which debuted at #6, was only 104 copies. Wow! From Music Week/BuzzJack Music Forum:
Oh! And she knows that her self-titled debut album landed at #5.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jun 11, 2017 21:49:09 GMT -5
She performed at the Capital Summertime Ball yesterday, where she did the songs below plus "Scared to Be Lonely". https://www.instagram.com/p/BVLTDvOlaWH โข Watch "Hotter Than Hell" here. โข Watch "Be the One" here. โข Watch "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)" here. Also, she performed "No Lie" with Sean Paul on his set and you could watch it here.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jun 11, 2017 21:51:13 GMT -5
She performed at the Bonnaroo Music Festival today and she did the same setlist as the Governors Ball Music Festival last week.
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โข "Hotter Than Hell" โข "Lost In Your Light" โข "New Rules" โข "IDGAF" โข "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)" โข "Genesis" โข "Begging" โข "Scared to Be Lonely" (Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa) โข "Be the One"
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Post by divasummer on Jun 12, 2017 10:47:28 GMT -5
This is a very good debut. Confident and cohesive. I put her and Zara in the same cohort, and their rollouts have been similarly messy in the US. While I think Zara's singles and her pre-album songs are better than Dua's, I think Dua's "new" material is better than Zara's, so it balances out. I think I feel EXACTLY the same. My favorite new tracks from Dua's latest is "New Rules", "Dreams" and "IDGAF". My favorites of the tracks I knew of before this release are "Blow Your Mind" and "Hotter Than H E double hockey sticks".
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jun 13, 2017 8:44:01 GMT -5
Debuts at #86 on the Billboard Top 200. The pure sales were less than 4k.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jun 13, 2017 9:58:14 GMT -5
She's currently in Miami shooting two (!!!) music videos. One of them is "My Love", her collaboration with Wale, Major Lazer and WizKid, and the other is presumably to be "New Rules".
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Post by thezatch on Jun 13, 2017 10:50:34 GMT -5
Debuts at #86 on the Billboard Top 200. The pure sales were less than 4k. Disappointing. Having the physical album available in stores could have helped matters a bit but with her only sizable appearance on pop radio ("Scared To Be Lonely") not even being featured on the album, even as a bonus track, what did the label expect?
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Post by Choco on Jun 13, 2017 11:00:32 GMT -5
I don't think the US is a priority for her label at the moment. The #86 debut can easily be beaten later if they can pull a hit single. Sadly "Be The One" is just treading water at radio right now, so unless they move to something else and really promote it, not much is going to happen for her stateside.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jun 15, 2017 21:31:55 GMT -5
"New Rules" is expected to be the next single. She shot the music video in Miami.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2017 0:27:57 GMT -5
Finally, a hit. If her label can't get a hit with that in the US then they need to pull out of the market entirely.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jun 18, 2017 19:21:33 GMT -5
She will be performing tomorrow on Good Morning America. There's not any information which song will be, but looks like it's "Be the One".
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jun 19, 2017 17:17:36 GMT -5
As expected, she performed "Be the One" on Good Morning America today and you could watch the performance here. Also, she announced that she will be supporting Bruno Mars on the September dates of his US tour, which includes two dates at Madison Square Garden.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jun 19, 2017 23:10:23 GMT -5
Dua made a Facebook Live for The New York Times today, where she performed "Lost In Your Light", "New Rules" and "Be the One" and she made a Q&A too. She mentioned that the music video of "New Rules" should be out in a couple of weeks after the stuff (re: editing) is done and she's planning to put out a special live version of "Want To", as well as the other things. You could watch it here or below.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jun 25, 2017 19:50:25 GMT -5
She performed at Glastonbury Festival on Friday and she brought back "Dreams" with "No Lie" and added "No Goodbyes" on her set. She even pulled one of the biggest crowds of the festival so far, with fans spilling far out of the sides of the John Peel Tent according to NME. Queen! :'( https://www.instagram.com/p/BVtnKOhlGLN Setlist:โข "Hotter Than Hell" โข "Dreams" / "No Lie" (Sean Paul featuring Dua Lipa)โข "Lost In Your Light" โข "New Rules" โข "IDGAF" โข "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)" โข "Genesis" โข "No Goodbyes" โข "Begging" โข "Scared to Be Lonely" (Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa)โข "Be the One" Also, she performed "My Love" on Major Lazer's set and you could watch all the performances here or here.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jun 26, 2017 11:21:52 GMT -5
"Lost In Your Light" (Glastonbury session)
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Post by tailgate on Jun 26, 2017 16:14:50 GMT -5
Every time I listen to "Bad Together" I get a feeling that the chorus samples some other song. As far as I know that is not the case, but does anyone know to the contrary? Or at least do you guys get the same feeling? I can't for the life of me figure out which song it reminds me of and it's driving me crazy.
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Post by BadRomance on Jun 26, 2017 20:11:16 GMT -5
Every song on the album is good. Definitely on my Top 3 album of the year so far.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jul 3, 2017 10:33:55 GMT -5
The music video of "New Rules" comes out this Friday.
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Post by Glove Slap on Jul 3, 2017 15:30:23 GMT -5
If that's the single cover, it's fantastic.
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jul 7, 2017 6:19:04 GMT -5
"New Rules" (Music Video)
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Post by songslikethis on Jul 7, 2017 7:48:24 GMT -5
That music video is incredibly captivating. I didn't stop watching for one second. I'm sure there's an artistic piece that I'm missing from it but I found the way it was shot and the set up of it very nce!
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Post by nightshade on Jul 7, 2017 10:45:10 GMT -5
I swear to god I need something to take off for Dua. New Rules is so good.
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Post by Stephen on Jul 7, 2017 14:03:55 GMT -5
This woman is pop perfection. That video is terrific and enticing and the song is incredible - please let this hit!
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