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Tyrone Lebon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The spring of the pop girlies continues. Dua Lipa<\/strong>\u00a0has released her long-awaited third album, Radical Optimism, <\/em>hot on\u00a0the heels of blockbuster releases by\u00a0Ariana Grande<\/strong>,\u00a0Beyonc\u00e9<\/strong> and Taylor Swift <\/strong>\u2014\u00a0with\u00a0Billie Eilish<\/strong> waiting in the wings. But\u00a0Dua loves the fact that so many women are crushing it simultaneously.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re in a moment in time where there\u2019s so much camaraderie and I think it\u2019s working in our favor,\u201d she tells the BBC<\/strong><\/a>. “It\u2019s amazing to see so many women putting out albums at the same time. And everyone is so different, with such different stories to tell, so why isn\u2019t there room for everyone?\u201d<\/p>\n

That extends to live performances, as well: Dua and SZA<\/strong> are both headlining this year’s Glastonbury Festival in England, marking the first time there are two female headliners.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel so lucky to be a part of that shift,\u201d says Dua. \u201cIt\u2019s important to have more female headliners. We\u2019ve just got to keep applying the pressure and making that change happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

The BBC describes Dua’s new album as “11 tight, summer holiday-ready pop bangers” \u2014 but notes that the lyrics have depth.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a pop artist, there’s always the stigma of not being taken seriously,\u201d she says. \u201cPop music makes you feel good, so it can’t be deep, or honest, or real. But it’s a challenge I’m willing to take on: Putting the meaning back into pop.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for the meaning of Radical Optimism<\/em>, Dua told TIME<\/em> on the red carpet at the Time<\/em>100 gala in New York City in April, “To me it’s about resilience, it’s about rolling with the punches … when you’re outside of your comfort zone, that’s where you do most of your emotional growing. And so you have to be uncomfortable a little bit before things get good.”<\/p>\n

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