Dua Lipa, “Live from Royal Albert Hall.” It doesn’t offer as gargantuan of a clash as Metallica’s S&M, for which the thrash band linked up with an orchestra, but pop superstar Dua Lipa took a similar route on her new live album. Her songs get the orchestral treatment, backed…

Dua Lipa performs during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Feb. 4, 2024. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy. Pop superstar Dua Lipa on Thursday announced 2025 dates on her Radical Optimism Tour, which includes more than 40 new shows in…

Dua Lipa performs during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Feb. 4, 2024. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy. If you’re a regular reader of this column, you may have noticed that I’m often profoundly lazy. For example, in 2021 I…

Dua Lipa, “Radical Optimism.” Radical Optimism, the third album by Dua Lipa, is an ode to hopeless romantics, a recognition of the frustration and repetition of yearning and disappointment, and a recognition that in the end it’s the journey of self-realization that’s the ultimate key. This latest work by the…

Taylor Swift accepts the Album Of The Year award for “Midnights” during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Feb. 4, 2024. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy. Every Grammy Awards have own storyline, and the 2024 edition may end up being…

RIFF photographers’ favorite concert photos in 2022 included these shots of Post Malone, Dua Lipa, The Weeknd, Jaleh, Paul McCartney, Roger Waters, Lil Uzi Vert, Marina Diamandis, Rico Nasty, Royal Blood, Chris Stapleton, Carly Rae Jepsen, Kid Cudi, Too $hort and Caroline Polachek. We asked our photographers to share…

Dua Lipa performs at SAP Center in San Jose on March 27, 2022. Chloe Catajan/STAFF. SAN JOSE — In a sharply divided world, it’s reassuring that there’s one unifying force that can bring us all together, and that force is Dua Lipa. The U.K. pop sensation at long last…

Elton John, courtesy Gregg Kemp. My mom, knowing me as well as she does, was surprised to learn that I like Elton John’s recent song with Dua Lipa because it’s new and I, as a general rule, do not like new music. Ironically, despite being my mom, she does…

Dua Lipa performs at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco March 17, 2017. Gary Chancer/STAFF. The worst part of getting your car stolen is the radio. OK, that’s not true. The worst part is no longer having a car, followed by losing the sentimental and practical items…

Clockwise from top right: Olivia Rodrigo, Shawn Mendes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chris Stapleton, The Weeknd, Dua Lipa, HAIM, Roger Waters, Tyler, The Creator, Billie Eilish, Lorde and John Mayer. After the pandemic canceled concerts in 2020, we crossed out fingers that our favorites would be rescheduled. Slowly, they’re…