Dua Lipa on the pressure of being a female artist
The ‘New Rules’ hitmaker says female pop singers have to work
harder to prove themselves.
Dua Lipa joined Brian Hiatt on the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast recently to discuss her music.
The singer spoke about the struggles of being a female artist, especially in the pop music game.
She said women are not taken seriously.
“Artists in pop, especially women, have to work harder to be taken seriously. You have to work a lot harder for people to really believe that these are your lyrics, that this is your vision.”
Dua Lipa’s song, ‘Future Nostalgia’, which was released in 2019, talks about her being a "female alpha", AKA a female leader.
Her lyrics say: “I know you ain’t used to a female alpha”. Dua says such lyrics make her feel more empowered as a woman.
“When I put lyrics like that into my record, and I perform them, I do feel more empowered and stronger, and, yeah, I’m like, ‘I am a female alpha.’
She went on to praise influential women in the music industry such as Janet Jackson.
"But it’s also recognition that we are built on the backs of giants. There have been strong, influential women since I was very little in the music industry: Pink, Alicia Keys, Nelly Furtado, Madonna, Janet Jackson,” she said.
Dua Lipa's 'Break My Heart' is currently playing on the ECR Top 40.
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