Dua Lipa has announced from the comfort of her home that she is bringing the release date of her new album forward after it leaked online. She said in a tearful Instagram live, “Future Nostalgia will come out a week early, on Friday 27 March.”
The Brit award-winner had mixed feelings about the release of her new music during the coronavirus outbreak. In a statement, she said, “I’ve been a little bit conflicted about whether it’s the right thing to do during this time because lots of people are suffering.”
Further she added, “I’m not sure if I’m even doing the right thing, but I think the thing we need the most at the moment is music, and we need joy and we need to be trying to see the light. I hope it makes you smile and I hope it makes you dance and I hope I make you proud.”
She also spoke about the postponement of her world tour amidst the coronavirus pandemic. She also said, “I tried to hold out for as long as possible but I can see that, at the moment, things aren’t changing and for the safety of everyone around us, we really need to be careful and cautious.”
Dua Lipa said that the new dates for the UK and European legs of the tour would be published on Tuesday.
Future Nostalgia is the follow-up to her self-titled debut album, the one for which she got two Brit Awards and a Grammy for best new artist.
