Dua Lipa’s second album is "just a party".
The 24-year-old singer is currently working on the follow-up to her self-titled debut record, which was released in 2017, and has said she wants her new material to get people on their feet and have them "dance through the whole record".
She said: "I feel like you could dance through the whole record. There’s lots of nosÂtalÂgic eleÂments to it. There’s a samÂple in there from the 1930s. It’s just a party."
The ‘New Rules’ hitmaker is moving on from the sound of her first album, and says the new music is a change of musical direction.
She added: "It would probÂaÂbly be risky if I wasn’t risky with the next record. I don’t think it would be as fun if I tried to recreÂate the first record. As an artist, you conÂstantÂly want to grow and change your perÂspecÂtive and try someÂthing new."
Dua already knows "exactly" what kind of record she wants to make for her second studio venture, and whilst she won’t spill too many details about the album’s content, she says she’s recorded "50 or 60" songs.
The ‘New Love’ singer said: "Before I startÂed, I knew my album title. I knew exactÂly what I was going to be makÂing. There are some songs that are hapÂpy, some about heartÂbreak, some about dealÂing with your life in public."
And the singer believes her new record will show a more confident side to her songwriting, as she’s no longer nervous about speaking her mind and putting forward her own ideas.
Speaking to The Face magazine, she said: "[For my first album] I was surÂroundÂed by peoÂple that had done this longer than me – I always felt like I wasn’t good enough. I’d go into the stuÂdio, the proÂducÂer would already have a beat or a track or someÂthing we could write to, because I was still in the process of realÂly findÂing my sound. I would say [ideas], and when we didn’t end up using those, I would kind of go back into my shell. It wasn’t until I did ‘HotÂter than Hell’ and ‘Last Dance’ that I startÂed figÂurÂing it out, and things startÂed soundÂing a bit more coheÂsive. Now I’m not scared. As a writer, someÂtimes you’ve got to be OK with sayÂing some s**t, you know? There’s no wrong answer. SomeÂthing could be amazÂing, it could sound ridicuÂlous, it could realÂly work."