Today Dua Lipa releases the video to her new single ‘Hotter Than Hell’, the video is directed by acclaimed director Emil Nava (Calvin Harris, Ed Sheeran) and filmed in London. ‘Hotter Than Hell’ was written by Dua and the band Ritual and produced by Stephen ‘KOZ’ Kozmeniuk (Kendrick Lamar, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj). The single is available now through Warner Music.
With over 40million views on YouTube for Dua’s previous tracks ‘Last Dance’ and ‘Be The One’ and following inclusion on the esteemed BBC Sound of 2016 poll, twenty-year-old Dua has solidified her status as 2016’s fastest rising star. ‘Be The One’ recently hit the top 10 most Shazam’d tracks in the world and continues to rise up the airplay charts throughout Europe, hitting #1 in 12 countries and Top 10 in 21 countries on iTunes. Dua has also been named MTV’s MTV PUSH artist for April and to celebrate shot an incredible live performance of ‘Be The One’ – watch here.
Dua made appearances at SxSW last month as well as a string of sold out shows throughout the UK including a headline show at Heaven and a performance at G-A-Y in London. Today Dua announces her headline European tour for October, the first string of tour dates include Paris, Berlin, Dublin and many others; additional shows will be announced soon. This summer sees Dua perform at festival stages including Glastonbury, Wireless, Secret Garden Party and Pukkelpop and many more.
Festival Live Dates:
27.05.16 Dot to Dot Festival, Manchester UK
28.05.16 Dot to Dot Festival, Bristol, UK
29.05.16 Dot to Dot Festival, Nottingham UK
22.06.16 – 26.06.16, Glastonbury Festival, UK (specific date TBA)
08.07.16 Wireless, London UK
10.07.16 T in the Park, Glasgow, Scotland
24.07.16 Secret Garden Party, Huntingdon UK
30.07.16 Lollapalooza, Chicago, USA
12.08.16 Way Out West, Gothenburg, Sweden
14.08.16 Flow Festival, Helsinki, Finland
18.08.16 Frequency Festival, St. Polten, Austria
20.08.16 Pukkelpop, Hasselt, Belgium
21.08.16 Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
European Tour Dates:
05.10.16 Academy 2, Dublin, Ireland
07.10.16 Gorilla, Manchester, UK
09.10.16 Institute 2, Birmingham, UK
14.10.16 AB Main Hall, Brussels, Belgium
17.10.16 Vega Small Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
19.10.16 Heimathafen, Berlin, Germany
20.10.16 Mojo, Hamburg, Germany
22.10.16 Kantine, Cologne, Germany
24.10.16 Gibson, Frankfurt, Germany
25.10.16 Backstage Werk, Munich, Germany
27.10.16 Tunnel, Milan, Italy
* Additional major European cities to be announced soon.
Dua will release her debut album in autumn 2016.
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