Dua Lipa has revealed her forthcoming project may lean more on the soulful end, and has been inspired by the likes of Outkast and Prince.
The star admitted in an interview with NME that the upcoming set is going to be "pop, but it has some diverse sounds."
The 22-year-old explained: "I'm trying not to stray too far away from my sound which I have described as 'dance crying' for a while. You can dance to a lot of the songs but if you listen to the lyrics they come from quite a place of heartbreak. It has throwback elements, too. I’ve been listening to a lot of Outkast and Prince and things sonically I’m such a fan of so I’m just trying to take that and put it together with pop."
Lipa also made an interesting self-observation about how she's having a hard time finishing the tracks because of her sudden rise to stardom.
"I started writing it at the beginning of the year," she admitted. "I guess when I’m touring it’s quite tricky to find time to write but I’ll be writing a lot again during the middle and end of this year. I’ve got some surprises coming this year but I’ll try and put out my own new music next year."
Original article by James Dinh at iHeartRadio