Dua Lipa drops the music video for her catchy new song 'Don't Start Now'
It's finally arrived!
Dua Lipa, the pop star who has given us hits like, 'New Rules', 'One Kiss', and 'Electricity', has finally dropped some new music! After the singer wiped everything from her Instagram and Twitter profiles recently, she starting to tease her new music and we are so ready for it!
Now, the pop star has released her new song 'Don't Start Now', along with the music video, which premiered today (1st November). The music video has been directed by Nabil, who has previously worked with Kanye West and The Weeknd.
The video starts with a short scene in a club, before you hear Dua screaming, it then cuts to '5 hours earlier' when the pop star is in a club, singing with her friends. After having fun with her friends, she sneaks out of the club and into a rather posh looking party!
The songstress has now opened up about the reasons behind her new release saying, "I chose to put this song out first so I could close one chapter of my life and start another."
Dua went on to explain about her new sound saying, "A new era with a new sound! It’s about moving on and not allowing anyone to get in the way of that. It also felt like a natural first song choice as I made it with the brilliant same crew I made ‘New Rules’ with."
Dua Lipa's new music comes 10 months after 'Swan Song'. The song was featured on the soundtrack to the film Alita: Battle Angel and had an amazing video to accompany it which shows Dua in the streets of the Iron City in the middle of Alita’s world.
Now take a look at some of Dua Lipa's best looks:
February 2016
Dua made her BRIT Awards debut in February 2016, wearing a floor-length, gothic black dress, four months after releasing her second single 'Be The One'.
April 2016
Two months later, Dua rocked a co-ordinated two-piece with tassels to perform on Italian TV show Che Tempo Che Fa.
February 2017
Fast-forward to the BRITs 2017, and Dua has certainly smartened up her dress sense, wearing a Men In Black-inspired suit to the ceremony.
June 2017
Dua chose a fancy top and tracksuit bottoms combo for an appearance on Good Morning America in June 2017, topping the look off with some VERY fashionable slanted sunglasses in the same month that her debut album, 'Dua Lipa' was released.
July 2017
A month later, the 'Hotter Than Hell' singer put in an appearance on the red carpet at the premiere for Dunkirk last summer, wearing a slightly boho maxi dress and her long black slicked down behind her back.
September 2017
Dua chose a very punk-chick look to perform at a music festival in Las Vegas in September 2017, a month before her appearance on Later... With Jools Holland.
October 2017
Dua performed at KISS FM's Haunted House Party in London for Halloween 2017, choosing to dress up as Winona Ryder's Beetlejuice character, Lydia Deetz.
February 2018
Dua took to the stage at the February 2018 BRIT Awards, first wearing a puffy pink dress for the red carpet, before changing into a Beatles-inspired outfit to perform her smash hit, 'New Rules'.
May 2018
Three months later, Dua wore a beautiful silk playsuit to perform at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, once again performing 'New Rules' for the audience and debuting her brand new chopped hair.
June 2018
Another US performance saw Dua don a patchwork playsuit for the occasion, sporting her new bob after ditching her long locks.
June 2018
Another US performance in June saw Dua wearing yet another playsuit - this time, she went for a bronze colour.
July 2018
The 'Blow Your Mind' singer sported a very intriguing playsuit for an appearance on US talk show, The Late Night with Stephen Colbert.
August 2018
She was back to her uniform cropped top with trousers combo to perform at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago.
February 2019
Dua Lipa and Calvin Harris picked up a BRIT Award for 'One Kiss' in 2019. Dua looked stunning in a vibrant blue dress with big silver stars, paired with gold platforms.
July 2019
Dua channelled her 2017 video 'IDGAF' at an event in July 2019 in this spangly black suit.
October 2019
Dua wowed fans all over the world when she ditched her natural dark locks for a platinum blonde look!
January 2020
Dua was still rocking the blonde look at the GRAMMY Awards 2020, wearing a stunning Alexander Wang gown.
June 2020
Dua dyed the blonde section of her hair cherry red during the lockdown in 2020 - it's SO cool.
July 2020
After polling her fans on Instagram, Dua returned to her natural dark locks - opting for a chocolate brown colour which looked totally gorgeous!
May 2021
As well as performing AND winning awards, Dua made a huge fashion statement with this Vivienne Westwood outfit.
September 2021
Making her catwalk debut, Dua stormed the runway at Versace's SS22 runway at Milan Fashion Week.
After the show, she took to Instagram to share her delight, writing: 'such an honour to open and close the Versace show tonight in Milan.'
'Donatella Versace you know i'll be your Versace girl forever sic
October 2021
In October 2021, Dua wowed in a metallic mini skirt with a safety-pin fastening on the side, a sequinned green vest for a Frieze And Versace event.
The look came after she hit the catwalk for Versace for their Fall-Winter 2021 Collection in September.
November 2021
In November 2021, Dua graced The Fashion Awards red carpet in a off the shoulder black number by Maximilian.
May 2022
Dua Lipa was on tour in London and rocked a bright pink outfit.
July 2022
Back in 2020 Dua Lipa and Puma joined forces, however in July 2022 she visited the Flutur x Puma Experience showing off some of the collection.
December 2022
Dua Lipa received a Hitmakers of the Year award during Variety's Hitmakers Brunch, where she was wearing an oversized pinstripe suit.
May 2023
Dua Lipa attended the 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival alongside her boyfriend Romain Gavras, wearing a full length black dress, sporting a long fringe.
July 2023
Dua attends the London Barbie premiere in a stunning multi-coloured dress. She not only provided the song 'Dance The Night' for the soundtrack, she also appeared in the film as Mermaid Barbie.
March 2024
Dua stunned at the 2024 Brit Awards, wearing a black leather dress on the red carpet. Dua also won the Best Pop award at the ceremony, in addition to opening the show with a brilliant performance.
June 2024
Dua closed the show for the first night of Glastonbury Festival 2024, taking to the legendary Pyramid Stage to perform plenty of her biggest hits in front of an estimated 100,000-strong crowd.
Fans are still awaiting Dua's second album, after she released a deluxe version of her debut album in October 2018. The album included three new songs.
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