Dua Lipa and Chris Stapleton Surprised the World with an Unforgettable Duet at the ACM Awards

The Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM) were full of surprises, but an unexpected collaboration between the pop star Dua Lipa And Chris Stapleton It was much talked about on social media. The two artists joined the stage for a duet of the country icon's song “I think I love you.”

In an interview with Bobby Bones, the “Levitating” singer revealed that she approached Stapleton about the collaboration: “It was my idea. I am a big fan of Chris. I went up and said, 'Would you like to do something together?' And this happened.”

Recently, the creator of hits like “Don't Start Now” and “Kiss and Make Up” revealed that critics and naysayers have been a major source of motivation in his life. We go into this a little bit in a podcast interview. In fact, we met and did it in two days,” he said.

Despite everything, the chemistry between the artists was palpable on stage. The duo had fun performing the song and the crowd was seen dancing and singing along with them during the live broadcast.

Lipa, a self-proclaimed country music fan, noted that working with Stapleton was a dream come true. “I can't believe this actually happened! I'm a huge Chris Stapleton fan, that's for sure.”, he admitted.

“I love storytelling, I love emotion, and it was so beautiful to be immersed in that world a little bit. It was one of those pinch-me moments that made me feel so lucky to be able to make music and see this kind of magic live. It was really special, It will be one of my favorite moments of my career.” he wrote on his Instagram account.

Recently, the creator of hits like “Don't Start Now” and “Kiss and Make Up” revealed that critics and naysayers have been a major source of motivation in his life. In a podcast interview Interview by Jane LoweHe explained how he learned to use negative feedback as motivation to continually improve himself.

“I think everything comes in stages and waves. There can be moments when people really love you, and you feel very supported, and you say, 'Oh, this is great.' ' I said: 'They don't hate me. That changed very quickly,'” recalled the 2019 Grammy winner.

“I say, 'It's all background noise and I have to go. Every time people doubted me, I proved them wrong. That motivates me to always work better and harder,” he said.

For the Anglo-Albanian singer, it's important not to “use criticism as revenge” and instead try to “take a step back” when seeing these kinds of comments. He also highlighted that challenging expectations gives him real satisfaction: “I take great pleasure in proving people wrong.”

In his conversation with Lowe, he also emphasized the importance of faith, a central theme of his new album. Radical optimismIt explores genres such as psychedelia, Travel Hop And this Britpop. The album consisted of 11 tracks, including the single “Houdini”, which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Training Period”It peaked at number 27.

Now, Dua Lipa will embark on a new tour starting June 5th in Berlin, Germany. The first leg of the tour will cover nine countries in Europe and conclude in London, United Kingdom on October 17, 2024.