Radical Optimism by Dua Lipa

Radical Optimism by Dua Lipa

It’s unclear who the song is about, or whether it’s anyone from her real life. Lipa has kept her love life generally private. In between Future Nostalgia and Radical Optimism’s release, she ended her relationship with Anwar Hadid in late 2021, then dated French director Romain Gavras from March 2023 to late 2023. She is now seeing actor Callum Turner.

“Illusion” is conceptually a very important song for her album. Lipa spoke to Variety last month about how the track was the eureka moment for Radical Optimism and its sound.

“That was a song where I felt like lyrically, I got this radical optimism,” she said. “I felt very strong in the moment when I was writing that song, because it was really seeing past someone’s bullshit, I guess, for lack of a better word. And understanding it for what it is and just entertaining it for the hell of it, even though you see what’s happening. But I felt in a stronger power of position, because I was like maybe before, I would have fallen for something like this and now I can dance with the illusion, and it’s something for me too, you know? I think musically also, when Kevin [Parker] and Danny [L. Harle] came together and it was the live drums and the synths and the big music breakdown, in my head the big dance moment, when all those came together it was just a feeling. I had a feeling and I was like, now I have something to bounce off of. And in that first week, even though sonically they’re in the same world but they’re very different, I wrote ‘Illusion’ and then I wrote ‘Happy for You’ and “Happy for You” is a much bigger ballad, in a way. Somewhat. I wouldn’t really classify it as a ballad. Because I don’t do songs that are slow and big and emotional, but I just put them in the ballad section, I’m like, I don’t do those. But this feels almost in a world where I can really have this epic singing record that I was able to be very vulnerable and open in. But still sonically, it has this tremolo sound that I’m really obsessed with and it’s Kevin’s voice replicated. We use it as a sample throughout. That was just a moment for me to be really vulnerable and open and honest in what was happening in my life at that point. But I feel overall, in this whole record, I just grew as I was writing. I feel like I matured throughout.”

In a press release provided to ELLE, Lipa said “Illusion” is about “knowing what you’re getting yourself into, but staying for the hell of it. The joke’s on them, it’s the fun of playing someone at their own game because ultimately you won’t fall for an illusion.”

Read the lyrics for Lipa’s “Illusion” and listen to the song below:

I been known to miss a red flag
I been known to put my lover on a pedestal
In the end those things just don’t last
And it’s time I take my rose colored glasses off

I already know your type
Telling me the things I like
Trying make me yours for life
Taking me for a ride
I already know your type
Think you can play your cards right
Don’t you know I could do this dance all night?

Oooh whatcha doing?
Don’t know who you think that you’re confusing, I be like
Ooh, it’s amusing
You think I’m gonna fall for an illusion

Was a time when that shit might have worked
Was a time when I just threw a match and let it burn
Now I’m grown I know what I deserve
I still like dancing with the lessons I already learned

I already know your type
Telling me the things I like
Trying make me yours for life
Taking me for a ride
I already know your type
Think you can play your cards right
Don’t you know I could do this dance all night?

Oooh whatcha doing?
Don’t know who you think that you’re confusing, I be like
Oooh, it’s amusing
You think I’m gonna fall for an illusion

Illusion, I really like the way you’re moving
Yeah I just wanna dance with the illusion
Yeah I just wanna dance with
Yeah I just wanna dance with
I could dance all night

Oooh whatcha doing?
Don’t know who you think that you’re confusing, I be like
Oooh, it’s amusing
You think I’m gonna fall for an illusion

Oooh whatcha doing?
Don’t know who you think that you’re confusing, I be like
Oooh, it’s amusing
You think I’m gonna fall for an illusion

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The rumors are true: Meghan Markle will be doing a cooking show on Netflix—but there’s more to it than that. Deadline reported on April 11 that the non-fiction series, which is in early development, will feature Meghan celebrating “the joys of cooking, gardening, entertaining, and friendship.” The show seems to complement the Duchess of Sussex’s upcoming lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard.

So when is the show coming? Will Prince Harry and the couple’s children, Archie and Lilibet, make any appearances? Here’s all we know so far.

No title has been revealed yet; the show is in early production as of April.

That hasn’t been made public yet, just that the show will feature Meghan “cooking, gardening, [and] entertaining,” per Deadline.

Meghan will be starring in the series. According to Deadline, the show is being produced by “Sony Pictures Television’s The Intellectual Property Corporation, which is behind series including Hulu’s The D’Amelio Show and A&E’s Leah Remini: Scientology & the Aftermath.”

The series has a surprise link to Selena Gomez, as Leah Hariton, a producer for Gomez’s HBO Max series, Selena + Chef, will be serving as showrunner on Meghan’s series. Michael Steed (My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown) will direct. Meghan will executive produce with Chanel Pysnik and IPC’s Eli Holzman and Hariton and Aaron Saidman.

The release date is unknown at the moment. In April, Deadline described the show as being “in early stages of production.”

That’s unknown for now. Meghan has plenty of high-profile friends though. She also had a pretty star-studded guest list for her Archetypes podcast, including Serena Williams, Mariah Carey, and more.

There’s a chance. Harry and Meghan previously let Netflix film in their home for their Harry & Meghan docuseries. Their children appeared in some portions, mostly through home movies and photos the couple released. However, it is not known at this point where Meghan will be shooting her new series.

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Zendaya spoke to ELLE in the summer about her longtime partnership with Roach, who serves as her creative director. “I ride super hard for my team, especially for people I love,” Zendaya said. “He’s involved in every fashion contract, everything I do. If I have an opportunity where he can come with me, he’s always going to be there. He’s always been my creative director in a sense, and he continues to fill that role, because it’s more than just clothes on a red carpet.”

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Roach had equally glowing things to say about Zendaya and their future together. “Our relationship is like family, so I don’t think I’m going anywhere—and even if I wanted to, she wouldn’t let me,” he said.

He added that “I’m grateful for her giving me the opportunity to shine. It’s not often that such a big superstar like that is very generous and understanding when someone wants to step out. She’s been one of my biggest supporters.”

Roach and Zendaya’s work on the Challengers press tour comes on the heels of their Dune: Part Two press tour. Zendaya’s wardrobe throughout that was themed around that movie as well, with Zendaya wearing more sci-fi-inspired red carpet looks.

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An eyewitness told Page Six that the couple looked “stylish and happy” during their visit. “They were low-key, very tall! They were with two other people.”

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Swift has been able to stay out of the public eye for the majority of her current Eras tour break, which ends on May 9. Swift will begin her European leg in Paris then.

Swift was last seen six days ago, attending birthday drinks for a friend. She and Kelce, meanwhile, haven’t been clearly photographed together in weeks. They were last seen at Nobu Malibu on March 24, fresh off their Bahamas vacation.

Kelce has been open about how much he enjoys dating Swift though, even if the couple has been more private lately.

In his New Heights podcast episode released today, he gushed about the experience of being her boyfriend. “It’s fun,” he said. “I’m having a blast in life, baby, just flying high. Enjoying it all. Bringing new lives into the football world, opening the football world up to new things.”

He added that he is still shocked that he won her over. “I don’t know how I did it, because she does not—she wasn’t into sports,” he said. “So I don’t know how the fuck I did it.”

Lil Dicky, his guest on the podcast, suggested it was because Kelce gave Swift a shout-out on New Heights back in July. Kelce then quipped, “No, I know exactly how I did it.”

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Apparently, that hasn’t dampened their bond at all. The insider told People, “They are so in love. It’s a very serious relationship, and they’re making long distance work while she’s in New York for work commitments.”

They added, “Benny makes her feel special, and they try to see each other as much as possible. She really does feel like it’s the best she’s ever been treated by a guy, and she’s had a certain glow since they started dating.”

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Gomez opened up about her relationship with Blanco during an Apple Music 1 interview in late February. “Without getting into too much detail, I think it’s just really important to meet someone that respects you,” she said. “And I think it’s really nice to also lean on someone who understands the world that I live in. But I’d have to say overall it’s the safest that I feel, and it’s been really lovely, and I’ve only grown through it, so it’s awesome.”

She posted a gushing tribute to Blanco on Instagram a few weeks later to mark his birthday. She wrote, “Happy birthday baby! Your emotional endurance, positive disposition, unbelievable talent (that blows me away), undeniable humor, and loving, kind heart absolutely kill me. I love you @itsbennyblanco 🎂🥹”

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Kelce and his brother, Jason, had Lil Dicky as a guest on the episode. Dicky asked the brothers how they were doing with all the attention from Swift’s fans. Kelce had nothing but glowing things to say about the experience of being Swift’s boyfriend. “It’s fun,” he began. “I’m having a blast in life, baby, just flying high. Enjoying it all. Bringing new lives into the football world, opening the football world up to new things.”

Dicky then said that he believes Swift and Kelce dating is, “the best thing ever. I love it. Honestly my take on it [is]…I think there’s something that makes everyone feel like the world is kind of like high school where your most popular pop star, beloved musician somehow met your most popular, beloved athlete, and they actually fell in love, and it’s just real. And I don’t know, anyone who hates on it is like, a bitter loser, but I think a lot of people who would expect to hate on it actually love it, and they acknowledge they love it because there’s something so American about it. There’s something just classic about it.”

Kelce replied, “I appreciate that. I don’t know how I did it because she does not—she wasn’t into sports. So I don’t know how the fuck I did it.” Dicky suggested it was because Kelce gave Swift a shout-out on the podcast. Kelce then quipped, “no, I know exactly how I did it.”

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Swift didn’t hide the fact that she wasn’t all that interested in football before meeting Kelce during her December Time interview. Swift told the magazine: “Football is awesome, it turns out. I’ve been missing out my whole life.”

She also confirmed it was Kelce talking on New Heights about his failed attempt to give her a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it during her July Kansas City, Missouri, Eras tour stop that caught her eye. “This all started when Travis very adorably put me on blast on his podcast, which I thought was metal as hell,” she said. “We started hanging out right after that. So we actually had a significant amount of time that no one knew, which I’m grateful for, because we got to get to know each other. By the time I went to that first game [in September], we were a couple. I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game? We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date.”

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Then, just a couple of days later, Eilish officially sounded the alarm for new music. Her third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, comes out this spring. Per usual, it is co-written and produced by her big brother and music partner, Finneas.

Ahead, everything to know about Eilish’s upcoming new album, Hit Me Hard and Soft.

The new album drops on May 17, 2024.

On April 8, Eilish started off the day by teasing something new with an ominous Instagram Reel of her sinking underwater before a hand reaches out and grabs her wrist, pulling her up.

“READY?” she captioned the post.

Later that same day, she officially revealed her upcoming record with an Instagram photo of her falling through an open door underwater, which is the album’s cover.

“‘HIT ME HARD AND SOFT’ MY THIRD ALBUMMMMMMMMMMMMM COMES OUT MAY 17THHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHHHH🥹🥹🥹,” she wrote in the caption. “so crazy to be writing this right now i’m nervyyyyy & exciteddd 🫣 not doing singles i wanna give it to you all at once :PPP finneas and i truly could not be more proud of this album and we absolutely can’t wait for you to hear it. love you love you love you. 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃.”

Hit Me Hard and Soft will have 10 tracks, no singles.

According to the vinyl descriptions on store.billieeilish.com, Hit Me Hard and Soft will have 10 tracks, although any song titles have yet to be revealed.

In her album announcement, Eilish clarified to her fans that she won’t be dropping any singles from Hit Me Hard and Soft, instead choosing to release all of the songs at once.

“Not doing singles i wanna give it to you all at once,” she explained.

Hit Me Hard and Soft will have a different sound than her previous albums.

On Nov. 13, 2023, Variety reporter Katcy Stephan shared a quote from Eilish’s Power of Women interview that “didn’t have space in the cover” story.

“It does feel different than the other stuff, but not in a weird, foreign way,” Eilish said of Hit Me Hard and Soft before it was announced. “It just feels new. It just feels like change. Change is one of my favorite things in life.”

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Dakota Fanning and Andrew Scott may portray characters with a complicated relationship in the new Netflix mini-series Ripley, but off-screen, their banter is unmatched. The actors sat down with ELLE for a round of Ask Me Anything where Scott gets honest about his most Irish traits, including his love for Riverdance, and Fanning confesses who can leave her starstruck. The duo chats about topics such as the resurgence of Twilight and the backstory behind Kurt Russell gifting Dakota a horse. Ripley is available to stream on Netflix today.

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Rodrigo opted not to wear any makeup and left her brown hair down with a middle part.

Rodrigo’s pals tagged along for the outing, including fellow singer/songwriter Conan Gray and actress Madison Hu, her former Bizaardvark co-star. Gray wore a navy blue sweater over a white long-sleeve shirt with cuffed medium-wash jeans, black boots, and a necklace. Hu, on the other hand, wore a red and white striped shirt with jeans and brown clogs.

Rodrigo’s visit to New York is thanks to her Guts World Tour making a stop at Madison Square Garden for several nights. This marks the 21-year-old pop star’s debut at the legendary arena. On Friday, the morning of her first MSG performance, a 4.8-level earthquake shook New York and the surrounding areas, and the arena’s official X account tweeted, “that was just the earth prepping for @oliviarodrigo tonight.”

In 2022, Billy Joel brought out Rodrigo to join him on stage during one of his MSG performances. Together, they sang his famous “Uptown Girl,” as well as her own song, “Deja Vu,” in which she sings the lines “I’ll bet that she knows Billy Joel ’cause you played her ‘Uptown Girl,’” and “Play her piano, but she doesn’t know that I was the one who taught you Billy Joel.”

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On Monday, April 8, Challengers had its Italy premiere in Rome. Zendaya’s stylist, Law Roach, dressed her in a custom white Calvin Klein set, with of a side-slit maxi skirt and fitted blazer. To complete her monochromatic look, Zendaya stepped out in a pair of white stiletto pumps. She added sparkle with an assortment of Bulgari jewelry, including a snake choker necklace that wrapped itself around her neck.

Zendaya’s hair was swooped back into a low bun. Her makeup was bronzed and extra glowy.

For her ELLE cover last year, Zendaya described her role in Challengers as her “first time really being a leading lady, if you will.”

This film shows Zendaya like we’ve never seen her before.

“I felt like it was a good step into a more, I guess you could say, ‘grown-up’ role and into that next phase,” she said. “It was a little bit scary to take on, which I think is a good feeling. To be like, ‘Ooh, can I do this?’ You could run from that feeling and stay safe and comfortable, or you can go, ‘You know what, fuck it.’”

She also spoke about what it was like playing a character that she is so different from.

“I still don’t understand the decisions she makes, and we had so many conversations about the psychology of her and why she is that way,” she recalled. “What was important to me was that she was unapologetic about it. Sometimes characters who are messy and conflicted and wield power over other people are reserved for [actors] who don’t look like me, so when I get an opportunity to play a character like that, I’ma take it!”

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