Dua Lipa graced the cover of Billboard’s inaugural Global No. 1s series, and fans have been gushing about her visuals. According to Billboard, the No. 1s series celebrates the biggest and most successful artists internationally over the past year.
@Pop Base on X shared visuals of the 29-year-old singer dressed in a cropped mesh top dotted with specks of black and green. She paired it with metallic-colored shorts and accessorized with a chunky chain necklace and an armlet shaped like a belt. Dua Lipa wore smoky-eyed makeup and nude lips. An X user commented:
“She’s just as beautiful as ever.”
Other netizens shared the same sentiments as they praised the singer's looks and described her as gorgeous:
“She’s so gorgeous UGH,” a fan commented.
“Mother being mother,” an X user praised.
Another section of the comments appreciated the recognition that the songstress was getting and expressed the same:
“This achievement underscores her dominance in the pop music scene,” another X user added.
“Dua Lipa is going places!” Another comment read.
“Happy for her! Very talented singer,” an X user stated.
Other Netizens expressed anticipation for the release of her Billboard cover story:
"Dua Lipa continues to be a global powerhouse. A well-deserved spotlight for her immense talent and influence in music. Excited to read the full story,” a fan expressed.
“Dua Lipa, a global superstar! Can’t wait to read this cover story,” another added.
“I feel like I ticked so many boxes this year": Dua Lipa on her musical achievements in 2024
Dua Lipa spoke with Billboard representatives for her cover story and touched on different aspects of her career and her achievements in 2024. The British singer described 2024 as one of the best years of her life as she achieved goals that she had set for a long time.
She released her third studio album, Radical Optimism, in May 2024. The album peaked at number one on the UK’s Official Albums chart upon release with the biggest opening week for a British female artist since Adele’s 30 album in 2021.
Radical optimism also peaked at number one in Spain and France, The Netherlands, and mainland Europe and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 chart. This year, she also embarked on her biggest global tour yet and headlined the Glastonbury Festival.
"There came a point in the year where I was thinking, ‘I’ve got to sit down and write some new dreams and new plans and other things I wanted to do. I feel like I ticked so many of my boxes this year. It’s amazing,” she said.
The Radical Optimism tour continues in March 2025 in Australia and New Zealand before heading to Europe and the United Kingdom.