Dua Lipa Drops New Single and Music Video for "Houdini"

British-Albanian singer Dua Lipa has dropped her latest single and music video, "Houdini".

The track marks the 28-year-old's second musical release of the year. On May 25, she unleashed “Dance the Night” for the Barbie soundtrack.

The new single kicks off Lipa’s third album era and arrives with plenty of anticipation. The Barbie soundtrack single, which has blossomed into one of the bigger hits of 2023 and offered a subtle hint at the direction in which the three-time Grammy winner is steering her discography.

Last month, the three-time Grammy winner began teasing new music, following her wiping her Instagram clear and changing her profile photo. 

She then teased the title of her track on October 31 and took to Instagram the following day to confirm the title of the new song – you can pre-order it here.

According to a 2022 interview with the pop star, the forthcoming album she will release is set to be “a complete turn”. 

Lipa has not released an LP since 2020’s Future "Nostalgia" — the disco love letter that earned her a Grammy win for best pop vocal album, boosted her into pop music‘s upper echelon, and housed the Hot 100 smash hits “Levitating” (No. 2), “Don’t Start Now” (No. 2) and “Break My Heart” (No. 13).

In the interim, she notched an additional Hot 100 top 10 hit alongside Elton John and PNAU with “Cold Heart” (No. 7) as well as released collaborations with Megan Thee Stallion (“Sweetest Pie,” No. 15) and Calvin Harris and Young Thug (“Potion,” No. 71).