Dua Lipa Shares Snippet of New Single "Houdini"

British-Albanian singer Dua Lipa has shared a snippet of her upcoming single "Houdini".

On Monday, the three-time Grammy winner confirmed that she will be celebrating the release of the song on Thursday, November 9 by holding three special “surprise launch events” across the globe later this month.

Although specific details on the events remain sparse, including what they will comprise or the exact location, Lipa did confirm that they will kick off this week with an event in London on Thursday. From there, the next will take place in Los Angeles next Tuesday (November 14), before concluding with a third and final stop in Tokyo the following Monday (November 20).

“Houdini” will mark Lipa’s second musical release of the year. On May 25, she unleashed “Dance the Night” for the Barbie soundtrack. 

Last month, the pop star 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 artist, the forthcoming album she will release is set to be “a complete turn”. The pop star 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).