Adele backs Dua Lipa as “the next big pop girl”

nme.com:

Adele has expressed her support for Dua Lipa as “the next big pop girl” in a new interview. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter in commemoration of being awarded their Sherry Lansing Leadership Award, Adele spoke extensively about her experiences being a woman in entertainment, her storied career, her current life living in Los Angeles and her ambitions for the future.In the latter part of the interview, when asked about her “favourite records of the year”, the 35-year-old named SZA’s ‘SOS’ as “definitely [her] favourite”, and conveyed her love for Victoria Monét.In addition, she expressed her excitement for Dua Lipa’s return. “I’m also very excited that Dua Lipa is back,” she said. “When I first ever heard — (starts singing) ‘I’ve got new rules, I count ’em’ — that song, I remember saying to my manager, ‘Whoa.’ I was like, ‘She should be the next big pop girl.’ And she is.

I’m so excited she’s back.”When informed that the top three categories of the 2024 Grammy Awards were dominated by women, she exclaimed: “The big top three awards?

All women? Wow. That’s insane. That’s incredible. Fucking phenomenal.”Elsewhere in the interview, she touched on her Las Vegas residency, Weekends With Adele, which has recently been extended to run until June 2024.

She spoke about the emotional encounter she had with the doctor who birthed her son at one of its dates. “I had no idea he was there.