Dua Lipa Performs 'Radical Optimism' While Pulling Double Duty as 'SNL' Host and Musical Guest

Dua Lipa did double duty as host and musical guest during Saturday night live on the 4th of May.

In between her hilarious sketches (including dissecting Drake and Kendrick Lamar's ongoing beef), the 28-year-old pop star performed two songs from her just-released third studio album, Radical Optimism.

With an intro from fellow pop star and former tourer Troye Sivan, Lipa opened with the summery “Illusion,” which served as the third single from her new LP. For her second performance, the artist received an introduction from comedian Jerry Seinfeld before launching into a passionate rendition of the closing “Happy For You.” Radical Optimism.

The 11 of Lipa Radical Optimism — her first proper album since 2020 Future Nostalgia — arrived on Friday (May 3) and also features previous singles “Houdini” and “Training Season.” The former debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while the latter entered at No. 27.

“[Releasing the album] it feels good. It feels for lack of a better word – radically optimistic,” he previously said Advertising sign, before explaining the concept behind the album cover, which features the singer floating in a wide-open ocean with a shark fin in view. “Throughout the record, there's this idea of ​​chaos going on around me and trying to overcome it in a way that feels authentic and honest.”

Saturdays SNL marks Lipa's third appearance as a musical guest on the long-running sketch comedy show and her first time hosting. The “Levitating” singer was previously a musical guest in 2018 and 2020.

After Saturday's episode, Season 49 will conclude with two new episodes: May 11, with former SNL Star Maya Rudolph hosts for the third time and Vampire Weekend as the musical guest for the fourth time, and May 18 with Jake Gyllenhaal hosting for the third time and Sabrina Carpenter making her musical guest debut.

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