★★★★☆
The vast and all-consuming success of Dua Lipa was, while deserved, certainly not inevitable. This former model born to a Kosovan father and a Bosnian mother, whose paternal grandfather was the head of the Kosovo Institute of History until the war destroyed his career, broke through in 2017 with New Rules. A high-octane, post-break-up anthem about resisting getting back with your old boyfriend that was put together by a writing team for the girl band Little Mix, the song had bounced around various artists. Then Dua Lipa, in need of a hit, recorded a version on a trip to Los Angeles and the rest is history.
New Rules was the perfect vehicle for Dua Lipa. For the past few years pop stars have