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By Venetia Scott for Vanity Fair Magazine - 2021

Ibiza // August 2018

Dua Lipa x Jaguar

“I feel like for so long there’s always been this stigma behind female pop stars. Because when a male pop star comes on the scene, people instantly believe that they write their own songs, that they direct their own videos, that they do all this, whereas if you’re a female artist and you’re not sat by a piano, or a guitar, or you’re not playing an instrument and you’re kind of performing a song, people instantly think that you’re manufactured and you’re no longer kind of authentic to yourself. And I feel like for a very long time women really had to fight a bit more to get the recognition they deserve and to get people to believe they are who they really are, and I think now, it’s just come a point in time where we feel very, very confident in our skin and we allow ourselves to be whoever we want to be without the fear of thinking other people are going to diminish that. You want to see a lot more female artists and a lot more awards performances, getting nominated for a lot more awards, I feel like equality in the music industry is something that’s needed a lot more.”

Dua Lipa performs live on stage during day two of Reading Festival at Richfield Avenue on August 25, 2018 in Reading, England.

dualipa: 23 has me feeling fragile already!! Thank you to everyone who has made my year so special. My fans, my family and my friends. I am so lucky to have the best people around me. I love you and thank you for the lovely messages. I’ll reply soon I just have to go lay in the sun while my brain melts from my hangover in preparation for tonight again 🌊❤️🍉💎🦁💗

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Dua Lipa during the Late Show.

dualipa: Some nights you dance with tears in your eyes