Dua Lipa's Tough Love

After living in Kosovo and getting over a bad relationship, she’s ready to claim her place as pop’s badass heartbreak queen

- Adam Gold

BACKSTAGE AT BONNAROO, Dua Lipa has a hard time believing what just happened. Two hours ago, she took the stage in the 90-degree Tennessee heat to an overflow crowd full of fans who sang along to every word of her moody pop songs, even though most of them have been out only a week. Stalking the stage in a white tank top and a choker, Lipa seized on the energy, firing off acrobatic kicks and punches, urging everyone to “Make some fucking noise!”