The music licensing company PPL have announced that Dua Lipa is the most played artist of 2020. The figures were revealed by PPL, who monitor the music that is played both on TV and radio and in pubs and clubs.
Singer songwriter Dua Lipa has taken the modern pop world by storm since her first studio album ‘Dua Lipa: Complete Edition’ back in 2018. Her second studio album ‘Future Nostlagia’, which was released in March 2020 by Warner Records, raised that bar even further for the artist. ‘Future Nostlagia’ was reviewed by mxdwn, and can be read about here. The popularity and critical acclaim that the album granted Dua, is now even more apparent as it has awarded her with the title of most played songs on UK radio and television.
It’s no wonder Dua Lipa has become a household name in the last few years. Her introduction onto the music scene was met with a lasting success back in 2017, which has carried her through until now. This year the artist won two BRIT Awards, one for Mastercard Album and another for Female Solo Artist. As well as this, Dua won Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2021 Grammy’s. The 25-year-old is the recipient of numerous other awards and nominations – so the news of her being the most played artist of 2020 is no surprise amongst the array of her previous achievements.
In becoming the most played artist of 2020, Dua Lipa has taken over from Ed Sheeran who had been the UK’s impressive most-played artist repeatedly since 2017. The unique disco pop and youthful energy of Dua Lipa shows for a promising duration with her newfound title. Her music, specifically the singles ‘Don’t Start Now’ and ‘Physical’, have also earnt her a place amongst the 10 most popular songs on UK airwaves. It’s safe to say that the UK cannot get enough of Dua Lipa and that her mainstream success is undoubtable.
Dua Lipa’s mainstream success, and hard work exerted to achieve this, is recognised by in her label boss Joe Kentish. In an interview with Kentish about Dua Lipa, he stated that “you’re half-expecting that she might want to take a break or go about things differently but she’s like ‘Right, what’s next?’ Her interests, her knowledge, her thirst to learn new things and to be in control of what she does just grows and grows She’s taking time to fully realise the album conceptually, but her belief in herself and the belief that she can pull off something completely different and at scale has only grown.”
Dua Lipa’s growth as an artist and an individual is celebrated by PPL’s recognition that her second studio album ‘Future Nostlagia’ has granted her the title of most played artist of 2020.
