Dua Lipa Declares She’s ‘Done Training’ Romantic Partners as She Teases New Single at 2024 Grammys

Dua Lipa is ready to “Love Again” — but only if her romantic partner is as mature as she is.

Ahead of the 2024 Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, the pop superstar, 28, teased her upcoming track “Training Season” on the red carpet pre-show, Hey! Live from the red carpet.

During a conversation with host Laverne Cox, the “Levitating” singer — whose song “Dance the Night” is from the film Barbie is nominated for two awards – she opened up about the inspiration behind her long-awaited new single, which is due out on February 15.

Cox, 51, first mentioned the upcoming track with the hitmaker by referring to teasers she posted on social media where fans can hear a snippet of the song’s empowering lyrics. “In teasing, you’re talking about, ‘I need a man to take control. I need him to be strong. I don’t want to teach him anything,'” she said. “Girl, I feel you!”

Dua Lipa at the 2024 Grammy Awards.

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Lipa, who wore a custom silver Courrèges gown to the awards, confidently replied: “They have to come right!”

The host then asked, “Is ‘Training Season’ about the man who comes right or whoever you’ve been dating?”

“It’s about the training season over“, explained the British artist. “I’m, like, done train someone.”

Lipa also confirmed that the full-length album will follow “Training Day,” saying, “It’s coming. It’s coming soon.”

The “Levitating” singer announced “Training Day” on January 25th, revealing that the track is due out on February 15th by sharing the artwork on social media. In the picture, the singer is hanging from a metal bar wearing a black leotard, tights, white socks and Mary Janes with her auburn hair flowing freely.

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Since announcing the release, she’s also shared a snippet of the song, posting a video featuring behind-the-scenes footage of one artwork and another of her and her dancers practicing the choreography.

In the clip, Lipa sings about the maturity she seeks in a romantic partner: “Who understands me / Need someone to hold me close? / Deeper than I’ve ever known / Whose love feels like a rodeo / Only knows how to take control / When I’m vulnerable / He’s talking honestly to my soul / Talk overload / I feel dizzy (Vertigo) / Are you someone who can go there? / ‘Cause I don’t want to show it to you.”

“Training Day” will be the second single to be dropped from the pop star’s upcoming third studio album. The lead single, “Houdini”, arrived in November 2023.

While the “New Rules” singer is already looking forward to her next album era, her hit single “Dance the Night” will be honored at the 2024 Grammys. Barbie: Album. The song, which plays during a key dance scene in the hit comedy, is up for song of the year and best song written for visual media.

Dua Lipa and her father Dukagjin Lipa at the 2024 Grammy Awards.

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While appearing on Hey! Live from the red carpetthe Nostalgia for the future the artist also talked about the process behind writing her two-time Grammy-nominated song “Dance the Night” with Caroline Ailin, Andrew Wyatt and Mark Ronson for the Greta Gerwig-directed blockbuster Barbie.

Although the hitmaker said that writing music for the film didn’t necessarily inspire her upcoming LP, she admitted that she thoroughly enjoyed the experience. “It was such a different experience, I learned so much from it overall,” said Lipa. “I think going in and analyzing another story and … writing for an assignment was very different from writing about things that I know and things that I have. I loved it, I loved it. I think it’s a lot easier sometimes to have an assignment and then you can sit and build from there.

She added: “It was fun. It was fun because I got to do it with my friends, it was fun because I got to do it for a movie that I really love because I got to work with Greta [Gerwig].”

During the official Grammy Awards ceremony, the star — who brought her father Dukagjin Lipa along to the event — also talked about the disco-pop song, as well as how many women were nominated at this year’s awards. She said: “It feels amazing. I mean, you know, women have been getting recognition for a long time, but especially this year, there are so many amazing female albums that have just been nominated. So I’m excited.”

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