Dua Lipa teams with Lionel Richie and Gwen Stefani in Inglewood
Dua Lipa capped a multi-night run at the Kia Forum in Inglewood by bringing two high-profile guests to the stage, enlisting Lionel Richie and Gwen Stefani on consecutive nights to perform their signature hits with her. On Tuesday night Richie joined Lipa for a spirited rendition of his 1983 hit "All Night Long All Night," and on Wednesday Stefani appeared to duet on No Doubt's "Don't Speak," part of the pop star's ongoing Radical Optimism tour.
The appearances continued a tour tradition in which Lipa covers a song associated with the city she is performing in and occasionally invites the original artist to join her. Introducing Richie, Lipa told the audience she wanted to do "something really iconic, something really amazing, something really special," calling him an artist who has "brought so much love and joy and celebration to the whole world." Richie danced onto the stage, trading verses and joining the chorus as the crowd sang along. Lipa and Stefani traded lines on "Don't Speak," with Lipa describing Stefani as "one of my personal heroes" and saying she had grown up listening to her music.
The guest appearances have become a recurring element of the Radical Optimism shows,...