Dua Lipa's Grammys Performance Was Full Post-Vaccine Club Energy
Me, when that shot hits.

Like you and me, Dua Lipa is ready for this pandemic to be over and hit the club. On Sunday, the singer proved just how much with a performance of “Levitating” and “Don’t Start Now” the 2021 Grammys that screamed "post-vaccine energy." Note her slew of glittery pink disco looks (custom Versace, no less), sparkly magenta eyeshadow, and moves that personified "I'm three drinks on the dance floor, I've hugged 12 strangers, and I haven't hand sanitized once." We love to see it (and cannot wait to experience it).
How it started.
How it's going.'
When your vaccine group opens up.
When the second shot hits.
"Don't Start Now" and don't step away. Keep watching @DUALIPA's medley. #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/dgBjWFqE6hMarch 15, 2021
The internet was so obsessed with the ~ club vibes ~ of it all, and that Lipa brought her dancing A-game to the award show, that "Dula Peep" (her Wendy Williams-prescribed nickname) quickly began tredning on Twitter.
See the best reactions to Dua's performance, Sharpay comparisons and all. And best of luck to the singer who is nominated in six categories, including Album of the Year, tonight. May we all celebrate her wins in a club soon.
dua lipa wants what she has pic.twitter.com/jjjVBjZN1aMarch 15, 2021
The fact that this Dua Lipa album came out with everyone locked in the house is a travesty. Re-release it for the summer imo, we'll all agree to pretend it's newMarch 15, 2021
she just out there posing and flipping her hair. you love to see it.March 15, 2021
Fuck it up dula peep! pic.twitter.com/aJDSSHaKurMarch 15, 2021
YES DULA PEEP #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/HIROKN0cmGMarch 15, 2021
dula peep woke up and decided to pop off like that pic.twitter.com/nKvH1Y9DUJMarch 15, 2021
Dua Lipa planning her Grammys performance, scrolling through the memes from the last couple years pic.twitter.com/MIpgOdGf64March 15, 2021
dula peep can run me over with a semi truck and i'd say thank uMarch 15, 2021
Dua is just that girl like she really had ITMarch 15, 2021
I don’t even club but @DUALIPA makes me feel like I should. #GRAMMYs https://t.co/lxyuVyajxxMarch 15, 2021
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