RUSSELL, THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. YOUR TIME. AND YOU CAN PICK UP THE YARDS AND YOU CAN PICK UP THE YARDS BETWEEN US WHEREVER BOOKS ARE BETWEEN US WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD. SOLD. >> NEXT, SHE IS ON THE PATH >> NEXT, SHE IS ON THE PATH TO POP ROYALTY, LOW, LOW, ZWI TO POP ROYALTY, LOW, LOW, ZWI PERFORMS DYNAMIC SHOWS. PERFORMS DYNAMIC SHOWS. SHE WRITES HER OWN HOOKS THAT SHE WRITES HER OWN HOOKS THAT ARE INFUSED WITH R, B AND ARE INFUSED WITH R, B AND ELECTRONIC BEATS. ELECTRONIC BEATS. AND IT HAS A STYLE ALL HER OWN, AND IT HAS A STYLE ALL HER OWN, INSPIRED BY HER FRENCH INSPIRED BY HER FRENCH AND ALGERIAN ROOTS. AND ALGERIAN ROOTS. TWENTY EIGHT YEAR OLD SINGERS TWENTY EIGHT YEAR OLD SINGERS WINNING OVER FANS WITH HER WINNING OVER FANS WITH HER ECLECTIC ENERGY. ECLECTIC ENERGY. AND OUR PHIL LIPOF TAKES AND OUR PHIL LIPOF TAKES US INSIDE THE WORLD OF LOLO US INSIDE THE WORLD OF LOLO AND OUR LATEST PRIME PLAYLIST FROM THE FIRST NOTE. LOLO'S HAWAI HAS A CROWD OF LOLO'S HAWAI HAS A CROWD OF MORE THAN TWELVE HUNDRED FANS MORE THAN TWELVE HUNDRED FANS CAPTIVATED AS THEY SING EVERY CAPTIVATED AS THEY SING EVERY WORD TO EVERY ONE OF HER SONGS. WORD TO EVERY ONE OF HER SONGS. >> NEW YORK CITY'S IRVING PLAZA >> NEW YORK CITY'S IRVING PLAZA SOLD OUT JUST LOW IN THE CROWD. SOLD OUT JUST LOW IN THE CROWD. THEY KNOW WHAT SONG COMES NEXT THEY KNOW WHAT SONG COMES NEXT BY JUST A SINGLE SOUND, A DEVOTED FAN BASE ABOUT TO DO MY MEET AND GREET. MY MEET AND GREET. >> I WOULD LOVE TO SEE >> I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE TWENTY EIGHT YEAR OLD BORN THE TWENTY EIGHT YEAR OLD BORN IN PARIS TO A FRENCH MOTHER IN PARIS TO A FRENCH MOTHER AND AN ALGERIAN FATHER, MOVED AND AN ALGERIAN FATHER, MOVED TO SAN FRANCISCO WHEN I WAS TO SAN FRANCISCO WHEN I WAS THREE MONTHS. THREE MONTHS. SO PRETTY MUCH, YOU KNOW, GREW SO PRETTY MUCH, YOU KNOW, GREW UP IN AMERICA. YOUNG FOR AUTOGRAPHS. >> AND IT WAS CLEAR EARLY ON IF >> AND IT WAS CLEAR EARLY ON IF SHE HAD THE TALENT TO MATCH HER SHE HAD THE TALENT TO MATCH HER BIG DREAMS, LIKE IN THIS BIG DREAMS, LIKE IN THIS RENDITION OF ALL I WANT FOR RENDITION OF ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU GRADUATING CHRISTMAS IS YOU GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL IN 2013, HER TEAM HIGH SCHOOL IN 2013, HER TEAM PURSUING MUSIC, EVENTUALLY CO PURSUING MUSIC, EVENTUALLY CO WRITING, STILL DOWN HERE RIGHT WRITING, STILL DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW. NOW. ARE YOU STILL ONE OF THE SONGS ARE YOU STILL ONE OF THE SONGS ON HERS? ON HERS? GRAMMY WINNING SELF-TITLED GRAMMY WINNING SELF-TITLED ALBUM, THE THEN IN 2019, ALBUM, THE THEN IN 2019, RELEASING HER OWN FULL LENGTH RELEASING HER OWN FULL LENGTH ALBUM, HIGH HIGHS TO LOWS. ALBUM, HIGH HIGHS TO LOWS. SOME IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, SOME IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, INITIALLY COMPARING HER VOICE INITIALLY COMPARING HER VOICE AND STYLE TO ARIANA GRANDE AND STYLE TO ARIANA GRANDE AMONG OTHERS. AMONG OTHERS. >> THERE WERE SOME COMPARISONS, >> THERE WERE SOME COMPARISONS, BUT IT WAS ALSO COMPARISONS BUT IT WAS ALSO COMPARISONS TO PEOPLE THAT I LOOK UP TO HER TO PEOPLE THAT I LOOK UP TO HER SOUND, A SULTRY MIX OF R AND B SOUND, A SULTRY MIX OF R AND B POP AND HIP HOP WITH THOSE POP AND HIP HOP WITH THOSE FRENCH AND ARABIC INFLUENCES FRENCH AND ARABIC INFLUENCES MIXED IN, GRABBING ATTENTION MIXED IN, GRABBING ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY. IMMEDIATELY. >> DESERT ROSE, BORN OUT OF >> DESERT ROSE, BORN OUT OF A PAINFUL EXPERIENCE CAUGHT A PAINFUL EXPERIENCE CAUGHT BETWEEN HER AMERICAN AND BETWEEN HER AMERICAN AND ALGERIAN CULTURES. ALGERIAN CULTURES. >> I WAS IN NEW YORK AND I WAS >> I WAS IN NEW YORK AND I WAS IN THE STUDIO AT THE TIME IN THE STUDIO AT THE TIME WORKING ON MUSIC AND I JUST WORKING ON MUSIC AND I JUST POSTED A PHOTO OF MYSELF POSTED A PHOTO OF MYSELF WITH THE MIDDLE FINGER UP, LIKE WITH THE MIDDLE FINGER UP, LIKE IN THE STUDIO IS A GREAT PHOTO. IN THE STUDIO IS A GREAT PHOTO. >> I LOOKED GREAT AND I JUST >> I LOOKED GREAT AND I JUST STARTED GETTING SOME HATEFUL STARTED GETTING SOME HATEFUL MESSAGES FROM A FAMILY MEMBER MESSAGES FROM A FAMILY MEMBER IN IN ALGERIA. IN IN ALGERIA. >> TWENTY ONE AT THE TIME SHE >> TWENTY ONE AT THE TIME SHE CANCELED THE PLANNED TRIP CANCELED THE PLANNED TRIP TO ALGERIA FOR A FAMILY TO ALGERIA FOR A FAMILY WEDDING, INSTEAD SITTING DOWN WEDDING, INSTEAD SITTING DOWN TO WRITE DESERT ROSE, THE FIRST TO WRITE DESERT ROSE, THE FIRST LINE TO . LINE TO . THAT'S WHY YOU SAY YOU THINK THAT'S WHY YOU SAY YOU THINK I LOST MY FAITH. I LOST MY FAITH. YOU SPEAK. YOU SPEAK. >> LOLA WRITES FROM THE HEART, >> LOLA WRITES FROM THE HEART, HER LYRICS CAPTURING WHO SHE HER LYRICS CAPTURING WHO SHE IS AND HOW SHE FEELS. IS AND HOW SHE FEELS. HER WRITING PROCESS DIFFERENT HER WRITING PROCESS DIFFERENT FROM SONG TO SONG. FROM SONG TO SONG. >> SO WHAT I DO IS I JUST START >> SO WHAT I DO IS I JUST START WITH A BEAT OR A MELODY LIKE WITH A BEAT OR A MELODY LIKE A PIANO CHORD PROGRESSION A PIANO CHORD PROGRESSION WITH SOME DRUMS, AND I'LL JUST WITH SOME DRUMS, AND I'LL JUST GO ON THE MIC AND SING MELODIES GO ON THE MIC AND SING MELODIES LIKE FOR 20 MINUTES. LIKE FOR 20 MINUTES. >> THEN IT'S THE HARDEST PART >> THEN IT'S THE HARDEST PART AND MY FAVORITE PART, AND MY FAVORITE PART, THE LYRICS. THE LYRICS. AND THEN I'LL JUST SIT DOWN AND THEN I'LL JUST SIT DOWN ON MY COMPUTER, TYPE THEM AWAY. ON MY COMPUTER, TYPE THEM AWAY. IT CAN TAKE ONE DAY OR IT CAN IT CAN TAKE ONE DAY OR IT CAN TAKE TWO WEEKS. TAKE TWO WEEKS. >> IT DEPENDS ON THE SONG >> IT DEPENDS ON THE SONG AND BUT THE WAY THAT I STARTED AND BUT THE WAY THAT I STARTED IT IS WITH THE SONG TITLE . IT IS WITH THE SONG TITLE . MY SONG TITLES ARE KIND OF MY SONG TITLES ARE KIND OF SILLY SOMETIMES LIKE GUMMY SILLY SOMETIMES LIKE GUMMY BEARS ARE JUST SO MATT GUTMAN. BEARS ARE JUST SO MATT GUTMAN. >> IT'S A LONG WAY AWAY FROM >> IT'S A LONG WAY AWAY FROM THE FIRST SONG SHE EVER WROTE . THE FIRST SONG SHE EVER WROTE . >> AT THE AGE OF SIX . >> AT THE AGE OF SIX . I WAS IN FIRST GRADE. I WAS IN FIRST GRADE. I WROTE MY FIRST SONG CALLED I WROTE MY FIRST SONG CALLED SCHOOLS OUT. SCHOOLS OUT. OH, GIVE OKAY. OH, GIVE OKAY. >> IT WAS SCHOOL'S OUT AND YOU >> IT WAS SCHOOL'S OUT AND YOU KNOW, I WANT TO PARTY. KNOW, I WANT TO PARTY. >> SCHOOL'S OUT. >> SCHOOL'S OUT. NO MORE WORKING FOR MY TEACHER NO MORE WORKING FOR MY TEACHER . . HAVE FUN DANCING WITH YOUR BEST HAVE FUN DANCING WITH YOUR BEST FRIEND. FRIEND. AND IF YOU'RE DANCING WITH YOUR AND IF YOU'RE DANCING WITH YOUR HUSBAND, ARE YOU SERIOUS? HUSBAND, ARE YOU SERIOUS? >> AND THERE IS A RAP SECTION. >> AND THERE IS A RAP SECTION. >> YOU WROTE A RAP FOR A TWO. >> YOU WROTE A RAP FOR A TWO. THIS IS FIRST GRADE THING. THIS IS FIRST GRADE THING. THE BELL RINGS, EVERYBODY GOES THE BELL RINGS, EVERYBODY GOES UP. UP. THAT'S THE FIRST THING. THAT'S THE FIRST THING. NOW WE GO , WE'RE GOING TO HAVE NOW WE GO , WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FUN THAT WE KNOW PARTY AT FUN THAT WE KNOW PARTY AT MY HOUSE. MY HOUSE. I HOPE SO. I HOPE SO. I GOT A SISTER GOT TO GO. I GOT A SISTER GOT TO GO. >> IT WAS LIKE A HIT. >> IT WAS LIKE A HIT. HONESTLY, IF I RECORDED IT NOW HONESTLY, IF I RECORDED IT NOW ,NUMBER ONE , WHEN YOU'RE IN ,NUMBER ONE , WHEN YOU'RE IN FIRST GRADE, WE'RE HOLDING FIRST GRADE, WE'RE HOLDING SIX . SIX . >> SIX . >> SIX . YEAH, WORKING ON A WRITING YEAH, WORKING ON A WRITING SKILLS FOR TWENTY TWO YEARS SKILLS FOR TWENTY TWO YEARS AND THEN A HUGE OPPORTUNITY AND THEN A HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN FOR DUA LIEPA TO OPEN FOR DUA LIEPA WITH MOMENTUM BUILDING A TWENTY WITH MOMENTUM BUILDING A TWENTY TWENTY TWO SOPHOMORE ALBUM TWENTY TWO SOPHOMORE ALBUM RELEASE, PLAYGIRL SOLO PRESENTS RELEASE, PLAYGIRL SOLO PRESENTS PLAYGIRL TO BE IN TO TAKE PLAYGIRL TO BE IN TO TAKE THE TITLE TRACK, SETS THE PACE THE TITLE TRACK, SETS THE PACE AND TAKES YOU ON A FUTURISTIC AND TAKES YOU ON A FUTURISTIC JOURNEY THROUGH LOLO'S MIND JOURNEY THROUGH LOLO'S MIND WITH TRACKS LIKE CRAZY DREAM WITH TRACKS LIKE CRAZY DREAM GIRL GOT BLU AND FAN FAVORITE PICKING BERRIES. >> IF YOU LOVE SONGWRITING, >> IF YOU LOVE SONGWRITING, I DO. I DO. THAT'S MY FAVORITE PART OF THAT'S MY FAVORITE PART OF THE WHOLE PROCESS. THE WHOLE PROCESS. IT'S BEING IN THE STUDIO, IT'S BEING IN THE STUDIO, HAVING THAT FEELING, THAT HAVING THAT FEELING, THAT EXCITEMENT LIKE COMING UP EXCITEMENT LIKE COMING UP WITH THIS GREAT CONCEPT WITH THIS GREAT CONCEPT AND IT'S LIKE A MATH PUZZLE. AND IT'S LIKE A MATH PUZZLE. >> AND HER FANS LOVE EVERY BIT >> AND HER FANS LOVE EVERY BIT OF IT, NOT ONLY EMBRACING HER OF IT, NOT ONLY EMBRACING HER AS AN ARTIST, BUT ALSO AS AN ARTIST, BUT ALSO CELEBRATE HER FRENCH CELEBRATE HER FRENCH AND ALGERIAN HERITAGE AS WELL. AND ALGERIAN HERITAGE AS WELL. >> THEY HAD A SHOW LAST NIGHT >> THEY HAD A SHOW LAST NIGHT IN MONTREAL AND DURING DESERT IN MONTREAL AND DURING DESERT ROSE, THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE ROSE, THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE BROUGHT OUT ALGERIAN FLAGS BROUGHT OUT ALGERIAN FLAGS AND THEY WERE WAVING, WAVING AND THEY WERE WAVING, WAVING THE ALGERIAN FLAG. THE ALGERIAN FLAG. AND WHEN THAT FIRST HAPPENED AND WHEN THAT FIRST HAPPENED TO ME, I STARTED CRYING BECAUSE TO ME, I STARTED CRYING BECAUSE I DID NOT EXPECT TO A POWERFUL I DID NOT EXPECT TO A POWERFUL SHOW OF SUPPORT AS AUTHENTICITY SHOW OF SUPPORT AS AUTHENTICITY AND HONESTY ARE SO IMPORTANT AND HONESTY ARE SO IMPORTANT TO LOLO NOW LASER FOCUSED, TO LOLO NOW LASER FOCUSED, HEADLINING HER OWN TOUR, HEADLINING HER OWN TOUR, WRITING NEW MUSIC, NEVER WRITING NEW MUSIC, NEVER FAR FROM HER ROOTS, HOPING FOR FAR FROM HER ROOTS, HOPING FOR A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT. A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT. SOMEDAY SOON, I WOULD IMAGINE SOMEDAY SOON, I WOULD IMAGINE YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED IN ALGERIA. YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED IN ALGERIA. >> I HAVE NOT. >> I HAVE NOT. I WOULD LOVE TO . I WOULD LOVE TO . >> SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE TO DO >> SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE TO DO SOMETHING? SOMETHING? YEAH, DEFINITELY. YEAH, DEFINITELY. APPARENTLY HAVE A BIG FAN BASE APPARENTLY HAVE A BIG FAN BASE THERE. THERE. IT WOULD BE AMAZING. IT WOULD BE AMAZING. I WOULD LOVE TO DO SHOWS IN ALL I WOULD LOVE TO DO SHOWS IN ALL OF NORTH AFRICA AND MIDDLE OF NORTH AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST. EAST. I'D BE SICK. I'D BE SICK. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A LOT OF I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT I WANT THINGS THAT I WANT TO ACCOMPLISH. TO ACCOMPLISH. I STILL FEEL LIKE I HAVEN'T I STILL FEEL LIKE I HAVEN'T WRITTEN MY BEST MUSIC AND THAT WRITTEN MY BEST MUSIC AND THAT I HAVE MORE IN M