CHICAGO – Dua Lipa has plenty of optimism – and the soaring voice and skin-baring outfits to complement it. The English pop superstar, who turned 30 in August, landed at Chicago’s United Center Sept.

In what is hopefully a trend for the coming months, Dua Lipa finally got to perform the songs from her multiple-Grammy-nominated album “Future Nostalgia” on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend — some ...