be this maple-glazed cabinet and this lagos azul countertop. and the countertop really brings out the brown tones. we also chose an arctic-storm backsplash. it's a mini-brick, and it has gray, beige, and marble in it. this used to be the sink right here. we had the fridge over here. this was a small galley kitchen. and everything that's coming in is gonna be amazing. >> well, i'm a detail guy. like i said, every job -- job number, copy of the contract. we're doing our visits to make sure all our notes are on track. if there's any changes with materials, our material list is here. but when we flip here and we see this design, you really see how important design is, because this kitchen is going from this big to this big. there's gonna be a big island. these materials are gonna be everywhere. it's gonna be a sea of this beautiful wood, combined with this stone, all the way out here. are you nervous? that is gonna be a massive island going in there. >> i'm not nervous at all. i'm excited to see how this turns out.

>> i can't wait to come back and show off our work. there's really gonna be a sense of pride when these big jobs get done on budget and on time. ♪ i can't stop looking at these designs. i'm so excited -- >> okay, guys. i know you're excited. we got to get back to work. we got a lot of work to do. >> coming up, using your body's energy for the ultimate workout.

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♪ >> hey, everyone. welcome back to "bay area life." you know, with thehonda insightg up really easy. you can keep your devices charged with the usb port or the 12-volt power outlet, easily accessible to both the driver and the front passenger. >> what's going on, everybody? it's mario d'ambrosio here. welcome to kinetic playground. ♪ so, when you hear "playground," it's -- you know, you're stressed out in school, you're stressed out at work, you have these presentations, you have homework, you have all these things, but when it's recess, you get to go hit the playground. it's a place to just go do you.

>> that's it. >> so, i mean, it all started young, playing sports all my life. went to de la salle high school. learned so much from there. had such great mentors. but the thing that really allowed me to understand who i was and where i was going with my life was a major injury back in college, portland state. snapped my right knee in half last game of the season. they said, you know, "we're gonna have to amputate your leg. it's a possibility, and we're gonna have to do immediate surgery." i was like, "you know, just let me get five minutes. i need to see what my life's gonna be like now, what it's gonna look like in the future so i can better prepare myself when i wake up." so, i wake up. first thing i said to the nurse -- i said, "i have my leg." she goes, "yes, you do, but don't get too excited, 'cause the doctor said you have a 10% to 20% chance of walking again." so i laid back down on the bed, and i said, "well, i have my leg. i have one chance. i'm walking. i got to play with my kids someday. i got to play. i got to teach people the way to get back. so, now everything's engaged. legs are straight. we're nice and tight. our thing here at kp is really -- it's not about reps.

it's about really tuning in. that's what this knee really taught me. 'cause i still have no feeling in it, so just understanding how to really listen to what works for you. so we take you through the right steps of really engaging. so when you can really listen to what your needs are, that's when you're gonna become more successful. so, we're gonna show you some kinetic exercises. ♪ so, what we're gonna do -- we'll go ahead and get on our forearms in a plank, so go ahead and match me. so, let's make sure that our forearms are nice and flat. a lot of people would just be putting pressure down on their elbows. let's imagine squeezing those elbows together. that's gonna get everything recruited in the core. now, from here, let's go nice and high. use the obliques on the bottom to... [ exhales sharply ] ...lift and contract. and we're gonna lift with that bottom oblique, keeping those elbows nice and engaged. nice, guys, yeah. and it's okay for the butt to be high here, 'cause we want to lift that extra weight through those obliques. we're gonna try to tap the booty down. if it doesn't get down, all good. it's all about engagement and

efficiency, so just keep breathing. [ breathes deeply ] >> sweating. >> yes, you got it. you know you got it. nice rotation. efficiency. you don't need a ton of reps. you don't need to kill yourself. let the body do the work. perfect. and relax. nice, guys. all right, here we go. so, here comes the back-and-forth ball toss. so what we're gonna do -- we're gonna be working the booty, the core, the quads, the groin, everything. so what we want to do -- we're gonna be nice and bent over. balls out in front. we're gonna try to find a nice little rhythm, nice little cadence, so we're gonna go back and forth. we're gonna start nice and slow. [ breathes deeply ] and then, we're gonna pick up the speed. it's all about the catch. keeping the body still, flat, engaged. we want the heels drilling, knees tight, core tight. everything's constantly recruiting, getting everything where it needs to be. so, at home, if you have a bag of flour, you're on the tile, the hardwood, put a towel down. you could pull it, push it, pull love it! >> yee-hoo!

♪ >> all right. so, the third and final exercise -- lot of people -- "what can i do without weights?" so, one of the most beneficial things is manual resistance. it allows the body to recruit itself. so i'm gonna bring in a partner. so, taliah, come on in. okay. so, what we're gonna do -- taliah is gonna lay right underneath me. so we're gonna be in a nice bent-over-row position, and we're gonna link up. so, the whole point here -- we want to get a nice resistance to struggle, but we don't want to fight. we want nice, efficient movement. so she's gonna resist me up and then she's gonna pull me down, and i'm gonna control that through my scaps. we're working both ways, so we're getting double the work in. lot of people might just pull, pull, pull. it's all about working both ways. so recruit that body, get all those compensations out. and then we would switch, but we got another idea for you. so we're gonna do some -- come on up. we're gonna do some push-ups. i my shoutability so my lats are on, and taliah's gonna go ahead and do the same, but she's gonna be doing the push-up end of it.

so we get that natural push-pull. so we did a back exercise, and now we're gonna get the chest. so we're getting nice and even, and that's what it's all about, that natural recruitment. so, i love partner resistance. ♪ the biggest thing all of our trainers here do at kp is really understand how to read a body, 'cause there is no one-trick pony. there's no magic pill, like everyone wants to take. it's -- you got to put the work in, but it's not hard if you could just make it routine and you listen. ♪ >> there's so much to explore, so we'll be back with more stories to share. in the meantime, we want to hear from you, so send us your favorite pictures, videos, and places in the bay area. all this fun driven by your northern california honda dealers. for more information on the vehicle featured in this episode, visit norcalhondadealers.com. ♪

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stardom. here's abc's zachary kiesch. >> thank you, thank you so much. thank you. >> welcome back. >> thank you, thank you so much. thank you. >> reporter: pop star bebe rexha is taking us on a ride. >> can i take a picture?

>> of course. >> reporter: on a ferry, to herw york city. >> how are you? >> we're so proud of you. >> oh, thank you. it's funny, i remember taking this ferry at 4:00 in the morning, or after school and now taking the staten island ferry with a glam squad. >> reporter: first time going back like this? >> yeah, this is cool. ♪ i can see you hurting >> reporter: at a newly turned 29 years old, the singer and songwriter has mastered the art of making hits. ♪ i got you ♪ you >> reporter: serving sex appeal on "i got you." and defying genres -- ♪ i don't need to be so uptight ♪ >> reporter: -- with "meant to be", which has been number one on the country starts with florida georgia line for almost a year. ♪ it will be ♪ baby just let it be ♪ so why won't you ride with

me ♪ ♪ ride with me ♪ see where this thing goes >> reporter: but despite her rise, bebe has stayed true to her roots. >> this is the sickest view of the city. >> reporter: what's this relationship that you have with manhattan manhattan? >> to me, i was like, i want to be a big star one day, i want to come into the city and work in the city and make it out here, and it was the city of dreams for me, you know? >> reporter: she spent years paying her dues and writing for others. ♪ monster >> reporter: remember when eminem and rihanna dropped "monster?" bebe wrote it. or "hey mama"? yeah, that's hers. ♪ i know you want me in the worst way ♪ ♪ i want to hear you calling my name ♪ >> it was funny. i never wanted to write songs. i just saw, like, christina aguilera and britney spears and destiny's child and i wanted to

just be a singer. it's been a really long journey in trying to feel like i'm bebe rexha, this is who i am, not a faceless songwriter or artist. >> reporter: her childhood home, a humble duplex on this crowded block. >> show you in my house. >> reporter: but her goals were never basic. >> i wrote all my songs -- i played piano here, this was awesome. so, this is my room, zach. >> reporter: this is it? >> ten by ten feet or whatever. >> reporter: the seeds of ambition were planted here and intentions before set to become a star. this is the door i heard about. >> this is kind of embarrassing. >> reporter: a vision board. i will be a superstar. >> yeah. and before i wrote "mons wrote this. i come home from dad and

i watched oprah together. she wrote a note on her mirror, i said, i'm going to write it on my door. so, it kind of worked. ♪ i'm a mess ♪ i'm a loser ♪ i'm a hater ♪ i'm a user ♪ i'm a mess for your love ♪ it ain't new >> reporter: her newest single "i'm a mess" went gold in just one day. >> what's kept me kind of going is a sense of hunger and drive and passion for music, but also a sense of, like, insecurity of feeling like i need to belong and prove myself to the world. >> reporter: despite her tnhe spotthe's her old neighborhood. >> the house i grew up in is literally five blocks from here and it's like -- this is insane. i have to take an instagram. this is so awesome! can i take a picture of this? hey, mom, take a picture of me,

mom. i have a really strong team around me. i drive them crazy because i have moments of just, like, crying and, you know end being on the road and being like, i want to -- like, watching a love movie and, i want to be in love, wah! or just happy moments, you know? sometimes it's, i'll just cry to myself because i'm happy, but i just don't ever show that to people. i have this weird thing of being scared that i'm going to jinx things. i'm very -- >> reporter: really? >> yeah. it's terrible. >> reporter: there's a connection to that culture. she's proud of where she's from. her father's an immigrant, her mother is first generation. both parents made sacrifices for her to be here. perhaps it's their your knee, and the values they instilled that separate her from the pack. >> i'll be honest, the other day, my mom, i acted up a little bit and listen, i'm 28, my mom took my cell phone away, she took my laptop away. i was in my hotel room and she body slammed me to the bed and -- >> reporter: i won't ask what you did.

>> i was acting up a little bit, acting like a diva and she was like, you're not trying this with me. my dad makes that really clear, he's like, i don't care how much money you make, you could have a billion dollars. respect for other people, especially your elders and for yourself is the most important thing. ♪ >> reporter: those feelings, something she writes about in songs like "ferrari." ♪ living in the fast lane >> reporter: how does being a songwriter give you more leverage or power? >> if you don't write your own songs, it's will thumb game. people have to believe in you on other terms. they think you're pretty enough or skinny enough or, can you dance, are you a girl that girls want to be friends with or guys want to be with? it's who you know and how much you want to pay for a record. when you're a songwriter, you are the controller, and you own e r ut scho.

you? ni to see you. re >>ll here. >> you look great. >> reporter: bebe came back to surprise a group of 60 students who think they're here for a student council meeting. together, they bust out her old hit "me, myself and i." ♪ i don't need a hand to hold ♪ even when the night is cold ♪ i got that fire in my soul ow gla you w likes tc >> reporter: for these kids, she's a local hero they can identify with. >> i hope you guys kill it. just believe in yourself, love yourself and especially for the girls here, i know it's hard.

i know it sucks sometimes being a girl, but support each other and don't be competitive. trust me, you're going to need each other. >> reporter: what is it about her is a source of inspiration for you? >> she's so humble about it. and she's beautiful and the fact that she was, like, i don't know if anyone would know me. everybody knew her. >> we're from the same place as her. she's so successful and all of us want to be the same way that sh is. >> reporter: this is a story that's still playing out. just a kid from staten island who dared to dream. >> i love you guys. if you have any questions, you have my e-mail. don't give it to anybody. >> bye! up next, how the shape of you takes shape. an didnintimate behind the scen look how the pop star ed sheeran crafts his hits. what he's revealing in a new documentary.

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this special edition of "nightline" continues. here again, juju chang. when ed sheeran writes a hit

song, such at "perfect," it's practically inescapable. what's much harder to see, however, is how exactly those songs get made. but now, sheeran is pulling back the curtain in a new documentary. here's abc's chris connelly. ♪ darling i will ♪ be loving you ♪ til it's 70 >> you're laying yourself bare and sometimes saying things that might be quite embarrassing. ♪ maybe we found love right where we are ♪ >> it's a weird thing, because i think it works as therapy, for me, anyway. i think i've stopped myself going mad by writing songs. >> reporter: from "thinking out loud" -- ♪ >> reporter: -- to "castle on the hill," in the age of the prefab pop star, ed sheeran is a glorious anomaly.

a singer/songwriter/guitarist whose massive success rests of the rep of his song credit and soulful voice. as authentic as an unmade bed. ♪ >> record it. >> i like it. >> reporter: the 27-year-old is the subject of "songwriter," a film from sheeran's cousin and video chronicler murray cummings that documenting the combination. >> i just have my back to a wall and just observe what was happening and just let it happen and film everything. ♪ baby i ♪ dancing in the dark >> reporter: his 2017 album that spawned such hits at "perfect." ♪ i'm in the love with the shape of you ♪ ♪ push and pull like a magnet to ♪ >> reporter: and "shape of you." while sheeran has spent the summer playing stadiums, the documentary puts the emphasis on his ability to craft intimate

songs, with the power to enthrall young hearts. what kind of emotions can you express in a song that you find it challenging to express in real life? >> the best songs are the most truthful and honest and it's because you can't actually say yourself. ♪ i whispered underneath my breath ♪ ♪ but you heard it ♪ darling you look perfect tonight ♪ >> reporter: even something like "perfect," that's not something you could say -- >> the odd time, you know, you'd say, you look really good tonight. but to, like, say, for three minutes, that, and, like, every single bit of that might freak someone out a little bit if you said it to them. if i sat down, i found the love for me and just recited it, it would be odd. writing a song, it's like, i don't know, it's nice. ♪ >> reporter: from the start, the film displays sheeran's work ethic as a writer. >> i feel lazy when i'm not

working. when you finish a show, and then you're on a bus and you're like, well, i'm not doing anything for the next three hours, i'm either going to watch a dvd and drink a bottle of wine or i can write a song or do all three. i was thinking of doing something, like -- >> reporter: "songwriter" captu captures sheeran and his co-writer writing "love song." >> you kind of black out and then there's a song there and you're like, what did we do for the last few hours? usually happens at the most inkconvenient times, like when we're on a bus traveling to another city. ♪ >> ed asked us both to leave the room. i said, i'm going to write some lyrics and we'll do that. that's when i come back on the bus and he's got the laptop open and he's singing me what he

wrote. ♪ that was really a moment where i got to see him build a song, like, from start to finish. ♪ i've been so caught up >> reporter: "love yourself" would become a career-transferring hit, but not for sheeran, but the songer that did sing it. justin bieber. >> i never wanted to perform that song, ever. >> reporter: why not? >> i don't know. it didn't -- it just doesn't fit, didn't fit anything. i didn't want to sing that song. you get on the fiddle and do that, as well? >> reporter: as the movie shows, writing songs isn't just a gift that sheeran shares with the world. it can evoke powerful feelings much closer to home. "supermarket flowers" was written in the wake of his grandmother's death. he's present as his father hears it for the first time. >> wow. that was utterly beautiful. >> that was my mom's mom who

passed away, and i didn't know how to handle the situation with her because she's my mom and it love her and i want to do everything to make sure she's happy, but i don't know how to approach that, so, my thing was writing a song. >> it was really, really emotional and i just kept on him and just waited and didn't make a noise. >> reporter: what is it like for you when this gift that you share with the world can transform and make real feelings of people really close to you? >> songs might go off and, you know, make someone famous or make the world kind of care about them as a celebrity or something like that, but when it's like that intimate moment when it's just you and your mom and you're playing her a song about that, all that stuff doesn't matter. like, i would still do that, if no one knew my music, i still would have done the same thing, you know? >> reporter: but everyone seems to know ed sheeran's music. he understands how the act of songwriting that begins alone

eventually is shared with all. how does it end, or complete the songwriting process when you're on stage in front of 80,000 people and they are singing the song back to you? >> i think the song goes full circle, because it's yours so long and you own it and then as soon as it goes out to the public, you no longer own it, it's owned by shelly, who had her first kiss when she was 15 or, like, derek who has used it as his first dance or whatever. ♪ >> reporter: or by the many here at the jingle bell ball that sang along to "thinking out loud." >> when the song comes out, the ownership is taken by people that really connect to the song and love it and it becomes moments of people's lives. >> reporter: what is that like to be on stage and to feel that energy comes towards you? >> it's a really amazing thing. you see people from, like, you know, young, young, young children to old, old, old couples all having different emotions for different songs. it's a really cool thing. ♪ we found love

♪ right where we are up next, a taste of country. luke combs, a sensation not just on stage, but on social media. ♪ waiti i

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♪ this special edition of "nightline" continues with juju chang. he's one of country music's biggest cos is finding new ways to connect with fans. engaging them in the process of creating music andon thugsocial media. >> reporter: in the rolling hills of west virginia, thousands have come to the state fair. here to see one of country

music's newest breakout stars, luke combs. ♪ i've had a couple beautiful girls ♪ >> it's my job to put on a good show for you and make sure the songs are good and make sure i can sing every night. ♪ce cold beer ♪ never broke my heart >> reporter: the sold out crowd knows every word of the unreleased song "beer never broke my heart." first shared by a fan on social media. ♪ long neck ice cold beer ♪ never broke my heart thanks for coming, guys. >> reporter: and luke is all about relating to his fans. >> it's not about how cool my clothes are or how famous people think i am, like, it's really -- they've spentheir money, a lot of those folks who don't have a lot of money. a lot of country music there.

>> reporter: we met up with him at the mercury lounge where he played his first new york city gig. since then, the 28-year-old has skyrocketed to country fame, dropping back-to-back number one hits. "when it rains it pours"pours"p" "hurricane." one thing you have done is leaning on your audience, your followers as a focus group. >> when i write, i put a video up, i say, what do you think about this, what do you think about that? ♪ hit me like a hurricane >> reporter: he tested that hit on youtube in 2015. how did you feel when "hurricane" hit number one? >> that was awesome. that was the first time i was like, oh, this is going to happen, i think. so, you're like, man, i don't want this to stop. ♪ 17 don't think that much about life ♪ ♪ you just live it >> reporter: country music was not originally part of the plan. his song "she got the best of

me" captures his rise. ♪ she got the best of me >> reporter: if there was a soundtrack to luke combs, singing around the house, singing it in the shower? >> vince gill, brooks & dunn. as i got older, you know, singing what all kids that were born in 1990 were singing was backstreet boys, nsync. >> reporter: you were singing backstreet boys? >> come on. >> reporter: give me a line. >> if you are watching this thing and you are trying to tell me that you didn't listen to the backstreet boys, you're lying. >> reporter: can you give me a line? >> you're going to make me do it? full nsync. >> reporter: i love would love it. ♪ god must have spent a little more time on you ♪ >> reporter: all right. yeah. >> look at that. >> reporter: that's what i'm talking about. back on the road in west virginia -- >> what if you do, it seems like yesterday, you left -- >> reporter: we sat in on a tour bus songwriting session.

>> feels like yesterday, but -- when it comes to the songwriting, i'm super, super perfectionist. the small words, like, should this be a but or an and or an or, like, that stuff is super important. ♪ ♪ beautiful ♪ crazy >> reporter: his songs are personal. his song "beautiful crazy" hit number one across all genres. >> that got me serious brownie points. that was before we were officially dating. >> reporter: that sealed the deal. >> i think so. i hope so. >> reporter: it's an hour from showtime and luke's getting in the zone. >> step one of the evening, guys, is always a nice mixed bevera beverage. i like to throw a hat to 2? today's show, we're going black jeans, which requires the black

boots and a black hat. so, running low on the black hats so today we're getting nascar country music from the fast lane. that's what the people are getting tonight. a lot of stuff going on here. >> reporter: the band game plans for the show by their homemade bar cart. luke wants each performance to feel fresh. >> just be on the swivel tonight about, if i do something weird, don't be like, what's he doing? and i go out and i've got it, someone's got a beer or something. >> one, two, three -- ♪ ♪ i got a one night stand ♪ we're gonna load it in ♪ra ♪ whiskey shots at 2:00 a.m. ♪ and off to another show >> reporter: two days later, luke's at new york city's madison square garden, opening for jason aldean's high noon

neon tour. it's exhilarating and emotional. just last year, he was on stage watchingal dean perform in las vegas when shots rang out. >> it's one of those things you don't love to relive, i guess. but it will always be apart of you a little bit. as much as you'd like to forget it, you don't want people to be forgotten, either, so, makes you appreciate what you do a whole lot more, you know, because it all could be gone. especially that night. it could have been gone for any of us. i'm definitely blessed to be out here and still being able to do this, and sing and change people's lives in a positive way. >> i've been trying to see him forever and this is the first time he's here and i'm so excited. >> reporter: i drove 300 miles just to see luke combs. just so see to see him. >> reporter: he's not a new soul. he has that old feel about him. >> reporter: you enjoy it. >> i will. >> reporter: make it count. with his go-to jack and diet in hand, luke takes the stage.

every man's country star. and as he says, giving the fans what they want. ♪ while living your dream, have you thought of a next dream? >> i want to give the folks what they deserve. i think they deserve my best. and i want to give them my best. i want to make sure they get it. ♪ i'm one number away ♪ i said i was through and up next, electricity from a powerhouse. pop princess due what lee pa and what energizes her inspiration.

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♪ this special edition of "nightline" continues. once again, juju chang. >> and now, the music sensation storming the world with a string of sizzling hits. dua lipa. her name means love, anden it. here again, zachary kiesch on tour with the meteoric talent. ♪ >> reporter: dua lipa, the britishal bane yan artist is arguably one of this year's

biggest pop music disruptors. ♪ her self-titled album produced six hit singles. ♪ one ♪ don't pick up the phone >> reporter: including this year's boyfriend breakup anthem, "new rules." ♪ don't be his friend ♪ you know you're going to wake up in his bet in the morning ♪ >> reporter: the music video has become one of youtube's most watched of all time. >> this is 1 billion. >> reporter: 1 billion plus youtube views on this one. that's stupid numbers. >> it is. >> reporter: that's crazy. >> it is crazy. >> reporter: her post anthem solidifying her as the most streamed artist of 2018. >> the number one female stream -- >> reporter: number one. >> it's terrifying.

i can't say it myself. i don't want to say it out loud. i never imagined with my album i'd have that opportunity. because i still don't see myself in the same place as these big, big global artists. >> reporter: she might not see it, but life is all about perspective. touring in five continents, over the past 12 months. her reach is global. >> i've done a lot of my learning on the job, because everything has happened so fast. sometimes you really have to get thrown into the deep end to just get the best out of yourself. >> reporter: we joined the singer on tour in chicago. two years ago, she performed here as a supporting act. >> i'm really excited about tonight. >> reporter: but tonight, it's her show. >> when i did that show, it was such [ bleep ] big deal for me, and to get to he m ra >> reporter: she openly draws inspiration from other artists. we witnessed her in her green room absorbed by a spanish pop

sensation and the her new song. moments before warming up. >> one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. oh! ♪ >> reporter: they say it's not what you do, but it's how you do it. ♪ if you don't like >> so gross and sweaty. >> reporter: it's all good. >> it never gets old. when i first started, people were like, what's your favorite part about touring? it's seeing people sing those songs back to me. and that feeling never, ever gets old. it's why i love what i do. >> reporter: and aspiring artist from childhood, here she is as a

kid singing alicia keys "no one." ♪ no one ♪ no one i started getting messages from producers on social media, if you want to use the studio, you can come and jus write, and that's how i started. >> reporter: when we come back, dua's newest collaboration. >> reporter: anybody that kicks down the door, talking about, i don't get a -- like, that's a bad chick, you know what i mean? i feel like you're here to stay, right? >> i would love to stay. >> reporter: and the chall

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♪ this special edition of "nightline" continues. >> reporter: empowered by a string of hits, pop darling dua lipa has exploded onto the music scene. ♪ so electric >> reporter: these days, she's working with some of music's

biggest names. her most recent single is a collaboration with mark brunson. ♪ electricity >> nice to have me on tour. >> reporter: but success comes with challenges, and being on the road for most of the year can be tough. >> we're basically tour wives. >> literally. >> i didn't have a tour photographer, i was like, it would be amazing if you came on tour with me. and a week after she got on the tour bus and joined us and it's nice to have a friend on the road. she's mental and crazy and -- >> true. it's true. >> >> we're heading off to a ee nm workout that we like somewhere

ne nearby and we just go we have breakfast and we start our day. and that kind of makes us feel like we're kind of in a routine. and our life isn't as crazy as it actually is. >> reporter: later that day, it's back to work. as dua heads out the lollapalooza music festival. >> if it's anything like last night's show, i think it's going to be sick. >> reporter: from there, she heads into interviews -- >> my first tattoo was this one here. >> i'm very excited to meet her. >> reporter: and fan meet and greets. >> are you okay? be sad. >> reporter: and finally -- she heads out to the stage. >> a! dua! >> reporter: thousands of fans have been waiting hours. the band performs its ritual --

♪ and then, it's only her. and the people. ♪ tell me i've changed but i'm the same me ♪ ♪ the same me ♪ inside >> reporter: connected by the music -- ♪ >> reporter: -- and the moment. dua lipa, authentic, unapologetic and on top of the world. >> thanks for joining us tonig tsdition o" im of course, y can catch us every weeknight after jimmy kimmel, live, right here on abc. a 49er in trouble with the law again tonight. what we know about reuben

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