Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few months, you'll have noticed the massive impact that Lizzo is having on the music industry. From her incredible lyrics and her infectious beats to her message of self-love, she's the breath of fresh air that we've all been waiting for. And Lizzo's live performances at the BET Awards and the VMAs made fans of A-listers like Rihanna and Queen Latifah. Even Beyonce can't resist her charms!
And now Lizzo has made a massive splash, featuring on the cover of Vogue. She looks good as hell - and the internet is absolutely blown away.
Lizzo was born Melissa Viviane Jefferson in Detroit in 1988.
She's been making music for a long time (her debut album came out in 2013) but she's only hit the mainstream fairly recently.Her third studio album, Cuz I Love You, is a total masterpiece.
But it's not just the brilliant music that she makes that has garnered Lizzo such a legion of fans. There's so much more to the star.For one thing, she's totally unique.
Which other plus-size, dance-trained, hip-hop artist plays the flute in almost all of her songs? Truly, Lizzo is one of a kind.But what's even more important than her talent?
It's gotta be Lizzo's incredible message. Her lyrics are all designed to inspire self-love and confidence - particularly in young women. In a world of problematic messages, she's a real force for good.And the internet has responded.
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Social media is rife with jokes about how we are all now trying to love ourselves - if only to make Lizzo proud. Hey, any motivator makes for a good start!In June, Lizzo stormed the stage at the BET Awards.
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She performed her hit single "Truth Hurts," wearing a leotard-wedding-dress - and blew the collective minds of the entire audience.She started the performance atop a giant wedding cake.
Lizzo then proceeded to remove her veil and gown, dance like no one was watching, and even include an impressively intricate flue solo. We have to stan.And eagle-eyed fans noticed one thing.
That’s it... that’s the tweet 🤷🏾♀️ https://t.co/ZgbPMcXwJw— Feelin Good As Hell (@Feelin Good As Hell)1561353358.0
And that hasn't been the end of Lizzo's stage domination.
Things Lizzo did: THAT #MTVVMAs https://t.co/ayALRtJRrC— British GLAMOUR (@British GLAMOUR)1566883461.0
Lizzo performed a medley of her greatest hits.
And, to finish, also managed to preach a message of self-love to the eagerly awaiting audience.And yet again, Lizzo was making famous fans.
p.s. Queen Latifah cheering with her whole body for @lizzo through that #VMAs2019 performance is such a MOOD! https://t.co/sAyPyk95H5— Bridget Liszewski (@Bridget Liszewski)1566906745.0
And, again, Rihanna offered her support to Lizzo.
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In one NSFW Instagram message, Lizzo claims that Rihanna "said I f**ked the stage like it was my side b***h. Don't get mad, Rihanna. I am not trying to blow up your spot, but that was a hard a** line! I might take that line."And that's not Lizzo's only famous fan.
With summer winding down, here’s a sampling of what Michelle and I have been listening to — some new, some old, som… https://t.co/f41MILYSBr— Barack Obama (@Barack Obama)1566660956.0
And, understandably, Lizzo was blown away.
I TWEETED THIS AT 10:26AM AND ONE HOUR LATER PRESIDENT @BarackObama TWEETED ABOUT ME!!! WE’RE FRIENDS NOW I DONT… https://t.co/PsXT5XFaHc— Feelin Good As Hell (@Feelin Good As Hell)1566661614.0
And it seems that there's no end in sight to Lizzo's reign.
Because her latest performance has garnered her yet another high-profile fan - the Queen herself, Beyonce.And that wasn't the only performance.
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Lizzo also took to the stage at the Philadelphia Music Festival in September a typically amazing array of stagewear. Her set included all of her hit songs, including "Juice" and "Good as Hell," plus exceptional dance moves.And it seemed like Lizzo also gained a particularly high-profile fan.
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As you'd probably expect, Jay-Z's wife and sometime-collaborator. Beyonce was in attendance at the festival. She also performed - but her biggest moment took place backstage.She showed the close up on Twitter.
A story in two parts: https://t.co/mmOfgA9wOK— Feelin Good As Hell (@Feelin Good As Hell)1567385309.0
At it gets even better.
BEYONCÉ DANCING TO LIZZO https://t.co/gnKUFi3y4N— sarah 🖤 plastic hearts (@sarah 🖤 plastic hearts)1567387922.0
But Lizzo's latest move has cemented her as an icon.
She's set to appear on the cover of British Vogue's December issue - and the internet is going wild for the photos.Here's the cover shot.
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*Faints* “I would watch things on television and I would look at magazines and I would not see myself," she told British Vogue."When you don’t see yourself, you start to think something’s wrong with you."
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"Then you want to look like those things and when you realize it’s a physical impossibility, you start to think, 'What the fuck is wrong with me?'"“I think that took a greater toll on me, psychologically, growing up than what anyone could have said to me."
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"I’m not trying to sell you me. I’m trying to sell you, you."
Amazing stuff.
People are very excited about the cover.
I never thought I would ever see a fat black woman on the cover of Vogue. Not in my lifetime. I- 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭… https://t.co/TJlypeu9GD— Steph Yeboah (@Steph Yeboah)1573164626.0