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.

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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.

There was one audience member at the BET Awards who was truly losing her mind over Lizzo's performance - a certain Rihanna.

And that hasn't been the end of Lizzo's stage domination.

She also performed at last month's MTV Video Music Awards - and, again, blew the internet's collective mind. For one thing, the stage was decorated with a giant inflatable booty.

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.

At the VMAs, the audience was pretty much all going wild for Lizzo - including one Queen Latifah.

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.

Incredibly, the POTUS in our hearts, Barack Obama, tweeted his and Michelle's (incredibly cool) summer playlist - and you best believe it included our gal.

And, understandably, Lizzo was blown away.

Oddly enough, she had tweeted earlier in the day about her love for Obama. Sometimes the universe really seems to work in mysterious ways.

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.

Because, if you look closely, a certain somebody is watching Lizzo from behind the scenes - and it seems like Beyonce likes what she sees.

At it gets even better.

Because some fans even captured a video of Beyonce grooving along to Lizzo's signature beats.

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.

Not only is Lizzo a total queen, but the fact that we're finally seeing more diverse representation on magazine covers can only be a good thing.

Especially since she looks so amazing.

We're all for Lizzo's prolific rise to fame - long may it continue. Want more Lizzo? Keep scrolling for the hilarious viral meme born out of her most famous lyrics.