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 to top it all off, Lizzo was even crowned as TIME's Entertainer of the Year.
The star has faced darker times recently, though. after months of horrific online bullying, she's finally taken action, quitting Twitter once and for all.
But never one to bow down to the haters, Lizzo is back to help out those affected by Australia's bushfire crisis. She truly is good as hell.
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 another incredible performance garnered her yet another high-profile fan - the Queen herself, Beyonce.Everyone loves her!
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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 signature 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
Late last year, Lizzo was cemented as a tue icon.
The star was named as TIME's Entertainer of the Year.Her win was so important...
.@lizzo is TIME's 2019 Entertainer of the Year #TIMEPOY https://t.co/ILo2CDwuQZ https://t.co/5tnfRTXpiJ— TIME (@TIME)1576069201.0
It's a truly impressive achievement.
"Attending a Lizzo concert feels like worshipping at the church of self-love, if your preacher was a pop star living joyfully in a big black body, delivering a sermon of self-acceptance that’s as frank as it is accessible," author, Samantha Irby, wrote for TIME magazine.Lizzo opened up to the magazine about being an advocate for body positivity:
“I’ve been doing positive music for a long-ass time. Then the culture changed. There were a lot of things that weren’t popular but existed, like body positivity, which at first was a form of protest for fat bodies and black women and has now become a trendy, commercialized thing. Now I’ve seen it reach the mainstream. Suddenly I’m mainstream! How could we have guessed something like this would happen when we’ve never seen anything like this before?" the songstress told TIME.People can't get enough of the songstress.
y’all picked the wrong week to be annoyed with lizzo. she has her foot on y’all necks now. literally it’s not even… https://t.co/BaFKXBikOS— josh edwards (@josh edwards)1576069851.0
But it seems life isn't all positivity for Lizzo.
And this week, fans of the singer have been faced with some sad news.Lizzo is no stranger to online abuse.
Yeah I can’t do this Twitter shit no more.. too many trolls... ✌🏾 I’ll be back when I feel like it.— Feelin Good As Hell (@Feelin Good As Hell)1578282900.0
Many were saddened by the news.
@lizzo Please know for every troll, there are so many genuine fans here to show love and support. We've got your ba… https://t.co/CT80kZ6m9A— ᴮᴱLozza⁷ 🇬🇧 (@ᴮᴱLozza⁷ 🇬🇧)1578283028.0
But, sickeningly...
Many of those very haters were quick to celebrate their "victory."Although we think these celebrations might be premature.
Because Lizzo then took to Twitter to share the following image. She captioned it, "Confidence is comin back... it’s over for u troll bitches... song: Lingerie by LIZZO."And it seems Lizzo was quick to bounce back.
Well, what else would you expect from this resilient queen?She's currently touring in Australia.
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And it seems as though she's been badly affected by the current bushfire crisis - and is eager to lend a hand.She asked the audience what she could best do to help.
And they pointed her in the direction of the foodbanks, who were desperately searching for volunteers.Lizzo also set up donation buckets for audience members at her concerts.
And the Foodbanks were clearly grateful for the help and publicity, sharing shots of Lizzo hard at work.Check out this vid of her in action.
She's done her hair toss and checked her nails, proving she's #GoodAsHell volunteering at @FoodbankVic to support A… https://t.co/GXNbCbXWzv— 9News Melbourne (@9News Melbourne)1578465505.0