Celebrating her new era of rock ‘n’ roll, Lizzo launched ‘Love In Real Life.’
Following sexual and racial harassment lawsuits by her dancers, the superstar rapper dropped her first new single in two years accompanied by a short spoken word piece titled ‘Everything Was So Much Simpler’, in which she says: “Everything was so much simpler, and that’s exactly what I need. No views. No likes. Real love… and real life.”
In addition to her new music, the recording artist (born Melissa Viviane Jefferson) announced three “super intimate” gigs at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on March 12, Irving Plaza in New York on March 16, and First Avenue in Minneapolis on March 18. And teasing her comeback via Twitch stream, the Atlantic Records act said:
“I want to introduce to you guys, the newest piece of content from the new era. I’ve been working on new music for the last two years. I took my time and I did it right. The new era has begun today, right now, with you, my chat.”
It was during her ‘Baby, This is Keke Palmer’ podcast in December, Lizzo addressed the shocking allegations in detail for the very first time, saying:
“2023 was an amazing year for me.” “It was a career-high – like, we had the Record of the Year at the Grammys for ‘About Damn Time’.” “I was on my first arena tour and I got to bring the wonderful ‘Big Grrrl’ dancers from ‘Watch Out for the Big Grrls’ on stage with me every night. Like, I was literally living in my dream.” “Then the tour ended, and three ex-dancers just completely, like, blindsided me with a lawsuit.”
The three backup dancers Lizzo referred to were Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez, who filed a lawsuit against the singer and her Big Grrrl Big Touring company.
Dismissing most of the allegations as “silly” and “ridiculous”, the singer added “But let’s be clear, I did nothing wrong. So I have no regrets, but I do have now this learned experience that is preparing me for the boss that I’m becoming.” And despite additional accusers coming forward, Lizzo has denied all the allegations levied against her.
During the same interview, the now 36-year-old star confirmed she had finished a new album that follows her last studio LP ‘Special’ in 2022.
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Author: Saul Goode
Photo: Treefort Music Fest