Lizzo‘s new album is out now!
On Friday (June 5), the 38-year-old Grammy-winning singer released her fifth studio album titled Bitch.
The new album features previously released singes “Don’t Make Me Love U” and the album’s title track.
In a new interview with USA Today, Lizzo explained that the album gave her the opportunity to reconnect with herself.
“I don’t think I have to redefine myself. I think this is about reclaiming who I am,” she shared. “A lot of my identity has been manipulated by people outside of me, so this album is me taking that back — showing the Lizzo everybody knows and loves, letting her tell her side of the story and just letting her play again.”
She also discussed why she chose such a bold title.
“There’s this Katt Williams joke he made about me where he was like, ‘They’ll come for anybody. They came after Lizzo and she’s unproblematic, but that just goes to show, you could be fat, you could be Black, but you can’t be no fat, Black bitch,’” she explained. “And I was like, ‘Whoa, that is the realest.’ Like, God forbid, you’re having a bad day or God forbid you weren’t rainbows and sunshine one day. You will get crucified, especially as a Black woman in this industry and in society.”
If you didn’t see, Lizzo explained the meaning behind her Instagram handle.
You can stream Bitch below!
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