R&B and pop star Lizzo, born Melissa Viviane Jefferson, recently shed light on her current music audience and the inspiration behind her catchy songs. The artist released his fourth studio album, “About Damn Time,” in July of this year and the success of the musical work seems to be attracting more fans for the 34-year-old.
Since releasing “Cuz I Love You”, for which Lizzo earned her first Grammy award, the artist’s fans have experienced an influx of white people. However, the 34-year-old recently revealed that they are not her target market.
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Lizzo Sings About Her Black Experience
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In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Lizzo talks about her music and reveals her experience as a black woman was a critical factor in its creation. The artist has a hand in genres like hip-hop, R&B and gospel. Her latest studio album, “About Damn Time,” however, is more pop-themed, in line with Lizzo’s older hit singles like “Good As Hell” and “Juice.”
“The thing is, when a black artist reaches a certain level of popularity, it’s going to be a predominantly white crowd,” the artist explained. “I don’t make music for white people. I’m a black woman; I make music from my black experience, for me to heal myself [from] the experience we call life.”
Despite hordes of Caucasian fans, the 34-year-old revealed that black women are first on her list. That’s the group Grammy winners are most interested in contacting.
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Lizzo Says Black Women Need Self Love Songs
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Lizzo revealed that she feels black women deserve more self-love songs than any other group. “So do I make music for girls out there who look like me, who grew up in a town where she wasn’t appreciated and picked on and made to feel unbeautiful? Yes,” she said.
“I’m surprised when people say I don’t make music from a black perspective – how can I not do that as a Black artist?” The 34-year-old further revealed that the treatment of black women in America left her feeling “very hopeless.”
He explained that he didn’t think they were treated with “respect,” nor were they treated fairly. “If I see hope in this country, it will come from the accountability of people of privilege. As a fat black woman, this country has never progressed; it has stayed pretty much the same for me.”
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He Believes Race Was a Key Factor in the Roe V. Wade Decision
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Reversal of Roe v. Wade by the US Supreme Court earlier this year triggered several reactions from affected citizens, most of whom were not satisfied. While most people feel like religion and sexism played a role in the situation, Lizzo recently revealed that race also played a role in the decision.
He said per NYP“It’s about white male supremacy; it’s always been about white male supremacy in this country and the people who are involved in helping to uphold it — which is a lot of white women.”
After the decision, the 34-year-old notably donated half a million dollars to the National Network of Abortion Funds and Planned Parenthood. Lizzo’s “About Damn Time” tour promoter, Live Nation, matched her pledge and raised the amount to one million dollars.
Lizzo Recently Faced Some Backlash For Playing Former President James Madison’s Crystal Flute
In a Washington DC concert a few weeks ago, Lizzo made history and was one of the few people to ever play President James Madison’s famous crystal flute. Historical artifacts were loaned to the artist by the Library of Congress during the concert, and he played several songs with them.
After asking his audience to “be patient,” the 34-year-old played a few short melodic notes on the flute and bertwerked while playing different trills, then respectfully handed the 200-year-old instrument over to the onstage operator. .
Although Lizzo is known as a classically trained flute player in addition to his singing and rapping, his handling of the historic crystal flute is frustrating to certain individuals. Some blamed him for twerking while playing an instrument, and others pointed the finger at the Library of Congress for loaning it out in the first place.
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