Kanye West’s definition of a friend is a little off-center. During his Thursday night appearance on Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Tonight, the rapper used his “good friend” Lizzo as the driving point behind a critique on the body-positive movement, calling the championing of her weight “demonic” and – along with …
Read More »About Damn Time: Lizzo and 'Beat Saber' Release New Music Pack For Meta Quest 2
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Pop-icon Lizzo has been in the news a lot lately, from being invited to James Madison’s estate after playing his 200-year-old flute, to her slew of new song …
Read More »Leave Lizzo Alone
Lizzo must be exhausted. Each week she’s the subject of a new uproar, and last week’s was truly one for the books. After years of establishing her flute skills, playing the instrument is one of her big party tricks. So of course the Library of Congress took the opportunity to …
Read More »Conservatives Are Melting Down Because Lizzo Played James Madison's Crystal Flute
James Madison defeated DeWitt Clinton in 1812 to secure a second term in the White House. To commemorate his inauguration, a craftsman from Paris made him a crystal flute. The flute eventually made its way into the possession of the Library of Congress and sat unplayed until this week, when …
Read More »Lizzo Becomes the 'First and Only' Person to Play the 200-Year-Old Crystal Flute of James Madison
But could James Madison twerk like that? While performing in Washington, D.C. Tuesday night, Lizzo was handed the prized crystal flute of the Founding Father and was allowed to play a few notes during her live show at the Capitol One Arena. The “heirloom” had never been played before — …
Read More »'Now, Guitars Are Everything': Kid Harpoon on Making 'Harry's House' and Changing the Sound of Pop
Producer/songwriter Kid Harpoon, a.k.a. Tom Hull, has had a wildly successful 2022 so far, co-producing and co-writing every track on Harry Styles‘ Harry’s House (including the Number One hit “As It Was”), as well as doing the same for Maggie Rogers‘ rock-influenced second album, Surrender. On top of that, he …
Read More »Lizzo Cries as She Accepts First Emmy Award: Growing Up 'All I Wanted to See Was Me in the Media'
When Lizzo received her first-ever Emmy Awards nomination for her show Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, she expressed that “we didn’t do this for the awards, we did this for ourselves.” Now, as she takes home the award in the Outstanding Competition Show category, the musician is making room …
Read More »Emmys 2022: Historic Wins, Canned Comedy, and Jennifer Coolidge's Spotlight-Stealing Speech
The Emmys always have an uphill battle: the least glamorous, the least surprising, and the least inviting of award shows. The Grammys can always claim to be Music’s Biggest Night, just because it’s on TV, and the Oscars are the Oscars — but Emmy Night is always full of TV …
Read More »Lizzo (and a Bunch of Her Mini-Mes) Bring Colorful Visuals and Choreo to the VMAs Stage
Grrrrl, we were ready for this performance! Lizzo took the stage with a few versions of herself for her performance at the VMAs on Sunday night. Backed by some colorful vocals, the Special singer — in a bubblegum pink outfit — opened her set with a snippet of “About Damn …
Read More »Are You Ready? Every Product Placement We Spotted in Lizzo's New '2 Be Ready' Video
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Lizzo‘s new self-love anthem 2 Be Loved follows the superstar ditching herself at the alter on a quest to discover if she really is ready to be loved. …
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