Lizzo Quits Music Industry Due to Online Ridicule

Published: 30 March 2024 at 00:21

Music

US popstar Lizzo, real name Melissa Viviane Jefferson, announced on Instagram that she is quitting the music industry due to relentless ridicule online about her looks and character. The decision follows a lawsuit by former dancers and criticism for headlining a fundraiser for President Joe Biden amidst allegations.

Lizzo attends VF Oscar Party with boyfriend Myke Wright

Lizzo looked stunning as she made a rare appearance at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscars Party alongside her boyfriend Myke Wright on Sunday night. The singer, 35, and the comedian, 35, looked loved-up as they left the star-studded event at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills. Lizzo - real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson - dressed to impress for the occasion in a strapless brown tulle minidress as she let her hair down with the A-list. The About Damn Time singer put on a sultry display in the sexy ruched number which featured a long sheer skirt and a matching brown cape shawl. Lizzo completed her look with towering stilettos and teased her raven locks into a chic bob.

Lizzo (Wikipedia)

Melissa Viviane Jefferson (born April 27, 1988), known professionally as Lizzo (), is an American rapper and singer. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Houston, Texas, with her family at the age of ten. After college, she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she began her recording career in hip hop music. Prior to signing with Nice Life Recording Company and Atlantic Records, Lizzo released two studio albums, Lizzobangers (2013) and Big Grrrl Small World (2015). Her first major-label extended play (EP), Coconut Oil, was released in 2016.Lizzo attained mainstream success with the release of her third studio album, Cuz I Love You (2019), which peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200. The album spawned the singles "Juice" and "Tempo". The deluxe version of the album included Lizzo's 2017 single "Truth Hurts", which became a viral sleeper hit two years after its initial release. It topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and became the longest-leading solo song by a female rapper. Around this time, her 2016 single "Good as Hell" also climbed the charts, reaching the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart. Lizzo received eight nominations at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards—the most for any artist that year—including nominations for each of the "Big Four" categories, and won the awards for Best Urban Contemporary Album, Best Pop Solo Performance for "Truth Hurts", and Best Traditional R&B Performance for the song "Jerome".In 2021, Lizzo released the single "Rumors" (featuring Cardi B), which debuted in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100. Her fourth studio album, Special (2022), was preceded by its lead single "About Damn Time", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and made Lizzo the first black female singer since Whitney Houston in 1994 to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year.Along with her recording career, Lizzo has also worked as an actress; she performed a voice role in the animated film UglyDolls (2019), and appeared in the crime comedy-drama film Hustlers (2019). She is also the host of the Amazon Prime Video reality television series Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Competition Program. In 2019, Time named Lizzo "Entertainer of the Year" for her meteoric rise and contributions to music. In addition to four Grammy Awards, she has also won a Billboard Music Award, a BET Award, and two Soul Train Music Awards.

Lizzo discography (Wikipedia)

American rapper and singer Lizzo has released four studio albums, two mixtapes, three extended plays, 23 singles, and three promotional singles. Before signing with Atlantic Records, she released two studio albums—Lizzobangers in 2013 and Big Grrrl Small World in 2015. In 2014, Time magazine named her one of 14 music artists to watch. Her first major-label extended play, Coconut Oil, was released in 2016.In 2019 she achieved breakthrough success with her third studio album, Cuz I Love You. That year, after being featured in the Netflix film Someone Great, her 2017 single "Truth Hurts" became a viral sleeper hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 two years after its initial release. The song stayed atop the chart for seven weeks and has been certified seven-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Lizzo's 2016 song "Good as Hell" was subsequently rereleased with a new remixed version featuring American singer Ariana Grande. The single reached number three on the Hot 100 and has been certified four-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.After struggling with body issues from an early age, Lizzo became an advocate for body positivity and self-love. Many of her songs reference or feature that theme.

Special (Lizzo album) (Wikipedia)

Special is the fourth studio album by American rapper and singer Lizzo, released by Nice Life and Atlantic Records on July 15, 2022. It was preceded by the lead single "About Damn Time", released on April 14, 2022, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and the top ten in twelve other countries.Special, has been described by critics as a pop, funk, disco, hip hop and R&B album. It received positive reviews from music critics. The album peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, becoming, at the time, the highest-charting album by a female artist in 2022, as well as the largest week by units earned, among all albums released by women in 2022. It reached the top ten on the UK, Australian, Canadian, Hungary, and New Zealand album charts.