Lizzo Says Music Plans Crumbled Amid Authorized Chaos
Lizzo mentioned her comeback plans fell aside as authorized troubles and a shifting music trade left her unsure about releasing her subsequent album.
Lizzo dropped two new singles this 12 months and revealed that her plans for her fifth album unraveled as authorized battles and trade shifts disrupted her inventive momentum.
The “About Rattling Time” singer instructed Vulture her return to music hit a wall as she navigated lawsuits and an evolving pop panorama, leaving her with out a clear path.
“I put out these two singles, and it seems like I had a crash course in what placing music out as a pop artist in 2025 seems like, and it’s… fascinating,” she mentioned. “The trade and the panorama change yearly. What labored final 12 months shouldn’t be going to work this 12 months.”
Lizzo, 37, mentioned she initially had a blueprint in thoughts, much like the structured rollout of her 2022 album Particular.
However this time, the technique fell aside.
“I’m flying by the seat of my pants, which is loopy as a result of I had three years to plan this s**t out, and all of my plans sort of crumbled,” she admitted.
The Grammy winner additionally acknowledged that her ongoing authorized points have weighed closely on her creativity.
In 2023, three former dancers filed a lawsuit towards her, her manufacturing firm, and dance captain Shirlene Quigley, accusing them of sexual harassment, discrimination and fostering a hostile work setting.
That very same 12 months, designer Asha Daniels filed a separate grievance with related allegations. Lizzo has denied all claims. Whereas some allegations have been dismissed, the litigation continues.
Her touring firm, Massive Grrrl Massive Touring, stays a defendant in Daniels’ case. A trial is ready for December, in response to Vulture.
Regardless of the authorized cloud, Lizzo launched her third mixtape, My Face Hurts, in June. She mentioned the singles “Love in Actual Life” and “Nonetheless Unhealthy” have been a part of her effort to shift public notion.
“I believe I wanted to drop these songs so I might subvert that expectation of me as a result of, in flip, it created this new discovery that I actually needed. I needed individuals to rediscover who I’m and fall in love along with her another time,” she mentioned.
