Lizzo reacts to ‘racist’ criticism of her new music

Lizzo recently bashed the critics for criticizing her latest single, Still Bad.

In a series of posts on X (formerly known as Twitter), the 36-year-old singer specifically pointed out “the way Black women have historically been mistreated” by the world.

The singer, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, began writing, “Saying my brand of ‘poptimism’ doesn’t work in a ‘post Covid world’ is a lazy take.”

“As if I didn’t write ‘about damn time’ to be a post lockdown anthem to inspire us to get outside and together again.. and was successful at it btw,” the Grammy winner continued, referring to her 2022 Billboard Hot 100-topping single that won record of the year at the 2023 Grammys.

According to the Pink hitmaker, she thinks seeing and hearing a black woman make real music with radical joy triggers miserable people.

“But I follow in the footsteps of Janet [Jackson], of Funkadelic, of Earth Wind and Fire… nobody’s doing it like me for Us,” the singer-rapper added.

For the unversed, her Still Bad and previous single, Love in Real Life, mark Lizzo’s first proper releases since 2022’s album, Special.