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Lizzo released her third studio album and major-label debut studio album, Cuz I Love You, on April 19, 2019.

Products labelled '*item fulfilled by Exertis on behalf of hmv' will be supplied to you directly by Exertis via their approved couriers. Prior to release, Lizzo admitted she wanted to become "this generation's Aretha Franklin"; while she's not at the late soul legend's standard just yet, there's enough on "Cuz I Love You" to suggest that she's going in the right direction.Cuz I Love You" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 59 on the UK Singles Sales Chart. In an interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music 1 in April 2022, Lizzo explained that the album was originally titled In Case Nobody Told You until Max Martin helped her "restructure" the hook of the song "Special", which she then changed the title of the album to. Many of the biggest tunes channel Seventies disco and Eighties synthpop" and added "It's clear she isn’t an outsider any more. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Shortly afterwards, Lizzo issued an apology and released an updated version of the song, stating, "I never want to promote derogatory language.

Be Loved (Am I Ready)" did not enter the Single Top 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Dutch Single Tip chart. Lead single ‘About Damn Time’ is no exception - an earworm underpinned by a funky bassline and Lizzo’s usual sass. That year, after being featured in the Netflix film Someone Great, her 2017 single " Truth Hurts" became a viral sleeper hit, [4] reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 two years after its initial release. I Love You Bitch" samples the song "I Hate You Bitch" performed by Z-Ro, as written by Z-Ro and Mike Dean.To her most devoted fans, and even to some casual listeners, these gestures towards inclusivity can mean the world. In an article for The Independent, reviewer Helen Brown pointed that Special is overflowing with love and gratitude to friends, family, lovers and fans and added that [Lizzo's] rap flow has a terrific tensile strength and said that when singing, she delivers as both a belter and a breathy balladeer. On July 6, Lizzo revealed the tracklist of Special on her Instagram account by showing the back cover of its vinyl packaging.

The song "Grrrls" earned controversy for its use of the word " spaz" in its lyrics "I'mma spaz / I'm about to knock somebody out". That appeal becomes more difficult to parse out whenever Special is watered down by clunky writing and, more often than not, the kind of saccharine pop production designed chiefly for playlist adds. Lizzo and Caroline Smith's Video for "Let 'Em Say" Is the Ultimate Do-You-and-Fuck-That-Noise Anthem". Review: Three months after rapper turned singer Lizzo's major label debut first appeared on CD and digital download, Atlantic has decided to offer up a deluxe vinyl edition of the well-received set featuring three bonus tracks.In the edit page, go to the 'Metadata' tab and add your Juno artist, label or release page for listeners to purchase your release / releases. The latter is most apparent on the album’s title track, where the gap between Lizzo’s detailed verses about her pre-fame life in Houston and the all-caps “LOVE YOURSELF” chorus couldn’t be wider. In fact, when it comes to happiness, some of the most satisfying songs on Special—the ones that come closest to finding inner peace—are also the most subdued. On “Birthday Girl,” she devotes the entire bridge to the voices of other women, sharing their birthdays and astrological signs.