The fourth full-length from the effervescent singer, rapper, and expert flutist follows her 2019, Grammy-winning album Cuz I Love You. 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. 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.

The singer, rapper and flautist has the ability to capture people’s imagination with her honest lyrics, catchy choruses and funky tunes.Five Burning Questions: Billboard Staffers Discuss Lizzo's First Hot 100 Top 10 With 'Truth Hurts' ". We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love. On “Birthday Girl,” she devotes the entire bridge to the voices of other women, sharing their birthdays and astrological signs. Lizzo Previews New Song 'About Damn Time,' Belts Out Harry Styles in Riff-Off With James Corden | Entertainment Tonight".

You can change the cookie settings and revoke your permission at any time on the cookie policy page . As made clear by the title, “Naked” is a sultry stripped-down track where Lizzo urges a paramour to “come make this body feel sacred” with no hint of shame or remorse. Many of the biggest tunes channel Seventies disco and Eighties synthpop" and added "It's clear she isn’t an outsider any more. On July 18, 2022 " 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)" was released to Italian radio as the album's second single.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. The song crafting, lyrics and soulful nature of this album makes Lizzo a force to reckon with and a star to watch closely in future. 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". Break Up Twice" interpolates the song " Doo Wop (That Thing)", as written and performed by Lauryn Hill.

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. On an episode of David Letterman’s Netflix series My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, the singer and rapper coached the former late-night host through recording a song at her Los Angeles home studio.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Out of all its practitioners—Dua Lipa, BTS, Doja Cat—Lizzo is perhaps the one who best captures the rapturous, sequined appeal of the genre, both in her ability to craft life-affirming hooks and in her overall self-image.

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 78, based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

To her most devoted fans, and even to some casual listeners, these gestures towards inclusivity can mean the world. Grrrls" samples the song " Girls" performed by Beastie Boys, as written by Beastie Boys and Rick Rubin. Be Loved (Am I Ready)" did not enter the Single Top 100, but peaked at number 13 on the Dutch Single Tip chart. Writing for Evening Standard David Smyth states that "This time she'll sweep an older generation into her gang too. In the United States the song impacted hot adult contemporary radio on August 1, 2022, and contemporary hit radio, as well as rhythmic contemporary radio on August 2, 2022.