[Christmas Dynamo]

5 star review

On Wednesday, London was brought to a halt by yet another transport strike.
But even the tiresome alternatives to the Tube – buses that mysteriously
stop halfway from their destination, exorbitant taxi journeys, shuttle boats
across the Thames – couldn’t deter tens of thousands of people from
descending on the O2 to watch American superstar Lizzo shake her stuff.

The infectiously exuberant RnB singer has earned plaudit after plaudit since
erupting onto the scene with debut album Lizzobangers in 2013: she now has
four Grammys and three UK top 10 singles to her name, along with near
constant Billboard dominance in the US. With vocals to rival Aretha
Franklin’s, interspersed with raps straight out of The Miseducation of Lauryn
Hill, Lizzo is a magnetic performer – as soon as she emerged from the
depths of the sold-out arena, clad in a neon green latex catsuit, every eye
was fixated, a sea of bodies in the audience dancing and grooving to each
and every note.

Much of Lizzo’s music centres on self-love and acceptance (as in hits Good as
Hell and Rumors) and her refusal to conform to the music industry’s
archetype of a female pop star: skinny, and often, white. During Naked, the
message “My body, my choice” was projected onto her scantily clad form,
while her latest album’s titular track, Special, asked: “How could you throw f-
--ing stones if you ain’t been through her pain? / That’s why we feel so
alone, that’s why we feel so much shame”.

The break-up anthem Truth Hurts was met with rapturous cheers from the
crowd – which was, somewhat surprisingly, made up equally of men and
women, of all ages – but it was a cover of Chaka Khan’s classic I’m Every
Woman that most perfectly summed up the evening’s life-affirmingly joyous
atmosphere.

After one more night at the O2, the Detroit native’s next visit to the UK will
be in June, when she heads to Worthy Farm for Glastonbury. She is billed as
a co-headliner, set to perform before Guns N’ Roses take, for the first time,
to the Pyramid on Saturday night. Watching her on this London stage – all
roaring vocals and vivacious stage presence, her gifts as a flautist placing a
spell on the sold-out audience like some sort of twerking Pied Piper – the
secondary placement seemed an oversight; at worst, a slight. The 2023
festival will have no female headliners, which organiser Emily Eavis attributed
to a “pipeline” problem in the music industry.

Giving Lizzo top billing would have made perfect sense. Here she is, at the
peak of her career, ready to take over even more of the world. Ah, well. With
talents like hers, it’s only a matter of time.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/co...ar-headlining/

[Denver]

Simply answer is she isn't ready, give her chance to get another album out there and she will be headlining

[Zizu]

I liked her SONG ….


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[CheapLousyFaggit]

I've not heard of her, but that's not saying much, poppy RnB ain't my thing.

[Santa Goth]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

I've not heard of her, but that's not saying much, poppy RnB ain't my thing.

It's about damn time to listen to her songs.

Being serious it's the only song that I can remember the name of, of hers.

I honestly don't have any issues with her though, she seems to be doing her thing which doesn't bother me like I know it does with some people on YouTube.

[CheapLousyFaggit]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

It's about damn time to listen to her songs.

Being serious it's the only song that I can remember the name of, of hers.

I honestly don't have any issues with her though, she seems to be doing her thing which doesn't bother me like I know it does with some people on YouTube.

Oh wait is she the one whose song goes like, "okaaay, all riiight, IT'SABOUTDAMNTIME" etc ? that song is pretty catchy

[Santa Goth]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Oh wait is she the one whose song goes like, "okaaay, all riiight, IT'SABOUTDAMNTIME" etc ? that song is pretty catchy

Exactly the song.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

Exactly the song.

Great minds …


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[Christmas Dynamo]

she is by far the best female pop star at the moment

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

she is by far the best female pop star at the moment

Think you’ll find that’s Dua Lipa


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[Christmas Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Zizu

Think you’ll find that’s Dua Lipa


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"was"

she has had her crown stolen

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

"was"

she has had her crown stolen

I think not …




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[Santa Goth]

Originally Posted by Zizu

Think you’ll find that’s Dua Lipa


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I like the Love Again song.

[Liam-]

Lizzo would be a class headliner, she’ll be doing it within a year or two for sure

[arista]

[AnnieKristmas]

My mate went to her Manchester gig last weekend and said she was amazing, the atmosphere was incredible and she can sing live

[Nicky91]

why isn't this unknown releasing new music then????


if she is the ''most famous current female singer'' then

[Nicky91]

saying nothing huh, lmao

i cancelled Lizzo

[MTVN]

Who saw it coming that Lizzo would turn out to be a terrible person

[MTVN]

Pop star Lizzo is being sued by three of her former dancers over claims including sexual harassment and a hostile work environment.

The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday, includes accusations of sexual, religious and racial harassment, discrimination, assault and false imprisonment.

Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez are the former dancers bringing the lawsuit.

Lizzo and others who are accused have been approached for comment.

The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles, includes allegations the dancers were "forced to endure sexually denigrating behaviour" and were "pressured into participating in disturbing sex shows" between 2021 and 2023.

Among the claims against Lizzo - whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson - are that she "pressured Ms Davis to touch the breasts" of a performer in a nightclub in Amsterdam, and Ms Davis - after resisting - eventually acquiesced "fearing it may harm her future on the team" if she didn't do so.

Lizzo - who is known for celebrating her body and self-love - is also accused, along with dance choreographer Tanisha Scott, of weight-shaming Ms Davis on tour.

Ms Davis alleges the two questioned whether she was "struggling with something as she seemed less committed to her role on the dance cast", the lawsuit details.

Though never explicitly stated, the questions "gave Ms Davis the impression that she needed to explain her weight gain and disclose intimate personal details about her life in order to keep her job", the lawsuit says.

Additionally, the lawsuit alleges the dance team's captain, Shirlene Quigley, pushed her Christian beliefs on performers and derided those who engaged in premarital sex.

She is also accused of openly discussing one of the former dancers' virginity, and posting about it on social media.

Accusations including racial discrimination are also levelled at production company Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc.'s management team.

It alleges black members of the dance troupe were "treated differently" to other members of the team.

They were accused of being "lazy, unprofessional, and having bad attitudes" - the lawsuit claimed these are tropes often used "to disparage and discourage" black women and that other dancers were not treated like this.

The plaintiffs also allege Lizzo and the production company team did not pay them fairly while on parts of Lizzo's European tour.

They claim they were offered only 25% of their weekly compensatory pay during their time not performing on the tour, while other performers received 50% and they also claim they were told not to work on other projects while on tour.

Two of the three dancers involved in the lawsuit, Ms Davis and Ms Williams, met Lizzo in March 2021 while preparing to compete on the reality TV show Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, the lawsuit says.

The third, Ms Rodriguez, was hired later in May 2021 to perform in Lizzo's Rumours music video. She then remained part of the dance troop, it adds.

Ms Davis and Ms Williams were fired from the dance team, while Ms Rodriguez later resigned over the alleged treatment of her fellow colleagues.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66379169

[bots]

she sounds real classy

[Christmas Dynamo]

Sounds like some jealous people looking to get a settlement

[Zizu]

How can she fat shame someone ?

Confused




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[The Slim Reaper]

What she's been accused of is crazy. She's going to prison if it's true.

[Christmas Dynamo]

The Bylines Times will be all over this