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Beyoncé Seemingly Skips Over Lizzo’s Name In Her ‘Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)’ Performance Following The Allegations

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Tuesday, August 1, news broke that Lizzo is being sued by three of her former dancers over accusations of sexual harassment and a hostile work environment. Though the “About Damn Time” singer hasn’t addressed the situation, Beyoncé may have.

Beyoncé is currently on The Renaissance Tour (of which Lizzo attended the Warsaw date). Videos have surfaced on social media showing Beyoncé seemingly skipping over Lizzo’s name during “Break My Soul (The Queens Remix),” instead repeating Erykah Badu’s name four times. This took place at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

Other allegations in the lawsuit included religious and racial harassment, false imprisonment, interference with prospective economic advantage, and more. Lizzo also allegedly falsely accused dancers of drinking on the job and pressured a dancer to touch a nude performer in Amsterdam.

Last month, Lizzo made a TikTok in appreciation of Beyoncé. “There are days where the hate outweighs the love so badly that I want to quit music and just disappear,” she said, “I definitely have enough money to go and buy a farm and just never f*ck with anybody ever again, because f*ck everybody. Then, I reminded myself to get up, get out, and get some sun, and I put on Renaissance.”

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Lizzo Is Being Sued By Three Of Her Former Dancers For Sexual Harassment And A Hostile Work Environment

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Lizzo, who is known for her body positivity and optimistic music, is being accused of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment by three of her former dancers, according to NBC News. In a lawsuit filed today, one dancer accused Lizzo of calling out her weight gain and firing her for recording a meeting.

Other allegations mentioned in the lawsuit include Lizzo falsely accusing dancers of drinking on the job, leading to an “excruciating” audition, and the singer pressuring them to touch a nude performer in Amsterdam. The plaintiffs also complain that Lizzo’s dance team captain, Shirlene Quigley, made inappropriate sexual comments while chastising members of the team who had premarital sex. They believe that Lizzo was aware of the complaints against Quigley, but did not take action.

In addition to the hostile work environment and sexual harassment claims, the lawsuit also claims religious and racial harassment, false imprisonment, interference with prospective economic advantage, and more, although not every claim applies to every defendant. The defendants are named as Lizzo (Melissa Viviane Jefferson), Quigley, and Lizzo’s production company, Big Grrrl Big Touring, Inc.

Two of the defendants, Arianna Davis and Crystal Williams, joined Lizzo’s dance team after competing on her show Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, while the third, Noelle Rodriguez, was hired after performing in the “Rumors” video. Davis and Williams were fired, while Rodriguez quit earlier this year.

Lizzo is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Lizzo Released The ‘Bad Day’ Version Of Her Song ‘Pink’ From The ‘Barbie’ Soundtrack

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On the star-studded Barbie soundtrack, Lizzo opens the collection of songs with “Pink,” an ode to Barbie’s favorite color. While the song has become a fan-favorite on the soundtrack, garnering over 14.2 million loops on TikTok, according to a press release, a different version of the song plays during the movie, in a particularly notable moment.

Without spoiling the movie, a darker version of “Pink” plays in a scene where Margot Robbie’s Barbie character is experiencing an existential crisis. This particular version was not included on Barbie The Album, however it has since been released to streaming services today (July 29), in the form of “Pink (Bad Day).”

Though “Pink (Bad Day)” clocks in at just over a minute long, the song encapsulates a key moment in the movie. We’d share some lyrics, but even those might be spoilers for those who haven’t seen it.

Following the premiere of Barbie last weekend, a special edition of the soundtrack titled Barbie The Album: Best Weekend Ever Edition was released, featuring Ryan Gosling’s cover of Matchbox 20’s “Push” and Brandi Carlile and Caroline Carlile’s cover of Indigo Girls’ “Closer To Fine.”

You can listen to “Pink (Bad Day)” above.

Lizzo is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Lizzo Delivered A Cinematic Rendition Of ‘Concerning Hobbits’ With Her Recorder In New Zealand

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Lizzo is a woman of many talents — singing, songwriting, dancing, and flute-playing. But if you’re one of her fans, you probably know this already. Still, she always finds a way to keep the surprises coming. Today (June 27), the “About Damn Time” hitmaker took to TikTok to share a special recorder rendition of a cinema classic.

Dressed in true Lord Of The Rings fashion, Lizzo played the songs “Concerning Hobbits” from the film series with her handy-dandy recorder.

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The clip arrived after Lizzo’s show in Auckland, New Zealand, and she paid a visit to the city’s Matamata film set. Earlier in the week, she shared a clip of herself playing the song on the recorder, which had also gone viral.

In addition to the TikTok, Lizzo shared a series of posts on Instagram of herself and her boyfriend Myke Wright visiting the set.

“House hunting,” she captioned one of the carousels, in which, she was seen wearing an all-green outfit with a pounamu necklace, while standing in front of a Hobbitown home.

In another post, Lizzo re-shared the TikTok video to her Instagram page, and captioned it “Lizzolas in her natural habitat…”

You can see the clip above.

Lizzo is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Lizzo Is Baffled By The Congressional Hearing About UFOs, Simply Asking ‘WTF’

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Lizzo is among music’s foremost newsmakers, but she’s repeatedly proved that she’s a diligent observer of the news cycle as well. Between contributing to the Barbie soundtrack and headlining her ongoing Special Tour, Lizzo somehow had time to comment on congressional developments.

On Wednesday, July 26, former Air Force Intelligence Officer David Grusch testified to Congress before a House Oversight subcommittee. Per the Associated Press, Retired Maj. Grusch asserted that “the US is concealing a longstanding program that retrieves and reserve engineers unidentified flying objects [UFOs]” and “likely has been aware of ‘non-human’ activity since the 1930s.” The Pentagon has denied his claims.

According to NBC News, Grusch also claimed “he has interviewed individuals who have recovered ‘non-human biologics’ from crashed UAPs” — opting to use “non-human” in favor of “alien.”

After the news broke, Lizzo tweeted (or Xeeted?), “Aye.. I know there’s a lot of pop culture news and memes going on rn but… THE GOVERNMENT JUST STATED *UNDER OATH* THAT THEY ARE IN POSSESSION OF UFOs AND NON-HUMAN ALIEN BODIES YALL WTF.”

It’s far from the first (or, surely, last) time Lizzo has used her social media account to process news in real time. In March, she tweeted about transphobia in relation to racism. A separate March tweet drew attention to anti-LGBTQIA legislation and Jim Crow laws.

As for Wednesday’s news, Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge was delighted to hear someone else believes “aliens f*cking exist.”

Watch the full hearing below.

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Here Are The Fuji Rock Set Times For 2023

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Caution: reading any further will likely induce FOMO.

Fuji Rock Festival 2023 is hitting the slopes of the Naeba Ski Resort within Japan’s Niigata Prefecture from Friday, July 28, to Sunday, July 30, with the likes of Alanis Morissette, Daniel Caesar, Denzel Curry, Foo Fighters, Lizzo, The Strokes, Weezer, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and several more in tow.

The expansive event will unfold across eight stages, plus The Palace Of Wonder, and everything will kick off on Friday at 8:30 a.m. local time. Plenty of acts will warm up the crowd for Caesar (7 p.m.), Curry (8 p.m.), Yeah Yeah Yeahs (8:10 p.m.), The Strokes (9:10 p.m.), and NxWorries (10 p.m.).

On Saturday, July 29, Benee will take the Green Stage at 1 p.m., followed by Morissette (5 p.m.), Ellegarden (7 p.m.), and Foo Fighters (9:10 p.m.). The White Stage will host the likes of Dermot Kennedy (2:20 p.m.), Caroline Polachek (6 p.m.), and Louis Cole (10 p.m.). Attendees can also catch D4vd (2 p.m.) or Weyes Blood (4 p.m.) on the Red Marque stage.

The final day, July 30, will still pack plenty of punch. The Green Stage will finish out with Gryffin (3 p.m.), Yuki (5 p.m.), Bad Hop (7 p.m.), and Lizzo (9:10 p.m.). Weezer will close out the White Stage beginning at 10 p.m., and several acts are scheduled to play into the early hours of Monday morning, July 31.

See the full Fuji Rock schedule and festival map below, and find more information here.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Lizzo Shares Her Love For ‘Pink’ In Her Jubilant Song From The ‘Barbie’ Movie Soundtrack

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The Barbie movie is out today, yet the most exciting part for some might be the release of the soundtrack. From Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?” to Charli XCX’s “Speed Drive,” the album is unmatched.

Lizzo’s “Pink” was a highly anticipated track that wasn’t shared as a single, along with songs by Sam Smith and Tame Impala. It has her typically buoyant, extravagant ambiance and her confident vocals: “In pink, goes with everything / Beautiful from head to toe / I’m read’ to go, you know, you know,” she sings. “It’s pink, good enough to drink / We like other colors / But pink just looks so good on us.”

Last month, Lizzo spoke about how Beyoncé has influenced her. “Today was one of those days where I was very angry, very angry at the world,” she said. “Saw a lot of mean sh*t about me on the internet, and I wanted to give up. There are days where the hate outweighs the love so badly that I want to quit music and just disappear. I definitely have enough money to go and buy a farm and just never f*ck with anybody ever again, because f*ck everybody. Then, I reminded myself to get up, get out, and get some sun, and I put on Renaissance.”

Listen to “Pink” above.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Radiohead Stan Lizzo Belted Out One Of The Band’s Classics At Karaoke After A Concert

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Anytime Lizzo is in the building, she’s guaranteed to kill it — on or off the stage. Last night (July 18), following the Melbourne stop of her Special 2our, Lizzo paid a visit to a karaoke bar. While in the bar, she couldn’t help but deliver a special encore.

In an Instagram photo and video carousel captioned “What does Lizzo do after her shows…???,” there is a video of her singing a ’90s classic. Lizzo is seen belting out notes to one of Radiohead‘s signature songs, “Creep.”

Last year, in an interview with Vanity Fair, Lizzo revealed that Radiohead has always been one of her favorite bands, but she was rather clandestine about her love for the band when she was a kid.

“I kept it hidden, even when I was in a rock band,” Lizzo said, “because I didn’t want to be made fun of by my peers — they’d yell, ‘White girl!’ Also, I was wearing these flared bell bottoms with embroidery down it — and they’d say, ‘You look like a white girl, why do you want to look like a hippie?’”

You can see a clip of Lizzo’s karaoke performance above.

Lizzo is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Here Are The Splendour In The Grass Set Times For 2023

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Later this week, Splendour In The Grass music festival kicks off in Australia. As the event spans four days, here is everything to know about the set times for this year.

Starting on Thursday, July 20, things kick off at noon with The Gatling Gun performing at Bryon Bay Brewery. Throughout the afternoon, Lila Swain (on the Smirnoff stage) and Kira Sunday (Red Bull Unforeseen) both play at 4 p.m.. Juups follows behind on the Smirnoff stage at 6 p.m., as DJ Cheq (Red Bull) and Nic Holland (Rainbow Bar) start at the same time. On the World Stage, Trouble San DJs play from 5 p.m. until midnight.

However, Friday is when things really kick off. Some acts not to miss on this day include Claire Rosinkranz at 3 p.m. at the GW McLennan Tent, Sudan Archives on the Mix Up Stage from 5:30 to 6:15, J Balvin at the Ampitheatre from 9 to 10, and Lizzo following after him on the same stage — with her performance happening from 10:45 p.m. until midnight.

On Saturday, the Ampitheatre features Benee at 4:15 p.m., King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard at 5:45, Sam Fender at 7:15, Yeah Yeah Yeahs at 8:45, and Flume closing things out on the stage from 10:30 to midnight. Other key acts include Jeremy Zucker at 6 and Arlo Parks at 9 — both playing at GW McLennan Tent. There are also DJ acts that continue until 2 a.m. — in case the party doesn’t want to stop.

For the final day on Sunday, Tove Lo takes the Ampitheatre at 6 p.m., followed later by Mumford & Sons at 10:45. Iann Dior plays the Mix Up Stage at 8:45. Over at the GW McLennan tent, fans can also catch 100 Gecs from 10-11 p.m..

Check out the complete Splendour In The Grass schedule here.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Here Are The Nos Alive Set Times For 2023

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The 15th staging of Nos Alive is stacked. The lineup boasts the likes of Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys, Lizzo, Lil Nas X, Sam Smith, Queens Of The Stone Age, and Machine Gun Kelly.

Thethree-day event all starts on Thursday, July 6, at Passeio Marítimo de Algés in Portugal. The schedule is headlined by the aforementioned acts and so many more — enough that it needs seven stages to handle them all, including Palco Nos Stage, Palco Heineken Stage, Palco WTF Clubbing Stage, Palco Coreto Stage, Palco Fado Cafe Stage, Palco Comedia Stage, and Portico Nos Alive Entrance.

On July 6, Red Hot Chili Peppers won’t take the Palco Nos Stage until 11:30 p.m. local time, just after The Black Keys’ 9:30 p.m. set.

The same stage will welcome Lil Nas X at 1:15 a.m. to conclude the festivities on Friday, July 7. The anticipation for that will be built by Arctic Monkeys (10:45 p.m.), Lizzo (8:50 p.m.), Idles (7:20 p.m.), Girl In Red (8 p.m.), and more.

Saturday, July 8 — or, technically, Sunday, July 9 — will conclude with Rufus Du Sol at 1:15 a.m. Prior, Sam Smith is set for 11:05 p.m., Queens Of The Stone Age at 9:15 p.m., and Machine Gun Kelly at 7:30 p.m. Other July 8 performances will be delivered by Omah Lay, Rina Sawayama, Angel Olsen, and King Princess.

See the full Nos Alive lineup and schedule below, and find more information here.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.