Lizzo reveals new album was inspired by friend who ‘secretly hated me’
Pop singer Lizzo has clarified that her latest album, 'Bitch', was inspired by a personal friendship breakup rather than the public backlash surrounding her 2023 lawsuit. Despite the album's release, it has struggled commercially with low sales figures and mixed critical reception.
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Pop singer Lizzo has stated that many of the songs on her new album, Bitch, were not written in response to the public backlash against her – but rather about the breakup of a friendship “that was not public at all”.
The star behind mega hits such as “Truth Hurts”, whose real name is Melissa Jefferson, failed to chart in the US or the UK with the new project, with the album selling just 2,649 copies in its first week of release. In the second, sales reportedly dropped to 650 units.
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