Lizzo
Lizzo is a singer, rapper, songwriter and flutist whose music moves between pop, hip-hop and R&B, from Truth Hurts and About Damn Time to her 2026 album BITCH.
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Known for
- Truth Hurts2017 · Singer and rapper
YouTube - Cuz I Love You2019 · Studio album
Album - Special2022 · Studio album featuring About Damn Time
Album - Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls2022 · Star and executive producer
Prime Video - BITCH2026 · Studio album
Album - BookLil Lizzo Meets Sasha B. Flootin’2026 · Author, illustrated by Mark Pett
Overview
- Name
- Melissa Jefferson
- Roots
- Detroit, Houston and Minneapolis
- Work
- Singer, rapper, songwriter, flutist and author
- Solo debut
- Lizzobangers (2013)
- Breakout
- Truth Hurts reached No. 1 in 2019
- Awards
- Four Grammy Awards and a Primetime Emmy
Mini bio
How it started.
Born in Detroit and raised partly in Houston, Melissa Jefferson began playing flute while growing up in Texas. She brought that training into a career in singing and rap. After moving to Minneapolis in 2011, she worked in its independent music scene and released Lizzobangers in 2013.
Finding her sound.
The Chalice and GRRL PRRTY were part of her early musical world. Lazerbeak and Ryan Olsen helped produce her solo debut. Her songs grew out of a mix of gospel roots, Houston rap, classical training and the bands she played in.
The breakthrough.
Truth Hurts began as a 2017 release before becoming a No. 1 hit in 2019. Cuz I Love You brought a wider audience to her singing and rapping, and earned a Grammy alongside wins for Truth Hurts and Jerome. About Damn Time later won Record of the Year in 2023.
Beyond the records.
Lizzo also stars in and executive produces Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, which won the 2022 Emmy for Outstanding Competition Program. In 2026 she added children’s author to her credits with a picture book about friendship, belonging and finding your own voice.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026BITCHRecording artist
- 2025MY FACE STILL HURTS FROM SMILINGRecording artist
- 2025MY FACE HURTS FROM SMILINGRecording artist; collaborations with SZA and Doja Cat
- 2022SpecialRecording artist
- 2019Cuz I Love YouRecording artist
Television
- 2022Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big GrrrlsStar and executive producer
Books
- 2026Lil Lizzo Meets Sasha B. Flootin’Author; illustrated by Mark Pett
Awards
- Grammy Award · Record of the Year2023 · About Damn Time
- Primetime Emmy · Outstanding Competition Program2022 · Executive producer, Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls
- Grammy Award · Best Pop Solo Performance2020 · Truth Hurts
- Grammy Award · Best Traditional R&B Performance2020 · Jerome
- Grammy Award · Best Urban Contemporary Album2020 · Cuz I Love You (Deluxe)
Quotes
I’m going to make music that reflects me and my life now.Lizzo, Interview magazine
In a September 2014 interview, she explained why she expected her music to change as she changed.
Trivia
- Her stage name grew from a nickname used while she was in the Cornrow Clique: Lisso became Lizzo.
- Seeing Destiny’s Child while she was in fifth grade helped inspire her to sing and make music.
- She joined a rock band at 19, before her solo rap career.
- Her debut picture book turns her real-life flute, nicknamed Sasha Flute, into a character.
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