Lizzo
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Lizzo, Anderson Paak Among Artists Calling on Trump to Save the Entertainment Industry From Financial Ruin
With the entertainment industry decimated by catastrophic losses and indefinite delays as it endures the ugliest shutdown it’s ever seen, fan favorites like Lizzo and Anderson .Paak are calling on President “China Virus” to intervene. Rolling Stone and Variety report that a slew of heavyweight artists and executives, such as balladeer Babyface, Grammy Award-winning bassist…
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Lizzo The Great: TikTok Restores Swimsuit Video of Grammy Winner After She Exposes Them for Possible Bias
With her body positivity movement and unabashed performance style, Lizzo can be considered many things. But this week, the recent Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, flutist, rapper, Vodka spokesperson, Billboard chart-topper, NAACP Image Award-receiving plus-sized beauty icon has a new title: an agent of change. Earlier this week, the “Juice” powerhouse put TikTok on blast…
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Won't We Do It! NAACP Image Awards Weekend Proves Black Glamour Is Winning
You know, there’s a very good reason the NAACP Image Awards ceremony takes place in late February—and it’s not simply because it’s Black History Month. It’s because, after far too many awards seasons in which we are only marginally included—including this past one—at the Image Awards, we get the last word, as excellence is recognized…
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#BlackExcellenceWeekend: BET, NAACP Image Awards and ABFF to Pay Tribute to Us in the Same Weekend
Now that the Oscars and most major awards shows are out of the way, the American Black Film Festival and the NAACP are bringing us the recognition we deserve—not by requiring us to ask for a seat at the table, but rather creating our own with the ABFF Honors and the 51st Image Awards taking…
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100% That Chocolate: Lizzo Served a Sweet and Sassy Look at the 2020 Brit Awards
What’s the best way to clap back at haters who act like what you eat gives them cellulite? Show up on the red carpet looking like a damned snack, which is exactly what Lizzo did on Tuesday night at the 2020 Brit Awards in London. Wearing a strapless Moschino gown designed to look like the…
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Just in Case You Want to See Some Black Folks Actually Recognized This Awards Season, the NAACP Image Awards Announced Their 2020 Noms
Guess who just ordered some Lawry’s for this white-ass awards season? That’s right—the NAACP! On Thursday morning, the nominations were announced for the 51st NAACP Image Awards. The ceremony airs after the “official” end of awards season (i.e. after the Oscars), which is fitting due to the concept of Colored People Time (CPT). Kasi Lemmons’…
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Lizzo Volunteers at Australian Food Bank During Wildfires, Internet Will Still Find a Way to Be Mad
Australia is currently in the midst of one of its most destructive wildfires. After a performance at the Sydney Opera House, Lizzo saw fit to do her part to help. CBS News reports that Foodbank Victoria shared pictures on its Facebook page of the “Truth Hurts” singer paying a visit to its Melbourne site; not only…
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Clearly Unaware That Shutting Up Has Zero Calories, Celebrity Trainer Jillian Michaels Weighs in on Lizzo’s Body
Celebrity trainer Jillian Michaels, known for any number of infomercials after being one of the original taskmasters on The Biggest Loser, appeared on Buzzfeed’s morning show AM2DM Wednesday morning to hawk her fitness app, during which she managed to prove that the biggest loser may actually be the one with the biggest mouth. Asked by host…
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Lizzo Says She’s Taking Break From Twitter Because of Trolls
We’ve all heard that mo’ money equals mo’ problems, but on Sunday Lizzo reminded us that mo’ fame equals mo’ trolls, especially when you’re a big, beautiful black woman who unashamedly twerks on demand. After enduring constant trolling about her body and public persona, singer, flute-player, rapper and eight-time Grammy-nominated musician Lizzo is calling it…
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Today In Hotep Foolishness: Boyce Watkins Comes for Lizzo
It is undeniable that Lizzo has had one hell of a year. Her 2017 song “Truth Hurts,” hit No. 1 on the charts, she was the musical guest for Eddie Murphy’s acclaimed SNL return and she scored eight Grammy nominations, proving that she is indeed 100% that bitch. Yet because she is a black woman…