Lizzo has begun teasing that she’s working on a new album – find out more below.
The singer-songwriter, real name Melissa Viviane Jefferson, took to social media last night (August 27) to share a reel on Instagram. The clip doesn’t reveal much, but its caption is a lot more telling for fans of her music.
Lizzo wrote: “I wasn’t gonna post this on [Instagram] but 2021 me would be soooo proud of 2024 me. And I’m NOT only talking about my body if yall only KNEWWWW what I’ve done for my mental & emotional health in the last year… wheeeew don’t worry imma write a album about it.”
You can see the full post below.
The tease that Lizzo’s working on a new album comes just days after the singer-songwriter announced that she has landed in Bali, Indonesia, and will be taking a “gap year”. In a video showing the singer taking a moment outside in the pouring rain dressed in a black swimsuit, Lizzo captioned the post: “I’m taking a gap year & protecting my peace”.
Lizzo is no stranger to announcing hiatuses – earlier in March, the singer declared ‘I QUIT’ in response to being “dragged” online.
Just days later, the singer clarified she wasn’t quitting music, saying she meant “I quit giving any negative energy attention. What I’m not gonna quit, is the joy of my life, which is making music, which is connecting the people, ’cause I know I’m not alone.”
Lizzo’s last album comes in the form of 2022’s ‘Special’. In a four-star review of the record, Nick Levine wrote for NME: “Perhaps inevitably, given Lizzo’s overwhelmingly positive message, ‘Special’ is sometimes a bit cheesy. Still, it’s cheesy in a way you won’t want to resist. “Is it your birthday, girl? / ‘Cause you lookin’ likе a present,” she sings on ‘Birthday Girl’, a song that practically marches you to the bar and orders you a shot of Tequila Rose. On this evidence, Lizzo knows exactly who she is as an artist and what she wants to achieve: she’s the bad bitch with an incredible talent for making people feel good.”
In a glowing five-star review of Lizzo’s concert at The O2 in London last year, Levine wrote: “By the time she ends with a triumphant ‘About Damn Time’ – accompanied by a giant disco ball – it’s clear her job here is done. Lizzo isn’t just a great entertainer, but pop’s foremost purveyor of unadulterated joy.”