'Keep Going'
While she was initially stressed by the disappointing chart numbers, Lizzo says she came to terms with the reality of the industry and past allegations
Lizzo is addressing the reception to her latest album, Bitch, which made headlines this month after failing to chart on the Billboard 200 despite her previous album, Special, debuting at Number Two with 69,000 equivalent album units earned in 2022.
Of course, public perception of the Grammy-winning artist has changed within the few years between albums. In 2023, her former backup dancers accused her of sexual harassment, creating a hostile work environment, and fat-shaming in a lawsuit that has yet to be settled. During a recent interview with Zachary Hourihane, a.k.a. the Swiftologist, on his podcast Proto Pop, Lizzo opened up about fans and the music industry perceiving Bitch as a commercial failure and how she felt as she saw the numbers on her latest project filter in.
When asked how she felt following the album’s release, Hourihane requested a “real answer, not a PR line.”
