Lizzo Responds To Viral Post About Career Nosedive
At one point, you couldn't turn the radio on without hearing Lizzo songs like "Good As Hell," "Juice", and "Good As Hell", but recently Lizzo's new album failed to hit the Billboard 100.
One social media user's thoughts on Lizzo's career went viral and even caught the singer's eye herself. They wrote on social media: "Lizzo not having a fanbase is so weird to me when this woman was literally selling out arenas not even 2 years ago. like, where did those people go?"
Lizzo responded, offering social media users an explanation of where she thinks her career went wrong. She wrote: "I actually can answer this: the industry changed so much in the last 3 yrs. streaming replaced radio & I was a radio darling. That's how my fans discovered my music. Not to mention the very obvious & public attack on my career changed things. But I'm out here doing my absolute best and u can't knock a b---- for that."
The attack Lizzo is referring to is the lawsuit filed against her, her production company and her dance captain by three backup dancers in August 2023. The lawsuit accused them of sexual, religious, and racial harassment, disability discrimination, assault, false imprisonment, creating a hostile work environment, and body-shaming. Later, a similar lawsuit was filed against the star and her management team, alleging more inappropriate backstage behavior.
Lizzo has always denied these allegations. Parts of the first suit were thrown out of court, while others are still part of an ongoing case. The second case was dismissed after a judge ruled that the plaintiff couldn't sue Lizzo because she technically worked for the tour company, not the singer herself.
Earlier this month, Lizzo released her fifth studio album, with the bold title B----. She has been open about her frustrations with the album rollout and promotions, claiming TikTok was suppressing her career.
"My album is out today, and TikTok continues to be a hater," she said, claiming that when she posts about her new music on her account, it's suddenly "ineligible for recommendation."
According to the 38-year-old, when she posts random clips of herself off duty with friends or playing around, TikTok pushes them out to the algorithm. She claimed the algorithm punished her for posting her own content.
"And when I want to promote my album, you don't want to recommend it to my fans?" she asked. "Well, honey, I'm on my main page to let y'all know that my album is out TODAY. Go run it up. To all of the 26 million people who love me, go get my album; it's out today. Woo!"
Lizzo has taken to TikTok to urge her followers to support her music so it wouldn't "flop." When asked why her music wasn't getting a bigger marketing rollout. "Baby, I'm asking the same question because I definitely approved the billboards in the marketing meetings. I definitely approved ads, but crickets," she said.
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This story was originally published June 8, 2026 at 3:29 PM.