·Lizzo is getting real about the sting of watching her new album, “B****,” miss the Billboard 200 after its June 5 release.
·In a recent interview she said there was a rough 24-hour stretch where she let one number take over her head and tie into how she saw her own success.
·The album reportedly sold fewer than 3,000 copies in its first week, and Lizzo said the response felt “soul-crushing” because she truly sees this project as some of her best work.
·She spent a few days stressed and sad, trying to make sense of why music she feels proud of did not connect in the way she hoped.
·Her bigger realization was that pop music moves differently now.
·Lizzo said the industry has changed in the last few years, and she had to accept that her connection with the public has changed too.
·She described having to mourn that version of things, which feels like the most honest part of this whole conversation.
·A pep talk from SZA, along with prayer and meditation, helped Lizzo pull herself out of the spiral.
·She said she had to stop using sales and chart positions as proof of her worth, and now sees “B****” as a step forward instead of a failure.
·Lizzo still believes social media algorithms are hurting music releases because fans often miss album announcements altogether.
·But she says timing matters, and she is choosing to trust that the people who need these songs will find them.
In a recent interview she said there was a rough 24-hour stretch where she let one number take over her head and tie into how she saw her own success.
In a recent interview she said there was a rough 24-hour stretch where she let one number take over her head and tie into how she saw her own success.
