Lizzo has been MIA from music for a hot minute, but as she revealed on Twitch this past Valentine’s Day, that’s all about to change.
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After navigating some technical difficulties with the interactive live-streaming service involving her muted microphone, Lizzo surprised her fans new teaser. The brief clip features a close-up shot of Lizzo crying while looking into the camera, as a flute melody played in the background. Her crying then turns into laughter, which is followed by the singer staring dead-pan into the lens, as tears stream down her face. The clip ends with a date — February 28. The singer also shared the teaser on IG, which she captioned, “Everything was so much simpler #LIRL." Check it out below.
While Lizzo didn’t reveal exactly what would arrive on the twenty-eighth of February, while Live on Twitch, she did share, “I’ve been working on music for the last two years, and took my time and I did it right. The new era begins today.” Additionally noting, “I truly am coming to gag throats.”
Ahead of announcing her new era, Lizzo took to social media to bid adieu to her previous one.
Posting a series of pics and videos that was lead by her Special album cover, Lizzo wrote, “It’s the end of a very Special era. This album was my strut back into society after a hard 2020 & 2021. I wanted to help people turn up the music, turn down the lights and get a feeling they’ll be alright."
She continued, "I wanted to remind people of how they may be broken but still perfect in their own way. 12 songs, 68 shows, 14 countries, 3 continents and nearly a million voices later we saw our specialness. We got through it together. I’m proud of the accolades, the Grammys the Emmys the Platinum plaque… but I’m most proud of the Legacy I’m leaving this world— lyrics that uplift you, music w real instruments, a reminder to dance and that it’s okay to cry… and high vibrations! I thank God every day that this is my job, and I don’t take it lightly.”
Lizzo followed up her sentimental post with another, giving more bad B behavior, and saying goodbye to the Special era by spray painting “Bye B****” over the album cover in red.