That’s right! Queen of Tempo and star of the new TV series Watch Out For The Big Girls, Lizzo has a new album coming out on April 14th. Her single, “About Damn Time,” debuted on James Corden’s The Late Late Show on Tuesday.
Sporting a baby-blue, one-shouldered vinyl maxi dress, the artist exclaimed that she'd been working on the album for"three freakin' years!", and detailed her review process before putting out an album, explaining that her friends were her first round of testers. “They’ll tell me, they’ll be like ‘this ain’t it, girl’ or once they start twerking I’ll be like ‘this is it’.
ADVERTISEMENT But when Corden pulled out a record player and Lizzo’s “top secret” single record, the audience got to hear a taste. A fun track with disco influences and reminiscent of Whitney Huston’s Million Dollar Bill, Lizzo’s new track got everybody up and dancing. Bring It On actress Gabrielle Union was also a guest on the show, and the two women fell into a groovy little two-step together as the song played, syncing up with the music and each other.
ADVERTISEMENT If you need a bigger Lizzo fix before the album drops, her new Amazon PrimeTV series, Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, comes out tomorrow, Friday, March 25! The show details her journey in search of talented women to join her on her upcoming world tour. The show follows the familiar reality TV/contest format, and is set to tackle self-love, performance, and competition. Ultimately, the victors will go on to perform behind a global superstar.
Dakotah Jennifer is a senior at WashU who is ready to graduate. She started creative writing at eight and has loved it ever since. She loves watching bad TV, listening to music as much as possible, and making her opinions known. Jennifer has been published in Across the Margin, HerStry, Popsugar, The Pinch Journal, Voyage YA, JMWW, Protean Mag, Oral Rinse Zine, and Ripple Zine. She has also published two chapbooks, Fog and Safe Passage .