Lizzo drops the music video for '2 Be Loved' featuring a famous model
The song was released last month
Last updated 17th Aug 2022
Lizzo's fans have been eagerly awaiting the music video to her latest song '2 Be Loved' and after teasing it earlier this week, the singer has finally dropped the full video.
The video starts off with Lizzo wearing a wedding dress, waiting at the end of the aisle for her husband-to-be, but when he doesn't turn up she jumps in a convertible, driving through the desert.
While walking through the desert Lizzo 'spots' model Tyson Beckford, who is riding his motorbike. The pair begin to hug, but just as Lizzo goes to kiss him, the camera pans over to show Lizzo kissing a tree. Eventually the singer's bridesmaids come to her rescue and they all have a party.
Watch the music video for '2 Be Loved' below:
How did Lizzo tease the music video for '2 Be Loved'?
Lizzo shared a series of teasers before releasing the music video. In the clips, she can be seen wearing a white wedding dress, driving along in an open top car through a desert. The video then cuts to someone on a motorbike, taking off their gloves and helmet, but it ends before his identity is revealed 👀. Now that the music video has been released we find out that it is in fact Tyson Beckford.
Lizzo's teaser followed a post captioned: 'DID I SAY YES? 👀', which showed the singer wearing a different wedding dress running into the sea.
'2 Be Loved' was released back in July, and is the second song from her album 'Special', following the release of 'About Damn Time' in April 2022. 'About Damn Time' was a huge success for Lizzo, reaching Number 1 in the US.
To celebrate her success, Harry Styles sent the singer a beautiful bouquet of flowers, and Lizzo took to her socials to show them off. Sharing a TikTok, Lizzo showed off the beautiful flowers saying: 'Y'all Harry got me flowers congratulating me on 'About Damn Time' going #1'.
In the video she says: "Thanks for the flowers Harry".
You can hear '2 Be Loved' on Clyde 1.
Now take a look through Lizzo's fantastic career:
Early life and studying
After studying classical music at the University of Houston, Lizzo lived out of her car for a year following her father's death to break into the music industry. She moved to Minneapolis in 2011, performing with various indie bands including Lizzo & the Larva Ink.
2012: Chalice
Lizzo also performed as part of a three-piece band the Chalice, releasing an album in 2012. She released her solo debut album, 'Lizzobangers', in 2013, and it was re-released on Virgin Records a year later.
2013: Supporting Har Mar Superstar
She toured as a support act for Har Mar Superstar in 2013, and also sang with his band. Lizzo worked on a body positivity campaign What's Underneath for StyleLikeU in 2014, writing the song 'My Skin' after being inspired by the project.
2014: Working with Prince
Collaborating with pop icon Prince in 2014 on his album Plectrumelectrum, Lizzo called it "surreal... almost like a fairytale" and that it was "something I will never actually get over." Her second studio album 'Big Grrrl Small World' was released in 2015, and she briefly became a host for MTV.
2016: Signing with Atlantic Records
Lizzo signed with Atlantic Records in 2016, and put out EP 'Coconut Oil' that same year, which featured 'Good As Hell', and received huge critical acclaim - with many praising Lizzo for her inspirational lyrics about self-love and self-acceptance.
2017: 'Good As Hell Tour'
She went on the 'Good As Hell Tour' in 2017, and also appeared as a guest judge on RuPaul's Drag Race. The following year, she toured with the likes of Haim and Florence and The Machine.
2018: Body positivity campaigns
2018 was a big year for Lizzo in different ways - she became a hugely influential figure regarding body positivity, featuring in campaigns and on the covers of magazines. She released her third album 'Cuz I Love You' in January 2019, spawning singles 'Juice' and Tempo featuring Missy Elliott. She then performed at Coachella Festival.
2019: Acting in Hustlers
Lizzo starred in Hustlers alongside the likes of JLo, Cardi B, Julia Stiles and Keke Palmer in 2019, which was based on a 2015 article in New York magazine by Jessica Pressler called 'The Hustlers at Scores'. She also lent her voice to animated film UglyDolls with Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas and Pitbull among others.
2019: Glastonbury slot
In 2019, she performed at Glastonbury Festival, and released a remix of 'Good As Hell' featuring Ariana Grande.
2020: BET Awards
Lizzo was nominated in a whopping four categories at the 2020 BET Awards! She was in the running for Best Female Hip Hop Artist, Album of the Year for 'Cuz I Love You', the BET HER Award for her song 'Tempo' featuring Missy Elliott and Best Female R&B/Pop Artist - which she won at the ceremony on 28th June 2020.
2020: BRIT Awards
Lizzo gave an incredible medley performance at the BRIT Awards 2020, singing three of her biggest hits so far - 'Truth Hurts', before sliding into a wonderful rendition of 'Good As Hell' and finishing off with the fan-favourite 'Juice'.
2021: 'Rumors'
Lizzo took to Instagram in August 2021 to announce that she was set to release a brand new single 'Rumors' on 13th August! Obviously, fans went wild for the new pic, commenting with excitement in their droves.
2022: Lizzo releases a series on Amazon Prime
Lizzo's new TV series on Amazon Prime was released in 2022. The series called Lizzo's Watch Out For The Big Grrrls follows the singer in a search for the next Big Grrrl dancers as she heads on her 2022 tour.
2022: Lizzo releases 'Special'
Lizzo released her album 'Special' in July 2022. Lizzo told James Corden the album took "three freaking years" to finish, but "I feel amazing."
2022: Lizzo releases 'Special'
Lizzo released her album 'Special' in July 2022. Lizzo told James Corden the album took "three freaking years" to finish, but "I feel amazing." The record contains huge hits like 'About Damn Time', 'Grrrls' and '2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)'.
2022: Lizzo wins her first Emmy Award
In September, Lizzo picked up her first Emmy Award for her Prime Video show Watch Out For The Big Grrrls. In her acceptance speech she touched on the representation in her show and said: "When I was a little girl, all I wanted to see was me in the media."
2022: Lizzo announces UK tour dates for 'The Special Tour'
Lizzo announced in October 2022 that she would be bringing her 'The Special Tour' over to the UK, performing in cities Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and London.
2022: Lizzo wins the People's Champion award
Lizzo gave an empowering speech as she collected a People's Choice Award for the People's Champion. The singer brought out 17 activists with her on stage saying: "To be an icon isn't about how long you've had your platform, being an icon is about what you DO with that platform."
2023: Record of the Year at the Grammys 2023
It really was 'About Damn Time'! Lizzo took home Record of the Year at the 2023 Grammys for the track which has no doubt been on pretty much everyone's party playlist all year. Winning over her icons Adele and Beyoncé, Lizzo mentioned them both in her acceptance speech, gushing over how Bey had actually inspired her to become a performer. N'aww!
2023: BRIT Awards 2023 performance
Although Lizzo didn't win either of the two categories she was nominated for at the BRIT Awards 2023 - missing out to Beyoncé both times - she gave a powerhouse performance! Doing a medley of 'Special', '2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)' and 'About Damn Time', she absolutely SLAYED the stage! Watch it on YouTube.
2023: Lizzo announced to appear in The Simpsons
Lizzo will appear in the season 34 finale of The Simpsons. The singer, and her infamous flute will appear in the episode called Homer's Adventure Through the Windshield Glass.
2023: Lizzo performs at Glastonbury
In June 2023, Lizzo performed on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival, wowing the crowd with a set packed with her biggest hits.
2024: Lizzo clears up confusion after 'I quit' statement
At the end of March 2024, Lizzo shared a statement on Instagram telling her fans that she 'quits', however it wasn't clear at the time if she meant quitting the music industry, or social media.
Just a few days later, Lizzo shared a video of herself on social media, confirming she is NOT quitting music, but 'negative energy'.
Now read:
A timeline of Lizzo's iconic career so far ✨
Harry Styles sent Lizzo flowers to celebrate a big achievement 💐
Stranger Things star recites Lizzo's 'About Damn Time' lyrics in Vecna's voice 😮