Lizzo addresses rumours of a Harry Styles collab on her upcoming album 'Special'
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Last updated 6th Jun 2022
Lizzo is set to release her album 'Special' on 15th July, and for a while now there have been rumours that 'As It Was' singer Harry Styles might have recorded a collab with the 'Good As Hell' singer.
Now, Lizzo has addressed the rumours in an interview with The Sprout Podcast, telling podcast host Tamara Dhia: "The internet going to internet. That’s all I’ll say about that," seemingly neither confirming or denying the collab with the former One Direction singer.
Meanwhile, there has also been talk of Avengers star Chris Evans appearing on 'Special' after he showed off his piano skills in an Instagram Story. Tamara quizzed Lizzo on that too, to which she replied: "I literally hit him up and was like, play piano on my album, and he just said, ‘Ha Ha'. It would have been really cool, but unfortunately not this time."
Well, despite not having Chris Evans on the album, 'Special' looks set to be another popular release from Lizzo, whose previous album 'Cuz I Love You', was released in 2019.
'About Damn Time' is Lizzo's latest song, featured on the upcoming album. It is her highest charting hit in the UK reaching Number 4 when it was released in April.
Meanwhile, Harry Styles has now released his eagerly anticipated third solo album 'Harry's House', which features his current song, the Number 1 selling 'As It Was'. Since the album's release, Lizzo has opened up about her thoughts on Harry's music saying she loves it!
She spoke about it during an Instagram Live saying: "(He) put his… Harrussy, he put the whole Harrussy into that album. I love his new album".
You can hear songs by Lizzo on Cool FM.
Lizzo's career so far: How did she get famous?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.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.
In 2019, she performed at Glastonbury Festival, and released a remix of 'Good As Hell' featuring Ariana Grande. In February 2020, Lizzo told us that she'd love to work with Ariana again - this time on brand new music... Make it happen!
When will Lizzo's album 'Special' be released?
'Special' will be released on 15th July 2022.
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