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Lizzo is the July 2026 digital cover model for SI Swimsuit, photographed in Miami after Swim Week, where she discusses redefining sexy and body confidence, handling online criticism, and balancing a multi-faceted career (music, acting, Yitty’s swim line, and a forthcoming children’s book) with a focus on wellness and manifestation.
Lizzo says she intentionally gained about 20 pounds this year after an earlier weight-loss journey, explaining her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover shows a thicker, more confident look and telling critics to stay triggered as she embraces her body and life, while continuing to work on music and a biopic.
Lizzo makes her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover debut for the July 2026 issue, posing poolside in Yitty Swim pieces at a Miami shoot and embracing body confidence and joy, while previewing upcoming projects including a Sister Rosetta Tharpe biopic in development and a children’s picture book, Lil Lizzo Meets Sasha B. Flootin’.
Lizzo makes her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit debut in a Miami-shot campaign wearing Yitty Swim, while signaling a year of personal growth and new work—her upcoming Sister Rosetta Tharpe biopic, a children’s picture book, and a return to acting—centered on choosing joy and healing anxiety.
Lizzo’s comeback album has underperformed commercially while three former dancers pursue a lawsuit alleging harassment and body-shaming, challenging her public body-positivity persona; Lizzo denies the claims, blames social-media algorithms, and the case continues with both sides awaiting court dates.
Lizzo wowed at the 2026 BET Awards in a bronzed, body-skimming Christian Cowan gown from Spring 2026, delivering sultry glamour during Lauryn Hill’s Living Legend Icon Award tribute while steering clear of provocative styling in favor of craftsmanship-focused elegance.
Lizzo headlines the BET Awards with a dramatic weight-release transformation, stepping out in a shimmering brown gown on the red carpet as she discusses her health journey, while fellow stars deliver bold fashion moments throughout the ceremony.
At the 2026 BET Awards, a wave of daring naked-dress ensembles dominated the red carpet, with Lizzo leading the trend in a bronze glitter gown featuring a sheer skirt that highlighted her gradual weight loss. Other stars like Latto, Ari Lennox, Serena Page Att, and Chelley Bissainthe wore sheer, beaded, or cut-out gowns, proving the naked-dress look is a current fashion moment on the awards circuit.
Lizzo reacts to the weak first-week sales and lack of Billboard 200 placement for her June 5 album 'Bitch,' saying she won’t measure her worth by numbers and that she’s proud of the music. The album sold about 2,649 copies in its first week and didn’t chart, a sharp contrast to her 2022 breakthrough 'Special.' In a 'Swiftologist' interview, she discussed reframing her relationship with success, reclaiming her identity, and continuing her career amid ongoing legal challenges from ex-dancers.
Netflix’s Netflix Is a Joke festival roast of Kevin Hart included sharp jokes about Lizzo’s weight, the #MeToo movement, and Hart’s Riyadh Comedy Festival appearance, but several lines were cut; writer Madison Sinclair hinted at the scrapped material, and Netflix has not commented on the edits as Hart also addressed a past cheating scandal during the show.
A lively countdown of Lizzo’s greatest tracks, from Good As Hell at #1 to Pink (2023) at #20, highlighting her signature blend of disco‑funk, hip‑hop and flute-driven hooks, with empowering lyrics and notable collaborations (Missy Elliott, SZA, Mark Ronson) that chart her evolution from high‑energy party anthems to emotionally charged moments like Jerome and Cuz I Love You.
Lizzo says she will not settle the ongoing sexual harassment lawsuit brought by her former backup dancers, calling a settlement an easy out and insisting the truth will emerge. She addressed the allegations on CBS Mornings with Gayle King, noting that the rest of the claims have been dismissed and emphasizing her innocence, while she gears up for a new album release (Bitch) on June 5.
Lizzo says her June 5 album release, titled Bitch and featuring a title track that samples Meredith Brooks and Missy Elliott, is meant to empower women as she addresses a yearslong lawsuit from former backup dancers over alleged harassment; she denies the accusations and says she’s not afraid to testify if the case goes to trial, adding that the truth will come out. She also discussed pausing a separate Love in Real Life project last year while focusing on making music and touched on her weight loss journey and plans to tour soon.
Lizzo announces her fifth studio album will be titled Bitch, saying she’s reclaiming the word as armor and empowerment after a Trump-supporter encounter, drawing inspiration from Missy Elliott and Meredith Brooks; the project follows a January Substack piece and shifts away from the shelved Love In Real Life, signaling a bold, self-empowering direction for her music.
Lizzo is pivoting from her Love in Real Life project to a new 12-song LP titled Bitch, due June 5 via Nice Life/Atlantic; the title track will drop May 1 after the lead single Don’t Make Me Love U. The album features a Meredith Brooks interpolation of the 1997 hit Bitch, reclaiming the word as empowerment. This marks her first LP in four years, following earlier teasers, and she’s also pursuing other projects (a children’s book and an acting role). The tracklist includes A Toast, Happy 2 Be, Don’t Make Me Love U, Bitch, She Stole My Man, Whose Hair Is This, Little Black Cat, Sexy Ladies, That GRRRL, Too Nice, Like a Crime, and Goodmorning!