Lizzo’s pop stardom has relied only partially on pop hits.
Sure, it was an old-fashioned Top 40 radio smash — “Truth Hurts,” which originally came out in 2017 before finding its way to TikTok and a Netflix rom-com — that introduced the ebullient singer and rapper (and flute player) to a mass audience three years ago.
Since then, though, Lizzo’s continued success has had less to do with big singles than with the funny, feel-good empowerment vibes she dispenses on social media and in her Prime Video reality series, “Watch Out for the Big Grrrls,” which just picked up six Emmy nominations to go with the three Grammys she won in 2020.
