The album announcement has felt like it’s been dragged out for years, but Lizzo has announced hear new album Bitch. The singer began her comeback attempt last year, after years of lawsuit battles. She shared the single “Love In Real Life,” with a post that said goodbye to her previous Special era with the words “Bye Bitch.” Foreshadowing! A few singles and a mixtape later, she’s fully leaning into this new chapter. Along with the announcement, she’s shared the title track and a black and white visual directed by child.
“Bitch” was produced by Ricky Reed, Blake Slatkin and Zack Sekoff. It samples Missy Elliott’s 1999 single “She’s A Bitch” and interpolates Meredith Brooks’ 1997 smash “Bitch.” “I heard what you saying/ Goddamn, I let it get to me/ You want me to be everything except a human being,” she sings before the chorus hits. Honestly, I think the Brooks interpolation, which takes over the entire chorus, holds the song back; it might actually be the least interesting aspect of the single.
Lizzo also declared “B!TCH summer,” with a post about the double standards and hypocrisies women face:
This song is dedicated to the women who get called a bitch for having boundaries, for being sexual, for speaking up for themselves, for working hard and owning businesses…
If we don’t smile and perform all the time we’re “ungrateful”
If we run a strict program we’re “mean” If we enjoy sex we’re “sluts” and shamed
This WOMANIFESTO is a declaration of independence from the bullsh*t
It’s a B!TCH summer
Check out “Bitch” below.
Bitch is out June 5. Pre-order here.
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