{"id":2429589,"date":"2026-05-23T19:35:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T19:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2429589"},"modified":"2026-05-23T19:35:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T19:35:51","slug":"rapper-lizzo-addresses-rumors-she-dissed-taylor-swift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/rapper-lizzo-addresses-rumors-she-dissed-taylor-swift\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapper Lizzo Addresses Rumors She Dissed Taylor Swift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/lizzo\/\"><b>Lizzo <\/b><\/a>is clearing the air and addressing the viral rumors that she dissed fellow musician <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/taylor-swift\/\"><b>Taylor Swift<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201c<i>The Life Of A Showgirl <\/i>+<i> MY FACE HURTS FROM SMILING <\/i>\u2014 4.005M <span class=\"s1\">\ud83d\udc51<\/span>,\u201d an X user wrote on Friday, May 22, alongside footage from Lizzo\u2019s \u201cSTFU\u201d music video. \u201cICEMAN + MAID OF HONOUR + HABIBTI \u2014 683k <span class=\"s1\">\u26b0\ufe0f\u26b0\ufe0f\u26b0\ufe0f\u26b0\ufe0f<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Lizzo, 38, replied to the tweet, asking, \u201cCan someone explain what this means?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A fan subsequently claimed that \u201call that s***-talking\u201d Lizzo allegedly did about Swift, 36, \u201cfinally caught up\u201d to her and impacted her <i>My Face Hurts From Smiling<\/i> record\u2019s chart position.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/lizzos-ups-and-downs-over-the-years-plagiarism-lawsuits-and-more\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/lizzos-ups-and-downs-over-the-years-plagiarism-lawsuits-and-more\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Lizzo&#8217;s Ups and Downs Over the Years: Plagiarism, Lawsuits and More<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tLizzo has made headlines over the years, both for her empowering music and controversial moments. In 2017 and 2019, the singer was accused of plagiarism by British singer Mina Lioness and producer Justin Raisen over her 2017 single \u201cTruth Hurts.\u201d The drama surrounded one of the song\u2019s opening lines \u2014 \u201cI just took a DNA [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Lizzo clapped back at the implication.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cAre you well? First of all I have never talked s*** about Taylor Swift,\u201d Lizzo <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lizzo\/status\/2058204578735108467?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">tweeted<\/span><\/a> on Saturday, May 23. \u201cAlso while we [are] on the subject I\u2019ve never talked s*** about any artist. Just because I mention an artist by name does not mean I\u2019m talking s*** \u2014 grow tf up pls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Lizzo has long been inspired by Swift, even finding a slew of similarities with the pop superstar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019m Black Taylor Swift,\u201d she quipped during a 2022 appearance on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vjq2oAI_dac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>The Breakfast Club<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> <\/i>radio show, joking about how the two singers often pull from their personal lives in various songs. \u201cI really am, I\u2019m trifling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Both Lizzo and Swift are known for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/everything-taylor-swifts-exes-have-said-about-her-songs\/\">writing about their respective love lives<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI don\u2019t talk too badly about [an ex\u2019s] character, it\u2019s just what he do,\u201d Lizzo explained at the time. \u201cI\u2019ll be like, \u2018He\u2019s a good person, but this is what he did. Am I tripping?\u2019 They\u2019d be like, \u2018You\u2019re not tripping, you\u2019re not tripping.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/lizzo-opens-up-about-music-comeback-challenges-amid-lawsuits\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2214779479-Lizzo.jpg?crop=0px%2C174px%2C1333px%2C752px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2214779479-Lizzo.jpg?crop=0px%2C174px%2C1333px%2C752px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2214779479-Lizzo.jpg?crop=0px%2C174px%2C1333px%2C752px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2214779479-Lizzo.jpg?crop=0px%2C174px%2C1333px%2C752px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2214779479-Lizzo.jpg?crop=0px%2C174px%2C1333px%2C752px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2214779479-Lizzo.jpg?crop=0px%2C174px%2C1333px%2C752px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2214779479-Lizzo.jpg?crop=0px%2C174px%2C1333px%2C752px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2214779479-Lizzo.jpg?crop=0px%2C174px%2C1333px%2C752px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=62&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2214779479-Lizzo.jpg?crop=0px%2C174px%2C1333px%2C752px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"GettyImages-2214779479-Lizzo\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/lizzo-opens-up-about-music-comeback-challenges-amid-lawsuits\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Lizzo Says Her Plans to Return to Music &#8216;Crumbled&#8217; After Lawsuits<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tLizzo is opening up about how her plans for her music comeback have changed. The \u201cGood as Hell\u201d singer, 37, spoke about reentering the music industry after she was the subject of multiple harassment and hostile work environment lawsuits in an interview with Vulture published on Monday, September 8. \u201cI put out those two singles, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Lizzo\u2019s new single, \u201cBitch,\u201d also takes inspiration from Swift.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cShout-out to<b> Meredith Brooks<\/b>. I want the whole world to know that this is her record,\u201d Lizzo said on the \u201cGenius Verified\u201d podcast earlier this month, revealing the new track interpolates Brooks\u2019 \u201890s-era hit. \u201cI feel like that would\u2019ve gotten lost in translation a little bit. I was like, \u2018This is Lizzo\u2019s version.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Lizzo continued, \u201cYou know how it\u2019s like, \u2018Taylor\u2019s Version?\u2019 It\u2019s like, \u2018Bitch (Lizzo\u2019s Version).\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Swift re-recorded four of her past albums, save for <i>Taylor Swift <\/i>and <i>Reputation<\/i>, beginning in 2021 after the masters were sold from record label Big Machine to a third party. The 14-time Grammy winner was ultimately able to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/taylor-swift-buys-her-masters-how-much-did-she-pay\/\"><span class=\"s2\">purchase her discography<\/span><\/a> in May 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cAll I\u2019ve ever wanted was the opportunity to work hard enough to be able to one day purchase my music outright with no strings attached, no partnership [and] with full autonomy,\u201d Swift said in a statement at the time. \u201cI will forever be grateful to everyone at Shamrock Capital for being the first people to ever offer this to me. The way they\u2019ve handled every interaction we\u2019ve had has been honest, fair and respectful. This was a business deal to them, but I really felt like they saw it for what it was to me: My memories and my sweat and my handwriting and my decades of dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lizzo is clearing the air and addressing the viral rumors that she dissed fellow musician Taylor Swift. \u201cThe Life Of A Showgirl + MY FACE HURTS FROM SMILING \u2014 4.005M \ud83d\udc51,\u201d an X user wrote on Friday, May 22, alongside footage from Lizzo\u2019s \u201cSTFU\u201d music video. \u201cICEMAN + MAID OF HONOUR + HABIBTI \u2014 683k [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2429590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[24003,316069,21928],"class_list":["post-2429589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-omg","tag-social-media"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Rapper-Lizzo-Addresses-Rumors-She-Dissed-Taylor-Swift.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2429589"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2429591,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2429589\/revisions\/2429591"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2429590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2429589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2429589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2429589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}