Lizzo<\/a> joined Drink Champs for an interview clip that went live Saturday (June 6), and when asked to choose between two musical greats, the Detroit native refused to do so.<\/p>\n Instead, Lizzo gave the often-compared rivals Michael Jackson<\/a> and Prince<\/a> their flowers, and saluted MJ and the Purple One\u2019s iconic legacies that she doesn\u2019t think will be touched by any artists of today.<\/p>\n More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cHow lucky are we to be able to experience or have experienced or witness the kind of artistry that Michael Jackson and Prince gave in real time? This is Mozart-level s\u2013t,\u201d she said. \u201cIn 150 years, people are still going to be talking about these artists.\u201d<\/p>\n Lizzo believes there are too many distractions for artists these days muddying the waters to truly be dedicated to their crafts.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not even possible to be that great anymore,\u201d she added. \u201cWe got too many cell phones, too many distractions. What they had was working at home on their craft. Do you know the blisters and the bleeding that you have to have on your fingers to play guitar the way Prince played guitar?<\/p>\n The \u201cTruth Hurts\u201d artist continued: \u201cThat comes from hours of sitting and just playing. Like, that\u2019s not going to come to you after going viral on TikTok. Michael Jackson was working on his spins in a dance studio from 7 p.m. to six in the morning.\u201d<\/p>\n Lizzo credited the Jacksons with being the original pop family band and inventing pop stardom. \u201cThat\u2019s what I always say about Janet [Jackson]: She\u2019s the queen of pop because they invented pop,\u201d she claimed. \u201cMotown literally invented what modern pop is today.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s ever been a pop star of that magnitude. And it will never happen again, baby,\u201d Lizzo added of Michael Jackson, before crowning Prince as the \u201cgreatest guitar player of all-time.\u201d<\/p>\n Over the course of their careers, Michael Jackson placed 52 songs on the Billboard Hot 100<\/a> and six No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200<\/a>, while Prince landed 47 songs on the Hot 100 and five No. 1s on the Billboard 200.<\/p>\n As far as her own music goes, Lizzo returned with her first album in four years on Friday (June 5), as Bitch arrived<\/a> on streaming services. 2022\u2019s Special debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 69,000 total album-equivalent units, according to Luminate.<\/p>\n \u201cReclaiming the word \u2018b\u2014h\u2019 is power. It\u2019s taking a label once used to diminish women and turning it into a declaration of confidence and unapologetic self-love,\u201d she said in a statement. \u201cSo many incredible women in music have used the word for positivity like Meredith Brooks and Missy Elliott. It was only fitting to name my album\u00a0Bitch\u00a0because it has become my favorite word when using it on my own terms, and because I am 100% that b\u2014h!\u201d<\/p>\n Watch the clip of Lizzo on Drink Champs below.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Billboard VIP Pass<\/p>\n Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lizzo joined Drink Champs for an interview clip that went live Saturday (June 6), and when asked to choose between two musical greats, the Detroit native refused to do so. 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