Lizzo has reacted to her new album ‘Bitch’ failing to chart.
The Grammy-winning singer released her fifth studio effort two weeks ago, on June 5, but made headlines when it failed to crack the top 100 charts in both the UK and the US.
It marks a decline in popularity from Lizzo’s previous album, ‘Special’, which peaked at Number Two on the US albums chart in 2022, and reached Number Six in the UK.
Lizzo’s 2019 major-label debut ‘Cuz I Love You’ – her third album overall – also peaked at Number Four in the US, and Number 30 in the UK. Her hit track ‘Truth Hurts’ also reached Number One on the Billboard Hot 100.
Now, she’s responded to the commercial failure of the album after being asked to give a “non PR” reaction during a new interview on the Swiftologist podcast. “I was really stressed and really sad for a few days because this is some of my best stuff,” she said.
“I had to come to terms with the fact that not only is the music industry different – we need to talk about the radio aspect – but also my relationship and my connection musically with the world is different. And I think I had to mourn that.”
Lizzo went on to say that SZA called her to comfort her after the album’s release. “Thank God for Solána, she called me and was like. ‘You’re on my mind.’ I was like, ‘Am I a failure?’ and she was like ‘Oh my god, no!’ – she’s so sweet,” she recalled.
