American renowned singer Beyoncé is currently on her ninth ‘Renaissance World Tour.’ which began on May 10, 2023, at Friends Arena in Stockholm. Meanwhile, in her recent tour, the artist didn’t mention the rapper Lizzo’s name during her remix version of ‘Break My Soul.’ Here is everything you wanted to know.
As we know, Beyoncé has been a favorite to music lovers since the early 00s with her songs, and her soothing vocal makes everyone listen to the singer’s music. Beyoncé has a diverse singing style, including soul, pop, R&B, and hip-hop. Her powerful vocals, charismatic stage performance, and innovative musical skill have gained many followers and fame worldwide.
Recently, the ‘Lemonade’ singer has been on her ‘Renaissance world tour’, which has been a success on both the monetary and hype front. Despite the revenue from tickets, many celebrities attended and enjoyed the artist’s dynamic performance, which made them groove to her music.
While Beyoncé performed at a concert at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, the artist didn’t take the rapper Lizzo’s name on performing to the remix version of her single “Break My Soul”. Why did the singer not mention Lizzo’s name? Who is Lizzo? What happened between Lizzo and Beyoncé?
Melissa Viviane Jefferson, a.k.a Lizzo, is a well-known American rapper, singer, songwriter, and flutist. The artist’s music styles blend with genres like hip-hop, R&B, soul, and pop. The rapper is known for her soulful tone as well as her empowering body-positivity lyrics.
She promotes self-love and body acceptance through her music. Lizzo has said many times that she adores Beyoncé and is the biggest fan of hers and even released a remix of Break My Soul, which is Beyoncé’s song. Meanwhile, Beyoncé performed her hit song Break My Soul at the Foxborough tour stop, and her videos were circulating on social media.
As netizens’ eagle eye observes, the 41-year-old singer had not taken the name of Lizzo. Instead, she repeated Erykah Badu’s name four times and cut off the whole string of the names as the rapper’s name showed up.
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Why did Beyoncé didn’t took Lizzo’s name while performing?
On August 01, Tuesday, Lizzo was sued by three of her ex-dancers (Noelle Rodriguez, Crystal Williams, Arianna Davis), and it shocked fans worldwide. Truth Hurts singer was sued over sexual harassment and hostile work environment allegations.
The accusations also included racial harassment, religious and false imprisonment, economic advantage with interference, and others. Also, the plaintiffs claim that the singer’s producing company did not give them proper payments on time during her European Tour.
This would be the reason for the B’Day singer’s reaction to the news of the allegations, as she refused to take the rapper’s name. However, Beyoncé had no other intention of avoiding the singer’s name. She wasn’t the only one she didn’t take.
Instead, the singer took Badu’s name four times to skip Lizzo’s name. Later, she didn’t mention any others after Lizzo’s name showed up to not single her out in a disrespectful manner. In fact, the rapper was a big fan of attending her Warsaw concert but has not addressed the allegations yet.
Lizzo, not a former member, claims the 35-year-old allegedly “called attention” to a dancer’s weight gain after a performance. Shockingly, the singer has campaigned as a body-positivity spokesperson for the youth. Her ex-crew mates joined their hands to support the victims and expressed their relatable experiences with the singer.
One of her ex-crew, Courtney Hollinquest, penned her story, saying that “This (Lizzo’s allegations) was very much my (when Courtney was working with Lizzo) experience in my time there. Big shoutout to the dancers who dared to bring this to light.”
Overall, Lizzo was one of the singers who promoted positivity with an inclusive thought that gained her popularity worldwide with many accomplishments and accolades.
The singer also bagged Grammys for her single. She took advantage of her platform to advocate mental health awareness, body-positivity, and LGBTQ+ rights through her songs.
Many fans and viewers have their own thoughts on the allegations; there are some fans who took her side, and some of them against her. Although, it seems like Queen B doesn’t want to take Lizzo’s name during the Renaissance tour for the ‘Break My Soul’ performance amid the rapper’s allegations and lawsuits.
