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Lizzo Facing Backlash For “Ableist Slur” In New Single “Grrrls”

Lizzo is currently getting ready to release her new album Special, and her single “About Damn Time” is currently sitting in the US top 10. On Friday, Lizzo shared a new single called “Grrrls,” a fairly anodyne solidarity song that uses the xylophone riff from the Beastie Boys’ Licensed To Ill oldie “Girls.” But one line from the song has been attracting negative attention, especially in the UK.

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00:44 on June 14 2022

Lizzo Facing Backlash For “Ableist Slur” In New Single “Grrrls”

Stereogum — Lizzo is currently getting ready to release her new album Special, and her single “About Damn Time” is currently sitting in the US top 10. On Friday, Lizzo shared ... more info