Do you remember seeing Gina Rodriguez rapping and dancing to Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts” in the Netflix movie “Someone Great?” It was the first time I had heard a Lizzo song and I remember it was such a moment in the movie that stood out and I immediately grabbed my phone to Shazaam the song. That was released in 2019…three years and three Grammys later and this powerful performer is a household name.

It was just announced this morning that Lizzo will be performing in Vancouver on November 7th at Rogers Arena. While I wouldn’t call myself a mega fan of her music, I have a real appreciation of who she is as an artist and might just have to grab a ticket. 

In an industry of carbon-copies and lookalikes, Lizzo breaks the mold unapologeticaly. I think for me what stands out the most about her is her message.. While her bold and soulful singing/rapping style is definitely unique, her signature brand of self love is what makes women like me respect her.

Everything about the way she portrays herself seems a hundred percent genuine and that’s really hard to come across in artists these days. The thing that’s really cool about her is that although she is extremely confident, she never takes herself too seriously. It’s important for there to be positive role models for women that don’t fit that stick-thin model archetype we always see in celebrity culture.  When it comes to eradicating stigma surrounding body image issues and advocating for women of all shapes and sizes, Lizzo does so on every platform. 

Not only is she a pretty cool chick… did you know she also plays the flute really well? 

Maybe we’ll get to hear it live in November…