American singer Lizzo has broken her silence with powerful new single ‘Still Bad’.
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Four-time Grammy-award winning singer Lizzo is back after her hiatus with a brand-new single, “Still Bad”, accompanied by a vibrant music video.
Lizzo's “Still Bad” is an anthem of self-assurance and confidence; she shows the world how she is claiming her power back after all that she has been through.
As she declares in the song, “I don't need him. I need a drink,” she embodies her newfound power, inciting a motivating chant: “After everything, I'm still surviving, and I'm still bad, baby, so b**** I can't complain.”
The single comes after the release of “Life In Real Life” in February, which was her first solo release in three years.
The singer's latest release also comes after a tumultuous period in her life, during which she opened up about her struggles with depression and faced sexual harassment lawsuits.
In 2023, Melissa Viviane Jefferson, the 36-year-old singer fondly known as Lizzo, was sued by multiple former background dancers who accused her of sexual harassment.
Six additional dancers made similar accusations after the first legal actions were taken. In September, Asha Daniels, a former stylist for Lizzo's “Big Grrrl Big Tour,” filed a separate lawsuit alleging racial and sexual harassment. In December 2024, it was reported that Daniels’ lawsuit had been dropped.
Lizzo still faces ongoing lawsuits from former employees alleging sexual and racial harassment, which she denies and continues to fight against.
To mark the beginning of her new chapter, Lizzo will perform at three intimate fan shows.
She has already graced the Wiltern stage in Los Angeles, where she bravely shared her experiences with depression, revealing that she had been in a “dark, deep depression” and felt heartbroken by the world.
She confessed that her pain had become so overwhelming that she did not want to live anymore.
“I named [my album ‘Love in Real Life’] because about a year and a half ago – it’s so hard for me to talk about – I was in such a dark, deep depression.
“I was so heartbroken by the world and so deeply hurt that I didn’t want to live anymore, and I was so deeply afraid of people that I didn’t want to be seen. “Eventually, I got over that fear,” she emotionally said.
Lizzo shared a touching moment when a fan's kind words changed her perspective.
A stranger hugged her and said, “I love you,” which Lizzo found incredibly uplifting. This encounter reminded her that real-life connections are irreplaceable and can't be found online.
“After that experience I was like, ‘Damn, you can’t get this s*** on the Internet, bro. This is the kind of love you can only get in real life,” she added.
Lizzo's candid admission sparked a wave of support from fans and some backlash from others.
Fans reacted with comments under the video shared by “Pop Crave” on X.
@pjweb3 commented: “Glad she’s speaking up about this. Mental health struggles are real, and it takes strength to be open about them. Hope she’s in a much better place now.”
@HoneyMoonMC wrote: “Playing the victim. Like, accept what you did, apologize and move on. But don't play the victim card and generate pity to keep your career afloat.”
Despite the challenges Lizzo has been facing, she continues to create music that uplifts and inspires her fans.
Available on music streaming platforms, the Colin Tilley-directed music video has already accumulated over seven million YouTube views, while the song has garnered over two million Spotify streams.