Lizzo: The Special Tour
When: 8th March 2023
Location: OVO Hydro
Lizzo is the ‘Juice’ hitmaker adored for her messages of body-positivity and inclusivity. Coming to Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on 8th March 2023.
A three-time Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, rapper, actress. As well as so much more, Lizzo has shifted the sound, soul, and spirit of popular music and culture. Her 2019, now-classic, RIAA Platinum-certified debut album, CUZ I LOVE YOU, bowed at No.4 on the Billboard 200. fueled in part by history-making hits such as the Platinum-certified ‘Tempo (Feat. Missy Elliott)’, the double Platinum ‘Juice’, the quadruple Platinum ‘Good As Hell’ and the seven-times Platinum ‘Truth Hurts’. The latter ascended to No.1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, affirming Lizzo as only the third female rapper to top the chart without a featured artist, as well as the first black solo female R&B singer to claim the top spot since 2012. ‘Truth Hurts’ dominated the chart for seven weeks, further making history as the longest running No.1 by a solo female rap artist ever. Named by Rolling Stone as one of the 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time, ‘Truth Hurts’ went on to earn a 2020 Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance, with CUZ I LOVE YOU (DELUXE) receiving that year’s Grammy for Best Urban Contemporary Album and ‘Jerome’ earning Best Traditional R&B Performance.
Entertainer of the year
Crowned 2019’s Entertainer of the Year by both TIME and Entertainment Weekly, Lizzo has adorned the covers of countless publications around the globe, spanning Rolling Stone, Billboard, Elle, British Vogue, and many more. Among her many unforgettable TV appearances, Lizzo has lit up the stage at the American Music Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards, the BET Awards, Saturday Night Live, and an epic opening performance at the Grammys, to name just a few. Expanding her imprint and influence across media, Lizzo lent her voice to the 2019 animated film,UglyDolls, and joined Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, and Cardi B in the all-star cast of that same year’s critically acclaimed Hustlers.
Lizzo maintained this unstoppable momentum on 2021’s RIAA gold-certified ‘Rumors (Feat. Cardi B)’ with her massively anticipated second full-length offering SPECIAL arriving in July 2022.
