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Truth Hurts by Lizzo
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Artist Biography For Lizzo
Melissa Jefferson Born April 27 1988 In Detroit Michigan U.S. Known Professionally As Lizzo Is An American Rapper And Singer. She Is A Founding Member Of Indie Hip Hop Groups The Chalice Grrrl Prty The Clerb Ellypseas And Absynthe. Her Debut Album Lizzobangers Was Released In 2013. In 2015 She Released Her Sophomore Album Big Grrrl Small World. Born In Detroit In The Late 80’s Lizzo Spent Much Of Her Formative Years In The Church Where She Was Raised On The Gospel Sounds Of The Winans The Clark Sisters And Fred Hammond Along With Mainstay Secular Artists Such As Stevie Wonder And Elton John. At The Age Of 10 Her Family Moved To Houston TX And Lizzo Was Exposed To A Wide Array Of Emerging Southern Musical Styles From The Trademark Chopped And Screwed Rap Tracks Of The Underground To The Progressive And Polished R&B Sounds Of Groups Like Destiny’s Child That Were Raising The City’s National Profile To New Heights. In Fact It Was After She Stumbled Across A Destiny’s Child Performance At Wal-Mart That Lizzo—then A 5th Grader-- Was Inspired To Start Writing Music On Her Own. Over The Next Decade That Decision Would Take Her Through The Trenches Of Some Of The Most Varied Musical Genres R&B Girl Groups I.N.I.T.I.A.L.S. Cornrow Clique Progressive Rock Bands Elypseas Solo Rap Ventures And Electro-Pop Duos Lizzo & The Larva Ink . In 2011 She Made The Move To Minneapolis With Larva Ink In Order To Be A Part Of That City’s Blossoming And Collaborative Musical Community. Lizzo & The Larva Ink Was Well Received There And The Group Earned A Few Encouraging Nods From The Press. Lizzo Was Soon Introduced To Sophia Eris And Claire De Lune With Whom She Would Form The Chalice The Three-Piece All-Female Rap/R&B Group That Would Elevate Lizzo’s Profile And Reputation. In 2012 The Chalice Released We Are The Chalice An Album That Would Gain Them Instant Local Success Amongst Fans And Critics Alike Garnering City Pages’ Prestigious Best New Band And Picked To Click Accolades In The Same Year. The Success Brought Setbacks Though And A Falling Out Soon Led To The Demise Of Lizzo & The Larva Ink. Feeling Discontent With The Loss Of One Group And The Hurried Blur Of Success Of Another Lizzo Was Creatively Drained From Writing We Are The Chalice In Two Short Months. She Found Herself In The Throes Of Her First Full-Blown Case Of Writer’s Block. Unable To Create Music For Herself She Began Listening To Several Different Local Albums In Hopes Of Finding Inspiration. It Was LAVA BANGERS A 20-Track Instrumental Mixtape From Doomtree Producer And Minneapolis Music Vet Lazerbeak That Ultimately Caught Her Ear. Beaks’ Beats Proved The Fix For Lizzo’s Problem. “I Sat At Home And Listened To LAVA BANGERS And When “Lift Every Voice” Came On My Writer’s Block Was Cured ” Says Lizzo. “I Think It Revived My Gospel Roots. I Wrote Pages And Pages Of Songs And Finally Reached Out To Lazerbeak Not Thinking Anything Would Come Of It.” Her Timing Could Not Have Been Better. Beak Impressed With Lizzo’s Output With The Chalice As Well As Her Guest Appearances On Several Other Local Releases Was Looking For A Change Of Pace From His Daily Doomtree Production And Business Responsibilities. He Immediately Signed On To Work On Some Demos. Beat Tapes Were Exchanged Songs Were Written And Mutual Friend And Musical Collaborator Ryan Olson Totally Gross National Product Founder Gayngs/Marijuana Deathsquads Mastermind Was Brought On Board To Creatively Oversee The Project. Olson Recorded And Edited All 15 Tracks In His Bedroom Studio Bringing In Laid Back Hype-Man Cliff Rhymes Along The Way To Add Even More Layers To Lizzo’s Dynamic Vocals. LIZZOBANGERS Is The Culmination Of That Four-Way Collaboration An Album That Manages To Capture All Of The Varied Musical Influences Of Lizzo’s Upbringing And Combine Them With The Forward-Thinking Experimental Production Style Of Beak And Olson. The End Result Is A Brave New Project That Encapsulates The Best Parts Of Both The Familiar And The Future.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Truth Hurts
Lizzo - Truth Hurts
"Truth Hurts" Is A Song Released By American Singer And Rapper Lizzo. It Was Originally Released On September 19 2017 By Nice Life Recording Company And Atlantic Records But Then Re-Released As A Radio Single In Mid March 2019. It Was Written By Lizzo Jesse Saint John Steven Cheung Better Known As Tele And Ricky Reed The Latter Two Having Co-Produced The Track. Music Journalists Have Defined "Truth Hurts" As Trap Hip-Hop And Pop. Though It Did Not Chart At The Time Of Its Release It Later Became A Viral Sleeper Hit In 2019 After Gaining Popularity On The TikTok Video Sharing App And Being Used On The Netflix Movie Someone Great. The Song Was Included As A Bonus Track On The Deluxe Version Of Lizzo's Third Studio Album "Cuz I Love You" And Reached Number One On The Billboard Hot 100 Becoming Lizzo's First Song To Do So. She Followed Lauryn Hill And Cardi B As The Only Female Rappers To Achieve That With A Solo Song. It Spent Seven Weeks At Number One Becoming The Longest-Running Number-One For A Solo Song By A Female Rapper Earning Her A Guinness World Record. The Accompanying Music Video Stars Lizzo Playing A Bride That Marries Herself. Despite Being Released In 2017 The Song Was Eligible For The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards In 2020 Being Nominated For Three Awards Including Record Of The Year And Song Of The Year Winning The Remaining Award For Best Pop Solo Performance. The Song Has Been Certified 7× Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA . Rolling Stone Listed It As The 24th Best Song Of The Decade And Billboard Included It Among The 100 Songs That Defined The Decade. In 2021 It Was Included In Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time. In The United States "Truth Hurts" Became A Sleeper Hit Two Years After Its Release The Song Was Originally Released In September 2017 And Eventually Charted In The Spring Of 2019. On The US Billboard Hot 100 Chart The Song Debuted At Number 50 On The Week Ending May 18 2019. Its High Debut Was Due To A Billboard Rule That Affects Songs Older Than One Year From Entering The Hot 100 Unless Obtaining A Substantial Number Of Chart Points. The Track Reached Number One In September 2019 Becoming Lizzo's First Number One Song In The United States. "Truth Hurts" Became The Third Solo Song By A Female Rapper To Top The Hot 100 Following Lauryn Hill's "Doo Wop That Thing " And Cardi B's "Bodak Yellow". On Its Fourth Week At Number One It Became The Longest-Leading Rap Number One Single By A Female Artist Unaccompanied By Another Act In The Chart's History Surpassing Cardi B's Three-Week Reign With "Bodak Yellow" In October 2017. It Spent Seven Non-Consecutive Weeks At Number One Tying Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" Featuring Charli XCX For The Longest-Leading Rap Song By A Female Artist On The Chart. 15 On November 2 2019 It Was Replaced By "Someone You Loved" By Lewis Capaldi. "Truth Hurts" Debuted At Number 33 On Mainstream Top 40 Following Its Entry On The Hot 100 And Reached Number One Giving Lizzo Her First Chart Topper On That Chart. The Song Also Hit Number One On The US Rhythmic Chart Where It Became Lizzo's First Billboard Chart Topper And One Of Five Songs To Reach Number One With A 5-1 Jump On That Chart Since Its October 1992 Inception. On Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay The Single Became Her First Top 10 And Also Reached Number One In September 2019 Spending Nine Weeks The Most Ever For A Rap Song Recorded By A Female Rap Artist Since Its 2003 Inception Eclipsing "Juice" Which Peaked At Number 25 In May 2019. In Canada "Truth Hurts" Opened At Number 43 On The Hot 100 For The Week Ending May 18 2019 It Has Since Peaked At Number Seven. In The United Kingdom "Truth Hurts" Has Debuted At Number 67 On The UK Singles Chart On The Week Ending May 9 2019 Later Peaking At Number 29 On The Week Ending September 19 2019. In Belgium The Song Entered The Top 10 Of The Belgian Singles Chart At Number Two Becoming Lizzo's First And Highest-Charting Entry In The Country. The Song Also Entered The Top 10 Of The Belgium Urban Singles Chart At Number Nine Also Becoming Her First And Highest-Charting Entry On The Chart Respectively. In New Zealand "Truth Hurts" Peaked At Number Five On The New Zealand Singles Chart. In Australia The Song Entered The Top 30 At Number 21 On The Week Ending May 25 2019. It Has Since Reached Number 15 There. Ashley Monaé Writing For Pitchfork Stated The Song Contains "sobering Moments Of Truth Where Lizzo’s Charisma Wins Us Over And Sets Her Apart." DIY Magazine Wrote That The Song "continues To Show Off Her Relatable Rap." Rolling Stone Staff Stated That "yes 'Truth Hurts' Came Out In 2017 But There's No Denying The Song's Effect On Not Just Lizzo's Career But The Entire Year In Culture" And Added That Lizzo "exhibits The Ultimate Form Of Self-Care" On An "unstoppable Breakup Anthem." A Music Video Was Released To Accompany "Truth Hurts" Styled By Brooke Candy. It Depicts The Singer At A Wedding Then Leaving The Groom At The Altar. The Video Finishes With The Singer Marrying Herself Followed By A Dance Party. Scenes Of The Singer In Lingerie Are Interspersed Throughout The Video. As Of July 2022 The Music Video Has Amassed More Than 290 Million Views On YouTube. Lizzo Performed "Truth Hurts" At The 2019 BET Awards. She Opened The Number On Top Of A Big Wedding Cake Wearing A White Veil And A Lacy White Teddy Surrounded By Dancers Also Wearing Wedding Dresses With Bouquets In Hands. The Performance Included A Flute Solo "two Bright Trills" According To Classic FM. She Also Performed At The 2019 MTV Video Music Awards In A Medley. She Opened The VMAs Performance Wearing A Cowgirl Attire Surrounded By Dancers In Front Of An "inflatable Ass" Bouncing To The Beat. Then Wearing A Neon Yellow Leotard She Transitioned Into "Good As Hell" With Digital Clouds In The Background. In Rolling Stone Rob Sheffield Opined That Taylor Swift Missy Elliott And Lizzo "saved" The Ceremony Further Adding That Lizzo "stole The Show". Writing For Esquire Matt Miller Said That "If There Was A Star-Making Performance Of The Night It Was This One An Unforgettable Moment That I'm Hoping We'll See At More Award Shows". Lizzo Performed "Truth Hurts" On December 22 2019 On Saturday Night Live Accompanied By An All-Female Live Band. For The Intro Her Guitarist Celisse Henderson Paid Homage To Sister Rosetta Tharpe By Playing An Altered Version Of The Song's Lead Melody On A Cream-Colored Gibson SG Custom. On January 26 2020 Lizzo Opened The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards With A Medley Of "Cuz I Love You" And "Truth Hurts". After Performing "Cuz I Love You" Ballerinas Wearing Do-Rags Appeared On Stage As She Changed Into A Tron-Esque Glow-In-The-Dark Bodysuit To Perform "Truth Hurts". The Washington Post Editors Considered It "a Classic Lizzo Number As She Also Dazzled The Crowd By Breaking Out Her Flute For A Solo". In USA Today Patrick Ryan Opined That The Performance Showed That "she's One Of The Most Joyful Entertainers In Music Right Now". Rolling Stone Editors Opined That She "topped The Whole Thing Off With Five Words That Made The Performance A Mic-Drop For The Ages "Welcome To The Grammys Bitch!"". The Three Publications Ranked It Among The Best Performances Of The Ceremony. She Also Performed A Medley Of "Cuz I Love You" "Truth Hurts" "Good As Hell" And "Juice" At The 2020 Brit Awards. Lizzo Performed The Song On The Season 45 Episode Of Saturday Night Live Hosted By Former Cast Member Eddie Murphy. The Song's Lyrics In Which She References The Minnesota Vikings Were Edited Out By One Station Top 40/CHR WIXX In Green Bay Due To The Packers' Rivalry With Them And The Station Broadcasting Games On The Packers Radio Network. Atlantic Allowed The Station To Make Changes To The Song And Was Ultimately "cool With It" When It Came To The Adjustment. In A 2020 Episode Of The American Game Show Jeopardy! Host Alex Trebek Recited The Lyrics As A Clue In The Category "Lyrics Of Today." Once A Contestant Gave The Correct Answer Trebek Quipped "I Did It Exactly Like Lizzo Does Didn't I?"
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Melissa Jefferson Born April 27 1988 In Detroit Michigan U.S. Known Professionally As Lizzo Is An American Rapper And Singer. She Is A Founding Member Of Indie Hip Hop Groups The Chalice Grrrl Prty The Clerb Ellypseas And Absynthe. Her Debut Album Lizzobangers Was Released In 2013. In 2015 She Released Her Sophomore Album Big Grrrl Small World. Born In Detroit In The Late 80’s Lizzo Spent Much Of Her Formative Years In The Church Where She Was Raised On The Gospel Sounds Of The Winans The Clark Sisters And Fred Hammond Along With Mainstay Secular Artists Such As Stevie Wonder And Elton John. At The Age Of 10 Her Family Moved To Houston TX And Lizzo Was Exposed To A Wide Array Of Emerging Southern Musical Styles From The Trademark Chopped And Screwed Rap Tracks Of The Underground To The Progressive And Polished R&B Sounds Of Groups Like Destiny’s Child That Were Raising The City’s National Profile To New Heights. In Fact It Was After She Stumbled Across A Destiny’s Child Performance At Wal-Mart That Lizzo—then A 5th Grader-- Was Inspired To Start Writing Music On Her Own. Over The Next Decade That Decision Would Take Her Through The Trenches Of Some Of The Most Varied Musical Genres R&B Girl Groups I.N.I.T.I.A.L.S. Cornrow Clique Progressive Rock Bands Elypseas Solo Rap Ventures And Electro-Pop Duos Lizzo & The Larva Ink . In 2011 She Made The Move To Minneapolis With Larva Ink In Order To Be A Part Of That City’s Blossoming And Collaborative Musical Community. Lizzo & The Larva Ink Was Well Received There And The Group Earned A Few Encouraging Nods From The Press. Lizzo Was Soon Introduced To Sophia Eris And Claire De Lune With Whom She Would Form The Chalice The Three-Piece All-Female Rap/R&B Group That Would Elevate Lizzo’s Profile And Reputation. In 2012 The Chalice Released We Are The Chalice An Album That Would Gain Them Instant Local Success Amongst Fans And Critics Alike Garnering City Pages’ Prestigious Best New Band And Picked To Click Accolades In The Same Year. The Success Brought Setbacks Though And A Falling Out Soon Led To The Demise Of Lizzo & The Larva Ink. Feeling Discontent With The Loss Of One Group And The Hurried Blur Of Success Of Another Lizzo Was Creatively Drained From Writing We Are The Chalice In Two Short Months. She Found Herself In The Throes Of Her First Full-Blown Case Of Writer’s Block. Unable To Create Music For Herself She Began Listening To Several Different Local Albums In Hopes Of Finding Inspiration. It Was LAVA BANGERS A 20-Track Instrumental Mixtape From Doomtree Producer And Minneapolis Music Vet Lazerbeak That Ultimately Caught Her Ear. Beaks’ Beats Proved The Fix For Lizzo’s Problem. “I Sat At Home And Listened To LAVA BANGERS And When “Lift Every Voice” Came On My Writer’s Block Was Cured ” Says Lizzo. “I Think It Revived My Gospel Roots. I Wrote Pages And Pages Of Songs And Finally Reached Out To Lazerbeak Not Thinking Anything Would Come Of It.” Her Timing Could Not Have Been Better. Beak Impressed With Lizzo’s Output With The Chalice As Well As Her Guest Appearances On Several Other Local Releases Was Looking For A Change Of Pace From His Daily Doomtree Production And Business Responsibilities. He Immediately Signed On To Work On Some Demos. Beat Tapes Were Exchanged Songs Were Written And Mutual Friend And Musical Collaborator Ryan Olson Totally Gross National Product Founder Gayngs/Marijuana Deathsquads Mastermind Was Brought On Board To Creatively Oversee The Project. Olson Recorded And Edited All 15 Tracks In His Bedroom Studio Bringing In Laid Back Hype-Man Cliff Rhymes Along The Way To Add Even More Layers To Lizzo’s Dynamic Vocals. LIZZOBANGERS Is The Culmination Of That Four-Way Collaboration An Album That Manages To Capture All Of The Varied Musical Influences Of Lizzo’s Upbringing And Combine Them With The Forward-Thinking Experimental Production Style Of Beak And Olson. The End Result Is A Brave New Project That Encapsulates The Best Parts Of Both The Familiar And The Future.
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"Truth Hurts" is a song released by American singer and rapper Lizzo. It was originally released on September 19, 2017, by Nice Life Recording Company and Atlantic Records, but then re-released as a radio single in mid March 2019. It was written by Lizzo, Jesse Saint John, Steven Cheung (better known as Tele), and Ricky Reed, the latter two having co-produced the track.
Music journalists have defined "Truth Hurts" as trap, hip-hop, and pop. Though it did not chart at the time of its release, it later became a viral sleeper hit in 2019 after gaining popularity on the TikTok video sharing app and being used on the Netflix movie Someone Great. The song was included as a bonus track on the deluxe version of Lizzo's third studio album "Cuz I Love You" and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Lizzo's first song to do so. She followed Lauryn Hill and Cardi B as the only female rappers to achieve that with a solo song. It spent seven weeks at number one, becoming the longest-running number-one for a solo song by a female rapper, earning her a Guinness World Record. The accompanying music video stars Lizzo playing a bride that marries herself.
Despite being released in 2017, the song was eligible for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2020, being nominated for three awards, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year, winning the remaining award for Best Pop Solo Performance. The song has been certified 7× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Rolling Stone listed it as the 24th best song of the decade, and Billboard included it among the 100 songs that defined the decade. In 2021 it was included in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
In the United States "Truth Hurts" became a sleeper hit two years after its release; the song was originally released in September 2017 and eventually charted in the spring of 2019. On the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, the song debuted at number 50 on the week ending May 18, 2019. Its high debut was due to a Billboard rule that affects songs older than one year from entering the Hot 100 unless obtaining a substantial number of chart points. The track reached number one in September 2019, becoming Lizzo's first number one song in the United States. "Truth Hurts" became the third solo song by a female rapper to top the Hot 100, following Lauryn Hill's "Doo Wop (That Thing)" and Cardi B's "Bodak Yellow". On its fourth week at number one, it became the longest-leading rap number one single by a female artist unaccompanied by another act in the chart's history, surpassing Cardi B's three-week reign with "Bodak Yellow" in October 2017. It spent seven non-consecutive weeks at number one, tying Iggy Azalea's "Fancy", featuring Charli XCX, for the longest-leading rap song by a female artist on the chart.[15] On November 2, 2019, it was replaced by "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi.
"Truth Hurts" debuted at number 33 on Mainstream Top 40 following its entry on the Hot 100 and reached number one, giving Lizzo her first chart topper on that chart. The song also hit number one on the US Rhythmic chart, where it became Lizzo's first Billboard chart topper; and one of five songs to reach number one with a 5-1 jump on that chart since its October 1992 inception. On Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay, the single became her first top 10, and also reached number one in September 2019 (spending nine weeks, the most ever for a Rap song recorded by a female Rap artist since its 2003 inception), eclipsing "Juice" which peaked at number 25 in May 2019. In Canada, "Truth Hurts" opened at number 43 on the Hot 100 for the week ending May 18, 2019; it has since peaked at number seven.
In the United Kingdom, "Truth Hurts" has debuted at number 67 on the UK Singles Chart on the week ending May 9, 2019, later peaking at number 29 on the week ending September 19, 2019. In Belgium, the song entered the top 10 of the Belgian Singles Chart, at number two, becoming Lizzo's first and highest-charting entry in the country. The song also entered the top 10 of the Belgium Urban Singles Chart, at number nine, also becoming her first and highest-charting entry on the chart, respectively.
In New Zealand, "Truth Hurts" peaked at number five on the New Zealand Singles Chart. In Australia, the song entered the top 30, at number 21 on the week ending May 25, 2019. It has since reached number 15 there.
Ashley Monaé, writing for Pitchfork, stated the song contains "sobering moments of truth where Lizzo’s charisma wins us over and sets her apart." DIY magazine wrote that the song "continues to show off her relatable rap." Rolling Stone staff stated that "yes, 'Truth Hurts' came out in 2017, but there's no denying the song's effect on not just Lizzo's career but the entire year in culture", and added that Lizzo "exhibits the ultimate form of self-care" on an "unstoppable breakup anthem."
A music video was released to accompany "Truth Hurts", styled by Brooke Candy. It depicts the singer at a wedding, then leaving the groom at the altar. The video finishes with the singer marrying herself, followed by a dance party. Scenes of the singer in lingerie are interspersed throughout the video. As of July 2022, the music video has amassed more than 290 million views on YouTube.
Lizzo performed "Truth Hurts" at the 2019 BET Awards. She opened the number on top of a big wedding cake wearing a white veil and a lacy white teddy, surrounded by dancers also wearing wedding dresses with bouquets in hands. The performance included a flute solo; "two bright trills" according to Classic FM. She also performed at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards in a medley. She opened the VMAs performance wearing a cowgirl attire surrounded by dancers in front of an "inflatable ass" bouncing to the beat. Then, wearing a neon yellow leotard, she transitioned into "Good as Hell" with digital clouds in the background. In Rolling Stone, Rob Sheffield opined that Taylor Swift, Missy Elliott and Lizzo "saved" the ceremony, further adding that Lizzo "stole the show". Writing for Esquire, Matt Miller said that, "If there was a star-making performance of the night it was this one, an unforgettable moment that I'm hoping we'll see at more award shows".
Lizzo performed "Truth Hurts" on December 22, 2019, on Saturday Night Live accompanied by an all-female live band. For the intro, her guitarist Celisse Henderson paid homage to Sister Rosetta Tharpe by playing an altered version of the song's lead melody on a cream-colored Gibson SG Custom.
On January 26, 2020, Lizzo opened the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards with a medley of "Cuz I Love You" and "Truth Hurts". After performing "Cuz I Love You", ballerinas wearing do-rags appeared on stage as she changed into a Tron-esque, glow-in-the-dark bodysuit to perform "Truth Hurts". The Washington Post editors considered it "a classic Lizzo number, as she also dazzled the crowd by breaking out her flute for a solo". In USA Today, Patrick Ryan opined that the performance showed that "she's one of the most joyful entertainers in music right now". Rolling Stone editors opined that she "topped the whole thing off with five words that made the performance a mic-drop for the ages: "Welcome to the Grammys, bitch!"". The three publications ranked it among the best performances of the ceremony. She also performed a medley of "Cuz I Love You", "Truth Hurts", "Good as Hell" and "Juice" at the 2020 Brit Awards.
Lizzo performed the song on the season 45 episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by former cast member Eddie Murphy.
The song's lyrics in which she references the Minnesota Vikings were edited out by one station: Top 40/CHR WIXX in Green Bay, due to the Packers' rivalry with them and the station broadcasting games on the Packers Radio Network. Atlantic allowed the station to make changes to the song and was ultimately "cool with it" when it came to the adjustment.
In a 2020 episode of the American game show Jeopardy!, host Alex Trebek recited the lyrics as a clue in the category "Lyrics of Today." Once a contestant gave the correct answer, Trebek quipped, "I did it exactly like (Lizzo) does, didn't I?" Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.