Lizzo

Four-time Grammy Award winner Lizzo has solidified her status as a prominent singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress, leveraging her platform to advocate for body positivity and self-love. A classically trained flutist, Lizzo honed her musical talent performing lead vocals and flute in the group Ellypseas from 2009 to 2010. After establishing herself in the Minneapolis hip-hop scene in 2011, she released her debut album, Lizzobangers, in 2013, earning ‘Picked to Click’ for best new Twin Cities artist by City Pages the same year. Her rising profile led to her being named one of 14 music artists to watch by Time in 2014 and a feature on Prince’s album Plectrumelectrum that same year.

In 2023, she won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year for ‘About Damn Time,’ making her the first Black female singer since Whitney Houston in 1994 to achieve this honor. She contributed an original single, ‘Pink,’ to the film Barbie in 2023 and is set to release her mixtape My Face Hurts from Smiling and the single ‘Love in Real Life’ in 2025.