{"id":63654,"date":"2026-05-01T07:47:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T07:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/lizzo-celebrates-independence-on-feminist-single-bitch\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T07:47:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T07:47:33","slug":"lizzo-celebrates-independence-on-feminist-single-bitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/lizzo-celebrates-independence-on-feminist-single-bitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Lizzo Celebrates Independence on Feminist Single &#8216;Bitch&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The singer dedicated the song to women &#8220;who get called a bitch for having boundaries, for being sexual, for speaking up for themselves, for working hard and owning businesses&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/lizzo\/\" id=\"auto-tag_lizzo\" data-tag=\"lizzo\">Lizzo<\/a> dropped a new single, \u201cBitch.\u201d The song is the title track off of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/lizzo-new-album-bitch-release-date-1235554054\/\">upcoming album,\u00a0<em>Bitch<\/em><\/a>, out June 5. It was produced by Ricky Reed, Blake Slatkin, and Zack Sekoff, and interpolates Meredith Brooks\u2019 1997 song of the same name. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe singer also shared a black and white music video for the track, directed by Child. It showcases Lizzo and her entourage as circus performers as Lizzo declares her freedom: \u201cShe\u2019s a bitch\/ Uh you mean boss\/ You been through what I been through\/ You know the cost\/ If I lost some followers it ain\u2019t a loss.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cThis song is dedicated to the women who get called a bitch for having boundaries, for being sexual, for speaking up for themselves, for working hard and owning businesses,\u201d Lizzo <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lizzo\/status\/2050063621871599872\" target=\"_blank\">wrote on social media<\/a>. \u201cIf we don\u2019t smile and perform all the time we\u2019re \u2018ungrateful.\u2019 If we run a strict program we\u2019re \u2018mean.\u2019 If we enjoy sex we\u2019re \u2018sluts\u2019 and shamed.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lizzo - BITCH (Official Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/06rg2Msxe08?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tShe added, \u201cThis WOMANIFESTO is a declaration of independence from the bullsh*t. It\u2019s a B!TCH summer.\u201d <\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tLizzo announced <em>Bitch<\/em>, her third studio album, last week. In a statement, she said of the album\u2019s title, \u201cReclaiming the word\u00a0<em>Bitch<\/em>\u00a0is power \u2014 it\u2019s taking a label once used to diminish women and turning it into a declaration of confidence, and unapologetic self-love. So many incredible women in music have used the word for positivity like Meredith Brooks and Missy Elliot. It was only fitting to name my album\u00a0<em>Bitch<\/em>\u00a0because it has become my favorite word when using it on my own terms and because I am 100% that bitch!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<em>Bitch\u00a0<\/em>marks Lizzo\u2019s first proper solo album in four years, following 2022\u2019s\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/lizzo-review-special-1381012\/\">Special<\/a><\/em>, as well as her 2025 mixtape,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/lizzo-my-face-hurts-from-smiling-review-1235375645\/\">My Face Hurts from Smiling<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/lizzo-bitch-single-music-video-1235556461\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The singer dedicated the song to women &#8220;who get called a bitch for having boundaries, for being sexual, for speaking up for themselves, for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":63655,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63654\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}