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Lizzo Delays ‘Love in Real Life’ Album, Explains⁢ Shift to⁢ ‘My Face Hurts From Smiling’

Fans were surprised earlier this year when, ⁤despite Lizzo sharing in March that her new album, Love in Real Life, was finished, they rather received ⁢a rap mixtape from the star titled My face Hurts⁣ From Smiling. Now, the singer is ready to explain why she changed gears.

In a ⁤new‍ cover story for⁢ New York magazine published Monday (Sept.⁣ 8), Lizzo revealed that she’s unsure of if or when her previously announced album will be released, saying that she made the decision ⁤to⁣ pivot away from the project for the time being. “By 2025, I’ve changed, the world has changed⁣ so much, and so much has happened,” she said, explaining she wrote the bulk of Love in Real Life in 2022. ⁤”It just wasn’t what I was feeling right now.⁢ I was like, ‘I need to do s-t ⁤differently and I don’t know ⁤what it is indeed, but I’m going⁣ to just start following my instincts.'”

After⁤ the album’s⁣ lead singles‍ failed ‍to break through on the billboard Hot 100, Lizzo said that she had a sit-down with the higher-ups at her label, atlantic Records, to explain why she wanted to shelve⁣ the album temporarily. ⁢”I sat down at the table ⁣and I said,’I need to do s-t my way starting from now. And I need y’all to have my back. It’s going to⁤ be ⁤a‍ little scary,'” she ‍said. ⁢”And everybody agreed, and they said, ‘We got your back, whatever‍ you need.'”

The singer ⁤said that the release‍ of ‍ Love in Real Life is now “TBD,” neither confirming nor denying if or when she plans to release the project. Rather, she’s focusing on putting ⁤out⁣ the music she ⁢wants to, including her mixtape My Face Hurts From Smiling. “I’m in one⁣ of‍ the most exciting, creative flows I’ve had as a human being on this planet,” she said. “Who cares if you‍ don’t like it, b-h?⁣ I got 7,000 more songs⁢ like it. This ain’t the only album I’ll ever do. this ain’t the only⁣ song ⁢I’m going to ever sing. B-h, you can’t get rid of me!”