Titled Cancel Me (Again): A ‘cancelled’ woman’s take on why everyone should get cancelled at least once, the essay sees Lizzo revisit several controversial moments in her career, including an NBA courtside outfit, disputes over particular lyrics and debates around her highly publicised weight-loss journey. She describes cancellation as a phenomenon that can flatten complex situations into a single, viral narrative, but also notes that being on the receiving end of that scrutiny has pushed her to examine her blind spots and the consequences of her choices.

Her claim that “everyone should get cancelled at least once” is positioned as a provocation aimed at the way minor missteps and serious harms can provoke similarly intense reactions. She argues that people’s heightened sensitivity online and algorithm feeds make them treat disagreeable content as a personal attack, which fuels conflict and prevents creative risk-taking and growth.

The post arrives after a turbulent period in Lizzo’s public life. In 2023, she was sued by former dancers who alleged harassment and a hostile work environment, claims she has formally disputed. The following year, she attracted widespread attention for an “I quit” Instagram message that was later clarified as a decision to step back from online hostility rather than an announcement that she was leaving music altogether. Once widely embraced as a mainstream symbol of body positivity, she has since described persistent trolling over her body, behaviour and artistic decisions as pushing her away from traditional social media.

Her latest Substack entry follows an earlier newsletter post about weight loss and health, pointing to a broader shift towards long-form writing as a way to process fame, criticism and controversy. For Lizzo, the format offers a chance to address her audience in her own words and at her own pace, away from the immediacy and brevity of platforms such as Instagram or X.

This move also reflects a wider trend of musicians turning to newsletters as an alternative channel for fan communication. Substack, in particular, has become a space where artists share essays, demos, tour diaries and behind-the-scenes commentary without the constraints of character limits or the volatility of public comment threads. Many cite the slower pace, lower volume of abuse and ability to build paying subscriber bases as major draws.

For artists whose reputations are heavily contested online, these newsletters can serve as a reputational reset, allowing them to speak directly to committed listeners. In Lizzo’s case, the essay functions as both a public reflection on cancel culture and a signal to fans that she plans to shape her own narrative through considered, long-form communication rather than reactive social media posts.

Lizzo now joins a growing roster of pop stars and veterans experimenting with Substack. Charli XCX, for instance, launched a newsletter in late 2025 and has used it for extended reflections on life after her “Brat” era and upcoming projects, mirroring Lizzo’s emphasis on process over pure promotion. Rosalía has used her space to share release updates and sheet music, while artists such as Patti Smith, Jeff Tweedy, Dolly Parton, Lorde, Tegan and Sara and Neko Case have turned newsletters into a hybrid of fan club, journal and income stream. Together, their approaches highlight how artists are reworking the relationships among celebrity, criticism, and direct fan engagement in a changing online landscape.

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Among the list of announced acts are; Lewis Capaldi, Lana Del Ray, Chvrches, Lizzo, Kelis, Aitch, Christine and the Queens, Raye, Rudimental, Stefflon Don, Alison Goldfrapp, Mahalia, Rina Sawayama, FLO, Royal Blood and many more. Lil Nas X will return to the Glastonbury stage to perform before Elton Johns performance. Lana Del Ray will perform on the other stage. She performed in 2014 at Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage. Lizzo will perform before american rock band, Guns N’ Roses, take to the stage.

The announcement is expected to produce a controversial reaction from fans, due to the all-male headliners. 52% of the 54 artists announced so far are male. Co-organiser of the Glastonbury Festival, Emily Eavis, confirmed that Guns N’Roses were booked as headliners after a female artist, whose name has not been revealed, “changed her touring plans.” Eavis explained that she hopes the artist will headline within the next five years. Many fans had hopes for Taylor Swift to headline in 2023, however her ‘The Era’s Tour’ will be taking place in the US during this years festival. The singer was announced as a headliner for the 2020 Glastonbury Festival but the event was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Eavis confirmed her hopes for next years Glastonbury, explaining we could expect two female first-time headliners for the 2024 festival. One act has reportedly been confirmed, whereas another is still in the process of being confirmed. Madonna and Rihanna are among the most highly anticipated acts to headline the festival, as both have never performed at Glastonbury.

The festival made the news headlines last year, as it was announced ticket prices were increasing significantly. Emily Eavis commented on the situation, “We put it up the minimum we could. In order to do the exact same show as last time, we would have had to put £100 on the ticket. That’s the amount that costs have gone up.” The tickets for the 2023 Glastonbury festival went on sale in November and are currently sold out. There will be a resale of any returned or cancelled tickets in April, with a set date yet to be announced.

The full line-up, announced so far, for the 2023 Glastonbury Festival:

Arctic Monkeys
Guns N’ Roses
Elton John
Lizzo
Aitch
Alison Goldfrapp
Alt-J
Amadou and Mariam
Becky Hill
Blondie
Candi Staton
Carly Rae Jepsen
Cat Burns
Central Cee
Christine And The Queens
Chvrches
Ezra Collective
Fatboy Slim
Fever Ray
Flo
Fred Again
Hot Chip
Joey Bada$$
Kelis
Lana Del Rey
Leftfield
Lewis Capaldi
Lil Nas X
Loyle Carner
Maggie Rogers
Mahalia
Måneskin
Manic Street Preachers
Nova Twins
Phoenix
Raye
Rina Sawayama
Royal Blood
Rudimental
Shygirl
Slowthai
Sparks
Stefflon Don
Sudan Archives
Texas
The Chicks
The War on Drugs
Thundercat
Tinariwen
Warpaint
Weyes Blood
Wizkid
Young Fathers
Yusuf/Cat Stevens 

About Last Night… sees Mabel team up with a roster full of artists, including Jax Jones, Galantis and 2kkGoldn and producer SG Lewis. The singer began work on the recently released album during the COVD-19 pandemic and began to tease the release at the start of last year. Further information was given last June when the singer posted pictures of herself working on two new music videos; said videos were then revealed to be for the album’s first two singles, “Let Them Know” and “Good Luck”.

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Elsewhere within this week’s Album charts, Harry Styles’ third studio album Harry’s House, has secured a sixth non-consecutive week at number one. The former One Direction member’s success within the album charts has now surpassed that acquired by his former boyband. During his time within One Direction, Styles obtained four number one albums with Take Me Home, Midnight Memories, Four and Made In The A.M. With all four albums combined, One Direction’s total is five weeks at the top spot.

Also scoring a career-best within this week’s album chart is beebadoobee, the singer-songwriter has placed at number four with the new release Beatopia. Born as Beatrice Lauss, the Filipino-British artist has also topped the Official Vinyl Albums Chart with her second studio album. The 22-year-old singer released Beatopia on 15th July 2022 via Dirty Hit; the album sees Lauss collaborate with Matty Healy and George Daniel of indie rock group 1975, PinkPantheress and Bombay Bicycle Club bandmember Jack Steadman.

This week’s UK album charts include two non-movers within the top five; after multiple weeks within the charts = by Ed Sheeran has placed at number three. Closing the top five is Gold Rush Kid by George Ezra; after being released in June the album peaked at number one after its initial release week.

This year’s Global Citizen Live will take place in Rio de Janerio, London, Seoul, Los Angles, Sydney, Lagos, France’s capital city Paris and US city New York City and will include various artist’s live performances as well as pre-recorded sets. The worldwide concert aims to promote unity whilst rallying citizens of the world to urge major conglobates, governments and politicians as well as philanthropists to band together to help the world’s poverty-stricken communities and help rectify the recent global issues.

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The global event has been dated to take place this September to match with the UN General Assembly which is also taking place this September. Global Citizen Live will also coincide with other important meetings and summits including the G20 and COP26 set to take later on in 2021. Each act performing will be taking part in a 24-hour historic musical event, the concerts will be aired over many broadcasted mediums including ABC, ABC News Live, BBC, FX, IHeartRadio, Hulu, YouTube, TIME, Twitter as well as many more social media and televised channels.

Ed Sheeran will join the impressive list of artists billed to perform in Paris, joining the ‘Shape of You’ singer are hitmakers Black Eyed Peas, H.E.R., Dj Snake, Christine and the Queens and ‘Kiss Me More’ singer Doja Cat.  The line-up featured in Lagos include musician Femi Kuti, singer-songwriter Davido, Made Kuti and MTV Europe music award winner Tiwa Savage.

New York City’s event will take place at the famous landmark, Central Park, Global Citizen has been hosting events at the famed landmark since 2012. Performing at the city’s venue includes a vast array of artists such as ‘Bad Guy’ singer Billie Eilish and former Fifth Harmony member Camila Cabello. Also included to play the city that never sleeps are British hitmakers Coldplay, legendary artist Jennifer Lopez, ‘Good as Hell’ singer Lizzo, Shawn Mendes and rapper Meek Mill. New York City’s event will also see performances by special guests Burna Boy and Lang Lang, also set to take the stage at Central Park is 80’s pop icon Cyndi Lauper, known for her ‘Girl’s Just Want To Have Fun’ mega-hit.

Other artists donating themselves to the cause include Queen + Adam Lambert singer Adam Lambert, Alessia Cara, Opera tenor singer Andrea Bocelli, Angélique Kidjo, BTS, Demi Lovato, legendary 80’s band Duran Duran, iconic punk rockers Green Day, Hugh Jackman & Deborra-Lee Furness, Jon Batiste, Country music artist Keith Urban, ‘Royals’ singer-songwriter Lorde, The Lumineers, thrash metal pioneers Metallica, Rag ‘ n’ Bone Man, Ricky Martin, The Weeknd and Usher with even more acts to be announced.

Global Citizen’s Head of Music, Entertainment and Artist Relations, Katie Hill, has provided the following statement describing the organisation’s mission statement whilst expressing the organisation’s excitement to work with the host of artists. “Over the last year and a half, we’ve seen music bring communities together and inspire action during one of the most challenging times of our generation, We’re excited to join these incredible artists to unite people across the globe on September 25 as we hold world leaders and business leaders accountable to rectify the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As we carefully resume Global Citizen’s live events, we couldn’t be more grateful to each of these artists for donating their time and performances to make an impact through this urgent campaign.”

Potential ticket-holders must earn their way into the amazing event by winning their tickets and each location has its own draw. You must begin by downloading the Global Citizen app and creating an account, within this app users can sign petitions, write letters to government officials and politicians, share news and messages via social media plus many more actions. These actions can earn users points, which they can then use to enter to win tickets to the event. The first collection of actions was released on 10th August 2021, fans have until 24th August 2021 to fulfil enough actions to place them in the competition to receive tickets. The lucky winners will be selected at random and will be notified via email, once the email has been received, ticket winners have 48 hours in which to claim their tickets.

Click here to learn more about the event.

Despite the show only being announced a few hours before it began, fans excitedly filled the small club venue and sung every word of the songs from the singer’s latest album, ‘Fine Line’. After the on-stage interview, Styles gave fans an amazing set of singles ‘Lights Up’, ‘Watermelon Sugar’, for which he picked up an acoustic guitar. He then performed a new version of ‘Adore You’, ending the show by taking fans back to his self-titled debut solo album with ‘Kiwi’.

During the set, Styles asked fans to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to his friend, who was in the audience. But, the highlight of the night was when fans were treated to a rendition of One Direction’s ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ as Styles danced on stage and had fun with the audience. The performance premiered on SiriusXM Hits 1 on Saturday 29th February, and fans can now watch ‘Adore You’ and ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ on their YouTube Channel.

During the interview, Styles discussed a variety of topics, from his school days to Lizzo. He praised Lizzo and was asked if he would collaborate with her after they performed ‘Juice’ together at a SiriusXm show in Miami. To this, the artist replied “It’s funny because any time people like when two people perform together, everyone thinks, ‘You should do a song together.’ It’s fine, but it’s also fine for people to just like it”. While this may disappoint some fans he did say that “if there was ever a time when it made sense for us to, then absolutely”.

‘Fine Line’, from which three of the songs were taken, is the singer’s most recent album, released in December 2019. The album debuted at number three in the UK and number 1 in the US, and Styles is now preparing to embark on his second headlining tour, named ‘Love on Tour’. The run will begin in Birmingham on 15th April 2020, and travel all over the world, coming to a close in Madison Square Garden, New York on 31st October 2020. Head to the official website for more information and tickets.

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The new music video from Styles premiered on the same day as the Williamsburg gig. Already at 8 million views, the video for ‘Falling’ shows Styles in a different mood from his on stage performance. He is shown alone playing the piano, as the room around him fills with water. This is one of the many incredible surprises Styles has given fans over the past few months, and there will likely be more to look forward to over the course of the year.

The duo, who have both been nominated for awards, will be joining an already stellar line-up which includes the likes of Billie Eilish, Stomrzy, and harry Styles. This years ceremony will see Jack Whitehall returning as host, for the third year in a row.

GET YOUR #BRITs TICKETS NOW!! Witness live performances at @TheO2 from @billieeilish, @celeste, @santandave1, @Harry_Styles, @LewisCapaldi, @lizzo, @Mabel and @stormzy on 18 February!

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Speaking about his upcoming performance, Dave said: “I’m very grateful and looking forward to the opportunity, I’m going to give everything I can to give you my best performance.”

The US pop singer and the UK rapper will join previously announced Billie Eilish, Celeste, Harry Styles, Lewis Capaldi, Mabel and Stormzy to perform at The Brit Awards 2020.

The announcement comes after the ‘Location’ rapper secured an impressive four nominations. The grime star has been nominated for best male solo artist, best new artist, song of the year and the Mastercard album of the year – for his acclaimed debut ‘Psychodrama’.

He joins Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi as this year’s most nominated artist, with the Glasgow-born star also receiving nominations for best male solo artist of the year, song of the year, best new artist, and Mastercard album of the year – for his critically acclaimed debut ‘Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent‘.

Meanwhile, Lizzo has secured a nomination for best International Female Solo Artist. She is joined in the category by Billie Eilish, Camila Cabello, Lana Del Rey, and Ariana Grande.

This year’s second most nominated artists are Stormzy and Mabel, who have received three nominations each, with both up for song of the year for ‘Vossi Bop’ and ‘Don’t Call Me Up’ respectively. Stormzy has also received nominations in the male solo artist of the year and mastercard album of the year categories.

Meanwhile, Mabel received nominations in female solo artist of year and best new artist categories. Fellow performer and Brit Award nominee, Harry Styles is nominated for best male solo artist and mastercard album of the year. Celeste, who was announced as the winner of the 2020 Brits rising star award, will perform on the main show at the awards, in a Brits first.

The American ringer and rapper, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, will kick start her nine date tour, on the 4th of November 2019, in Paris, at Salle Pleyel, before concluding almost three weeks later, on the 19th of November 2019, in Copenhagen, at Store Vega.

The nine date tour will also feature the singer’s biggest UK shows to date, which she will commence, on the 6th of November 2019, at London’s O2 Academy before concluding the UK leg of the tour, on the 11th of November 2019, at O2 Victoria Warehouse, in Manchester. The full list of dates can be seen below and tickets will be going on sale, this Friday the 12th of July, at 10am, and can be purchased here.

The tour announcement comes after Lizzo dropped her third album, ‘Cuz I Love You’, earlier this year. The follow up to 2015’s ‘Big Grrrl Small World’ featured the lead single ‘Juice’ and contains features from the likes of Missy Elliot and Gucci Mane. The record has received widespread critical acclaim and the rapper has been praised for lyrics, which address topics such as body inclusivity, race and sexuality.

Since her debut album, ‘Lizzobangers’, was released back in 2013, Lizzo has gone on to be one of the most successful acts of 2019, gaining a name for herself and becoming known for her energetic live performances. In a four-star review of Lizzo’s show-stopping performance, on Glastonbury’s West Holts stage, NME described the set as “triumphant, exciting and genuinely inspiring”.

NME’s Hannah Mylrea, continued to write: “She continues preaching to her eager subjects for several minutes, demanding the audience to practise self-love (“I want you to know if you can love me, you can love your goddamn self,”) and encouraging them to go home and practise her mantra of looking at yourself in the mirror and telling yourself” “I love you, you are beautiful and you can do anything.” Around the crowd people are moved to tears, and it’s a genuinely uniting moment.”