As Lizzo fans (affectionately called #Lizzbians) celebrate the unexpected September 5 release of’ ‘My Face Still Hurts from Smiling‘ – the deluxe edition of the June-dropped ‘My Face Hurts from Smiling‘ mixtape – she’s taken to ‘New York‘ magazine to reveal her next musical step may not be what’s expected.

 

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Acting as the mag’s latest cover girl, Liz (born Melissa Jefferson) stunned in the pages of ‘New York’ under the lensing of famed photographer Ruven Afanador.

When not shining in designer duds, Jefferson was waxing honest about going back to the drawing board in terms of her next studio album (the follow-up to 2022’s ‘Special‘).

“By 2025, I’ve changed, the world has changed so much, and so much has happened,” she told ‘New York’ of her ‘Love in Real Life‘ album just six months after confirming it’s done. “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, but I’m going to just start following my instincts.’”

The project’s lead singles, ‘Still Bad‘ and ‘Love in Real Life,’ both failed to crack the Hot 100 upon their respective releases earlier this year.

Said nonperformance is believed to be what inspired the Pop diva to steer away from their Rock-leaning sounds with her more Hip-Hop-driven ‘Smiling’ mixtape.

 “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.’”

And while she did not outrightly confirm if the LP will be shelved or not, she referred to its arrival date as “TBD” – reiterating a sentiment she previously shared over the summer.

Click here to read the full ‘New York’ interview and see what else she said about “starting over” at the juncture of her career.

[photo sources: New York Magazine]

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