Lizzo is weighing on the modern music landscape – and she’s not holding back.

Blasting the “algorithms” that she feels have made the industry a “shambles,” the chart-topper seized the release of her deluxe mixtape, ‘My Face Still Hurts From Smiling,’ to unpack her thoughts on today’s music scene.

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“The music industry is in a shambles, and you can use that to your advantage.

I dropped a mixtape over the summer and had SZA and Doja Cat on it. And I just dropped the deluxe today. And yet, there are still people who don’t know I dropped music.”

Continuing, she added:

“Everyone is saying that there is no song of the summer. I’m going to be honest with you guys: it’s not because the music is not incredible. It’s because the way the algorithm is set up, no one can serve the masses anymore. This industry used to be based on serving the masses; it wasn’t so congested. There was a clear channel back in the day for major artists to put their music out and serve the masses. Now, you have to serve your people.”

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Lizzo said what I’ve been trying to say for a long time.

Artists of today can’t be as famous as artists from the 90s and early to mid-20s, like Beyoncé, Whitney, Celine etc. Your album could sell 20k and a single chart at #90 and a larger percentage of the world would know it.… pic.twitter.com/HbFW82q2Ac

— NotBeyoncebutViolence (@ourhermitage) September 6, 2025

Interesting.

Granted, some will undoubtedly dismiss Lizzo’s words as little more than a veiled justification for so-so sales of late, but yours truly feels she touches on a number of insightful, pertinent points.

With that, do you agree with Lizzo?

Your thoughts?

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