Lizzo's latest album 'Bitch' is not performing well. The album sold just 2,650 copies in its first week, according to Rolling Stone.
That's a huge drop from her 2022 album 'Special,' which debuted with 39,000 copies sold.
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None of the three singles from 'Bitch' have made it onto the Hot 100 charts.
The singer addressed her declining popularity on X. She wrote, '...
The industry changed so much in the last 3 yrs. streaming replaced radio & I was a radio darling.
Not to mention the very obvious & public attack on my career changed things.'
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Lizzo is facing a lawsuit filed in 2023 by her former backup dancers.
They accuse her and her production company of sexual harassment, weight-shaming, and creating a hostile work environment.
One alleged incident involved forcing dancers to touch a woman's breasts in Amsterdam.
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Despite attempts to dismiss the case, it is moving forward. A trial date has not been set.
Lizzo downplayed the accusations in a CBS interview earlier this year, saying 'the truth is less salacious than the headlines.'
A former music industry executive told Rolling Stone that Lizzo's fall is because she 'was a very song-driven, radio-hits-driven artist who lacked a core fanbase.'
They added that fans who saw her as the confident underdog no longer want to support her after the mistreatment allegations.
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Whether due to the lawsuit, industry changes, or both, Lizzo is struggling to regain her former success.
