CUZ I LOVE YOU | LIZZO

Natty Kasambala at NME writes: On this widely-anticipated record, Lizzo accepts the challenge and assumes the throne with ease. Detailing a dynamic journey of falling in love – with oneself – and all the stages that come with it, she covers everything from the break-up of a toxic relationship (‘Jerome’) to the heartbreak (‘Cry Baby’) to losing your inhibitions (‘Tempo’) before realising that you’re all you needed in the first place (‘Soulmate’).

And while the themes of the album are by no means novel, as this kind of messaging has become increasingly commodified by brands and influencers alike (usually falling within a hair’s breadth of cliché), Lizzo’s sincerity as a genuine, living, breathing exhibition of her mantras is enough to inspire your full buy-in. On ‘Like A Girl’, she subverts the misogynistic phrase to make ‘feminine’ synonymous with strength and power, while emphasizing the unlimited boundaries of what it is to be a woman in 2019. . .