Lizzo changes offensive line in new single following backlash

Djo – the solo project of Stranger Things star Joe Keery – has released ‘Change’, the latest single to be lifted from the actor-musician’s upcoming sophomore album.The song dropped yesterday (June 22), and marks Djo’s first release since the 2020 track, ‘Keep Your Head Up’. Before that, Djo made its debut with the 2019 album, ‘TWENTY TWENTY’, which followed Keery’s previous run as a member of the since-disbanded group Post Animal.‘Change’ sees Djo continue the psychedelia of ‘TWENTY TWENTY’ while demonstrating the pop-punk sound of ‘Keep Your Head Up’.

LOONA have made their long-awaited comeback with the new mini-album ‘Flip That’ and a title track of the same name.In the stunning new visual for ‘Flip That’, the members of LOONA enter a summery wonderland on a retro-looking train, playing gleefully in a forest clearing filled blooming flora. Elsewhere in the video, the girl group perform the song’s choreography in a pastel-toned room filled with flowers.“Stay still, follow the new light that leads me / We love the way we go / Yeah, turn it all upside down,” they sing in the dreamy pre-chorus.The ‘Flip That’ mini-album features a total of six songs, including the intro track ‘The Journey’, which was previously featured in the group’s comeback trailer.

Lego Con it was announced that eight new character packs would be coming to the Lego Super Mario range this August.READ MORE: ‘Sunday Gold’ preview: London falling in this dreary dystopia2022’s Lego Con took place on June 18 and had a host of announcements, including sets for Doctor Strange, Avatar and Minecraft as well as build challenges and a preview of the Ninjago TV show finale, but one of the most exciting announcements for fans was the arrival of eight new characters to the Lego Super Mario universe.During a feature where the two hosts, Alice and Didier, gave themselves 90 seconds to find all of the new characters available amongst a sea of standard Lego bricks, it was revealed that the Blue Shy Guy, Red Yoshi, Purple Toad, Waddlewing, Nabbit, Hammer Bro, Toady and Baby Yoshi would be coming to the Nintendo Lego series in the form of the Series 5 Character Packs.Just announced at #LEGOCON, the latest #LEGO Super Mario Character Packs are on the way! Get playing with Nabbit, a Hammer Bro, Baby Yoshi and more!Learn more: https://t.co/3Qhv2e8bdN pic.twitter.com/3fjuq7fiYX— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 18, 2022Each pack will contain a mystery buildable character with Action Tag, and a small build to use as a display stand.

Two Door Cinema Club have announced their return with a new single today (June 17) called ‘Wonderful Life’.It’s taken from their upcoming fifth album, ‘Keep On Smiling’, which is set for release digitally on September 2 and physically on November 4, via LOWER THIRD [PIAS]. You can pre-order it here.A statement said of the new record that it is “a nod back to the pure rush of Two Door Cinema Club’s early output.”Check out the new single here:The ‘Keep On Smiling’ tracklisting is as follows:1. ‘Messenger AD’2. ‘Blue Light’3. ‘Everybody’s Cool’4. ‘Lucky’5. ‘Little Piggy’6. ‘Millionaire’7. ‘High’8. ‘Wonderful Life’9. ‘Feeling Strange’10. ‘Won’t Do Nothing’11. ‘Messenger HD’12. ‘Disappearer’ The band also announced a string of European and North American tour dates today.

and that being a fat Black woman in America, the microscope on her is way harsher and more focused than it would be for a man or a white person. It's a bummer that than less marginalized artists while also leading by example with grace—but maybe some of those quote unquote "canceled" dudes can learn from her anyway.More from GlamourSee More Stories© 2022 Condé Nast.

Lizzo has confirmed that she has changed a line in her latest single "Grrrls" after fans pointed out it contained ableist language. The original version of the song, which dropped on June 10, included the lyric: "Hold my bag, bitch, hold my bag / Do you see this shit? I’ma spaz." Lizzo has now changed that last section to "Hold me back." The updated version of the song can be heard below.

Lizzo has removed an offensive term from her latest song following criticism. The American singing and rap superstar made the change to new release Grrrls saying she "never want(ed) to promote derogatory language."

pic.twitter.com/QH6WufEjGhThe original lyrics included the line “Hold my bag/ Do you see this s—?/ I’m a sp-z/ I’m about to knock somebody out”; It was pointed out by several fans on Twitter that the term “sp-z” is derived from spastic and is a slur against disabled people. Here’s one example:Hey @lizzo my disability Cerebral Palsy is literally classified as Spastic Diplegia (where spasticity refers to unending painful tightness in my legs) your new song makes me pretty angry + sad.

Lizzo has addressed the backlash she’s received over an ableist lyric in her new single, ‘Grrrls’, revealing that the line in question has now been altered on streaming services.In the opening verse of the song, as it appeared upon its initial release last Friday (June 10), Lizzo sang: “Hold my bag, bitch, hold my bag/Do you see this shit? I’mma sp*z.”While used colloquially in the US with a similar meaning to “freak out” or “go crazy”, the censored term emerges from the word “spastic”, which is used medically to describe the spasms one might experience from a condition like cerebral palsy. The term is often used in a derogative manner to describe those with disabilities like cerebral palsy.After the single was released, fans and disability activists took to social media to acknowledge their disappointment over the lyric.

being dragged by disability advocates on social media on Monday, Lizzo has responded to her use of an “ableist” lyric. Her statement comes after social media users nearly canceled her for the lyric: “Do you see this s- -t? I’m a sp-z.”“It’s been brought to my attention that there are [sic] is a harmful word in my song ‘GRRRLS,'” the “Truth Hurts” songstress wrote on Twitter.“Let me make one thing clear: I never want to promote derogatory language. As a fat black woman in America, I’ve had many hurtful words used against me so I understand the power words can have (whether intentionally or in my case, unintentionally.)“I’m proud to say there’s a new version of girls with a lyric change.

Lizzo is changing a line in her new song, «GRRRLS,» after facing backlash for a lyric that some listeners called an «ableist slur.» Fans took to social media following the release of the track to call out the singer for her use of the word «spaz» in the song's opening verse, calling it a derogatory term.«Hold my bag, b***h/ Hold my bag/ Do you see this s**t?/ I’m a spaz/ I’m about to knock somebody out/ Yo, where my best friend?/ She the only one I know to talk me off the deep end,» Lizzo sings.«Hey @lizzo my disability Cerebral Palsy is literally classified as Spastic Diplegia (where spasticity refers to unending painful tightness in my legs) your new song makes me pretty angry + sad. ‘Spaz’ doesn’t mean freaked out or crazy.

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Steve Aoki and Taking Back Sunday have teamed up on an unexpected new joint single called ‘Just Us Two’ – check it out below along with the two acts telling NME about what they learnt from each other and their newfound brotherhood.The track marks Taking Back Sunday’s second release of the year, following frontman Adam Lazzara featuring on The Maine’s ‘Loved You A Little’ in January. It’s Aoki’s fourth single of 2022, succeeding ‘Welcome To The Playhouse’, ‘Da Homies’ and ‘KULT’.“I was talking with our manager one day and she’s like ‘Hey, Steve Aoki’s camp reached out – would you like to write a song with him?’ My first reaction was, ‘Wait, do they know who they’re reaching out to? Did they get the wrong guys?’” explained Lazzara.

BTS have released the music video for ‘Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)’, the title track of their new compilation album ‘Proof’.The visual opens with Jungkook sitting alone in a desert, looking out into the vast open land. It then cuts to the septet sitting together as they perform ‘Yet To Come’, which finds the boyband looking back at their nine-year-long career so far.It later cuts to individual shots of BTS performing their different parts, before they reunite and run towards a yellow school bus in the middle of nowhere.

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Liam Payne is claryfing some of his recent controversial comments about the former members of One Direction, declaring that he “didn’t articulate myself as well as I could have.”The 28-year-old performer was heavily criticised following his interview with Logan Paul, where he was asked personal questions, including some situations that took place while the famous boy band was still together, and his relationship with Zayn Malik.“I wouldn’t normally comment on this stuff but when its your family it’s hard to let it slide,” Liam wrote following the online backlash, “They mentioned a specific incident involving Zayn which I responded to — but listening back maybe I didn’t articulate myself as well as I could have.”He also stated what he really meant to say “I was saying that there will always be things we disagree on but that I will always, always be on his side. That’s family.