Lizzo took to the stage of Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena for the latest stop on her The Special Tour on Friday, and had some words to share about comments being made about her in the media.
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James Madison’s crystal flute during a concert on Wednesday night in Washington, DC. Loaned to her by the Library of Congress, handlers appeared onstage during “The Special Tour” stop, gently lending the Grammy-winning artist the 200-year-old instrument. “Bitch, I’m scared,” the “2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)” songstress declared into the microphone.
“It’s like playing out of a wine glass, so be patient.”Lizzo played a short and sweet reverberating note before pulling back and looking at the flute in amazement. She then played another trill while twerking to the adoring audience’s applause.She held the flute over her head like a trophy before returning it the the handlers and jogging back over to her microphone. NOBODY HAS EVER HEARD THIS FAMOUS CRYSTAL FLUTE BEFORENOW YOU HAVEIM THE FIRST & ONLY PERSON TO EVER PLAY THIS PRESIDENTIAL 200-YEAR-OLD CRYSTAL FLUTE— THANK YOU @librarycongress ❤️ pic.twitter.com/VgXjpC49sO“Bitch, I just twerked and played James Madison’s crystal flute from the 1800s.
We just made history tonight,” Lizzo declared. She also thanked the Library of Congress for “preserving our history and making history freaking cool.”“History is freaking cool, you guys,” she added.Madison’s flute is one of 1,800 in the Library of Congress’ collection, Carla Hayden, the librarian of Congress told NPR. Hayden tweeted at Lizzo ahead of her DC tour date, sharing glimpses of the largest flute collection in the world and even inviting her to come play a few.
“Like your song they are good as hell,” she wrote. Lizzo excitedly responded, manifesting Tuesday night’s performance. “IM COMING CARLA! AND IM PLAYIN THAT CRYSTAL FLUTE!!!!!” she wrote.
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Zack Sharf Lizzo made history this week during the Washington D.C. stop of her “The Special Tour” when she performed with a 200-year-old flute once owned by Founding Father and U.S. president James Madison. The flute was gifted to Madison in 1813 and has been maintained by the Library of Congress. “Bitch, I just twerked and played James Madison’s crystal flute from the 1800s,” Lizzo told concertgoers. “We just made history tonight!” Lizzo is a classically trained flutist and only blew a few notes out of Madison’s crystal flute, which she was invited to play by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, and yet Republicans are up in arms over the brief performance. Several GOP members took to social media after videos of Lizzo playing the flute went viral to accuse her of “desecrating American history just for the sake of it,” as right-wing pundit Matt Walsh alleged on Twitter.
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Special! Lizzo recently showed off her skills on a very unique instrument: former President James Madison’s 200-year-old crystal flute.
Lizzo has made history by playing a one-of-a-kind crystal flute during a concert. The Juice hitmaker, who is a classically trained flautist, was invited to view the world's largest flute collection at the U. S.
NOW YOU HAVEIM THE FIRST & ONLY PERSON TO EVER PLAY THIS PRESIDENTIAL 200-YEAR-OLD CRYSTAL FLUTE— THANK YOU @librarycongress ❤️ pic.twitter.com/VgXjpC49sOIt’s common knowledge that Lizzo is a singer as well as a flautist, and her short medley on Madison’s flute made the Grammy and Emmy winner the first person to play the instrument in concert, and her audience were among the first people to hear it. “It’s crystal, it’s like playing out of a wine glass bitch so be patient,” the Yitty shapewear founder added before playing a clear note followed by a vibrating note while she shook her body in her signature twerking style.According to the Library of Congress, the flute was made in 1813 and given to Madison by famed Parisian watchmaker and mechanic Claude Laurent.
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Lizzo just played an instrument with a whole lot of history. During the 34-year-old singer's Tuesday concert at Washington, D.C.'s Capital One Arena, Lizzo played a crystal flute gifted to President James Madison by Claude Laurent in 1813, which currently resides at the Library of Congress.«I want everybody to make some noise for James Madison’s crystal flute, y'all,» Lizzo told the crowd as Library curator Carol Lynn Ward-Bamford brought the instrument out onstage.