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Lizzo named The Associated Press' Entertainer of the Year

Lizzo performing in Philadelphia on Dec. 11, 2019. Lizzo has been named Entertainer of the Year by The Associated Press.
Lizzo performing in Philadelphia on Dec. 11, 2019. Lizzo has been named Entertainer of the Year by The Associated Press.Owen Sweeney | Invision | AP

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by Associated Press

December 27, 2019

Breakthrough singer-rapper Lizzo has been named Entertainer of the Year by The Associated Press.

Voted by entertainment staffers of the news cooperative, Lizzo dominated the pop, R&B and rap charts in 2019 with songs like "Truth Hurts" and "Good As Hell."

Though she released her first album in 2013, Lizzo dropped her major-label debut, Cuz I Love You, this year and the success has made her the leading nominee at the 2020 Grammy Awards, where she is up for eight honors.

Outside of music, Lizzo has won over fans for promoting body positivity and denouncing fat shaming. Her live performances have been revered, and the 31-year-old classically trained flutist grinded as an independent and touring artist for years. She performed with Prince on his 2014 Plectrumelectrum album, released two years before his death.

Lizzo also had a role in the film Hustlers, opposite Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu and Cardi B, and she voiced a character in the animated picture UglyDolls.

Lizzo was also named Entertainer of the Year by Time magazine.

Lizzo - official site