Lizzo‘s highly anticipated album Bitch marks a deeply complex and sonically scattered chapter in her career as she navigates recent controversies and attempts to reclaim her image. The record is heavily anchored by industry powerhouse producers Ricky Reed, Blake Slatkin, and Zack Sekoff, who inject a polished yet occasionally brittle energy into the production. Across the tracklist, guest appearances are kept to an absolute minimum, intentionally leaving the spotlight entirely on Lizzo herself. However, the Washington D.C.-based go-go outfit UCB breaks through the isolation to provide the album’s lone credited feature on the high-energy track “Sexy Ladies.” The project’s rollout was strategically defined by two vastly different promotional tracks that tried to re-establish her musical footings. Listeners were first treated to the vulnerable, soul-baring March single “Don’t Make Me Love U,” which reflects on her fraught relationship with fame. She followed that up in May with the explosive, circus-themed title track “Bitch,” a club-ready anthem that heavily interpolates Meredith Brooks’ iconic 1997 classic. Ultimately, while the album fights hard to echo her old “100% that bitch” confidence, the final result feels like a raw, conflicted portrait of an artist searching to rediscover her definitive pop groove. You can support her and buy/stream her new album out, Today !!
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“Sexy Ladies (Feat. UCB)”
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