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Lizzo addresses accusations that she creates "music for white people"
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This week, Lizzo reacted to those who claim she creates "music for white people" in an effort to quell her critics.
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The 34-year-old refuted charges that she catered to a Caucasian audience in an interview with Vanity Fair, calling it the "worst critique" she has ever faced in her professional life.
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The singer of "Rumors" later described the talk's subject as a "important discourse" for Black musicians.
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She told the publication in her November cover story, "When Black folks see a lot of white people in the audience, they say, 'Well, this isn't for me, this is for them.'"
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The audience will be predominately White once a Black musician reaches a certain degree of popularity, she continued.
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When I viewed [YouTube video of gospel great] Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who invented rock and roll, I was so shocked.
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When they turned the camera around, the audience was entirely white. She said, "I'm going to take gospel and shred guitar."