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The Special Tour
The Special Tour was the third concert tour and first arena tour by American singer and rapper Lizzo, in support of her fourth studio album ''Special (Lizzo album), Special'' (2022). The tour began at the FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida on September 23, 2022, and concluded at the Fuji Rock Festival on July 30, 2023. American rappers Latto and Saucy Santana supported all the North American dates on the tour. English rapper Bree Runway and English singer-songwriter Joy Crookes supported select dates on the European leg of the tour while Tkay Maidza supported dates in Oceania. Concert film ''Lizzo: Live in Concert'' is a concert special directed by Sam Wrench, which was released on December 31, 2022, exclusively via HBO Max. The film follows American singer and rapper Lizzo's performance at Kia Forum in Inglewood, California on November 18 and 19, 2022. Setlist This set list is from the show in Perth, Australia on July 14, 2023. It is not intended to represent all tour dates. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lizzo
Melissa Viviane Jefferson (born April 27, 1988), known professionally as Lizzo (), is an American singer and rapper. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Houston, Texas, with her family at the age of ten. After college, she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she began her recording career in hip-hop. Prior to signing with Nice Life Recording Company and Atlantic Records, Lizzo released two studio albums, ''Lizzobangers'' (2013) and ''Big Grrrl Small World'' (2015). Her first major-label extended play (EP), ''Coconut Oil (EP), Coconut Oil'', was released in 2016. Lizzo attained mainstream success with the release of her third studio album, ''Cuz I Love You'' (2019), which peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. The album spawned the singles "Juice (Lizzo song), Juice" and "Tempo (Lizzo song), Tempo". The deluxe version of the album included Lizzo's 2017 single "Truth Hurts (song), Truth Hurts", which became a Viral video, viral sleeper hit two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tempo (Lizzo Song)
"Tempo" is a song by American singer and rapper Lizzo featuring American rapper Missy Elliott for her third studio album and major-label debut ''Cuz I Love You'' (2019). The song was released as a promotional single on March 20, 2019, and its music video was released on July 26, 2019. The single was written by the two artists with contributions from Antonio Cuna (a.k.a. Sweater Beats), Tobias Wincorn, Theron Thomas, Dan Farber, and Eric Frederic (a.k.a. Ricky Reed). The recording uses a sample from an electronic recording/composition entitled "Nescafé" by Raymond Scott (from his album '' Manhattan Research, Inc.''), who is credited as a co-writer. Lizzo and Reed co-produced the track with Farber, Wincorn, Sweater Beats, and Nate Mercereau. Musically, "Tempo" is an R&B and trap song composed of a bass-heavy, woodwind-inspired beat. It contains lyrics about body positivity, and has been described by one music critic as an "ode to curvaceous women". "Tempo" received positive r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kandy Muse
Kandy Muse is the stage name of Kevin Gabriel Candelario (born November 3, 1994), an American drag queen and performer most known for being the runner-up on both the thirteenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' (2021) and the eighth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'' (2023). In 2024, she starred on the second season of reality television series '' House of Villains'' and '' Slaycation''. Career Kandy Muse was a former member of the ''House of Aja'', a queer collective house ran by Aja, a drag queen who competed on the ninth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Kandy Muse was a member of the ''Doll Haus'', alongside fellow former ''House of Aja'' members Dahlia Sin and her daughter Janelle No. 5. Now she is the mother of the House of Muse, including Xunami Muse, Papito Suave, and Lucas Skywalker. In 2021, Kandy Muse competed on the thirteenth season of ''Drag Race'', during which Kandy Muse portrayed a "slutty version" of LinkedIn in " Social Media: The Unverified R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquaria (drag Queen)
Giovanni Lucca Palandrani (born February 12, 1996), better known by his stage name Aquaria, is an American drag queen, television personality, and recording artist best known for winning the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 10), tenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' in 2018. Early life and education Palandrani was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania to Gina and David Palandrani. He has a sister named Francesca, and is of Italians, Italian descent. He trained as a dancer for four years and experimented with drag in high school. He attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan for two semesters, studying Fashion, women's wear design, before dropping out. Career Aquaria is the Drag queen#drag mother, drag daughter of ''Drag Race'' RuPaul's Drag Race (season 4), season four winner Sharon Needles. However, after Sharon Needles#Abuse allegations, accusations of abuse were made against Needles in 2020, Aquaria has said that she "does not support him" and "feels awful for anyone h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Georgia Gubernatorial Election
The 2022 Georgia gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Georgia. Incumbent Georgia Republican Party, Republican Governor Brian Kemp won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic Party of Georgia, Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams in a rematch. Abrams conceded on election night. The primary occurred on May 24, 2022. Kemp was sworn in for a second term on January 9, 2023. Kemp was endorsed by former Vice President of the United States, vice president Mike Pence and former president George W. Bush. He faced a primary challenge from former United States Senate, U.S. Senator David Perdue, who was endorsed by former president Donald Trump after Kemp Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election, refused to overturn the results of the 2020 United States presidential election in Georgia, 2020 presidential election in Georgia. Trump ultimately gave Kemp a last-minute endorsement in the general election. Stacey Abrams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Yvonne Abrams (; born December 9, 1973) is an American politician, lawyer, voting rights activist, and author who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017, serving as minority leader from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Abrams founded Fair Fight Action, an organization to address voter suppression, in 2018. Her efforts have been widely credited with boosting voter turnout in Georgia, including in the 2020 presidential election, when Joe Biden narrowly won the state, and in Georgia's 2020–21 regularly scheduled and special U.S. Senate elections, which gave Democrats control of the Senate. Abrams was the Democratic nominee in the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election, becoming the first African-American female major-party gubernatorial nominee in the United States. She lost the election to Republican candidate Brian Kemp by a narrow margin of 1.4%. In February 2019, Abrams became the first African-American woman to deliver a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardi B
Belcalis Marlenis Cephus (; born October 11, 1992), known professionally as Cardi B, is an American rapper. Noted for her unfiltered public image and lyrics, Cardi B is one of the most successful female rappers. From 2015 to early 2017, she gained recognition on Vine (service), Vine and Instagram, as a cast member on VH1's ''Love & Hip Hop: New York'', and by releasing Cardi B discography#Mixtapes, two mixtapes. Her first studio album, ''Invasion of Privacy (album), Invasion of Privacy'' (2018), debuted atop the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 with the largest female rap album streaming week of all time, and was later ranked the top female rap album of the 2010s by ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard''. Critically acclaimed, it made Cardi B the first solo female artist in history to win the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, and ''Rolling Stone'' ranked it the best debut album of all time by a female rapper. Its singles "Bodak Yellow" and "I Like It (Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missy Elliot
Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1, 1971), also known as Misdemeanor, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. She began her musical career as a member of the R&B girl group Sista during the 1990s, who were part of the larger musical collective Swing Mob—led by DeVante Swing of Jodeci. The former group's commercially unsuccessful debut album, ''4 All the Sistas Around da World'' (1994), was released by Elektra Records and met with positive critical reception. She collaborated with album's producer and Swing Mob cohort Timbaland to work in songwriting and production for other acts, yielding commercially successful releases for 702, Aaliyah, SWV, and Total. Elliott re-emerged as a solo act with numerous collaborations and guest appearances by 1996, and in July of the following year, she released her debut studio album, ''Supa Dupa Fly'' (1997). As her mainstream breakthrough, the album was met with critical and commercial success, peaking at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juice (Lizzo Song)
"Juice" is a song recorded by American singer and rapper Lizzo. It was released on January 4, 2019, by Atlantic Records as the lead single from her third and debut major-label studio album, ''Cuz I Love You''. The single was written by Lizzo, Theron Thomas, Sam Sumser, Sean Small and Ricky Reed; the latter also handled the song's production. Musically, it is a retro-inspired funk and funk- pop song that is based on a throwback groove. Lyrically, the song discusses self-love, and has been described as a self-esteem anthem. The song received widespread acclaim from critics, some of whom referred to the song as Lizzo's best. Commercially, the single entered component R&B charts in the United States, while also reaching the top twenty in Scotland. The track is certified Double Platinum in the US and Gold or Platinum in five additional countries. A music video was released alongside the single, which contains several 1980s pop culture references. To promote the single, Lizzo performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
About Damn Time
"About Damn Time" is a song by American singer and rapper Lizzo, released on April 14, 2022, by Nice Life Recordings and Atlantic Records as the lead single from her fourth studio album '' Special'' (2022). The song reached number one in the United States, becoming her second number one single there, while reaching the top three in ten additional countries, as well as number six on the ''Billboard'' Global 200 chart. Background "About Damn Time" was the final song created for '' Special''. Prior to the song's creation, Lizzo felt the album was not yet complete, so she wanted to write a song that had the same uplifting emotional impact as " Good as Hell." Blake Slatkin, a co-writer and co-producer of the song, explained in a 2022 ''Billboard'' interview that he and Ricky Reed began creating the song in January of that year. According to Slatkin, the song began with four piano chords which Reed used as a basis for a bassline. At that point, the two played Lizzo the instrume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truth Hurts (song)
"Truth Hurts" is a song released by American singer and rapper Lizzo. It was originally released on September 19, 2017, by Nice Life Recording Company and Atlantic Records, but then re-released as a radio single on March 22, 2019. It was written by Lizzo alongside Jesse Saint John and producers Steven "Tele" Cheung and Ricky Reed. Music journalists have described "Truth Hurts" as trap, hip hop, and pop. Though it did not chart upon release, it became a viral sleeper hit in 2019 after gaining popularity on the TikTok video sharing app and being used in the Netflix movie '' Someone Great''. The song was included as a bonus track on the deluxe version of Lizzo's third studio album '' Cuz I Love You'' (2019) and reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Lizzo's first song to do so. She followed Lauryn Hill and Cardi B as the only female rappers to achieve that with a solo song. It spent seven weeks at number one, becoming the longest-running number-one for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
