Lizzo

Lizzo won an Emmy for Amazon series “Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls" and used her time on stage to talk about the importance of representation.

["Abbott Elementary"](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/03/29/abbott-elementary-cast-quinta-brunson-abc-workplace-comedy-success/9342744002/) actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, who won outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series, shared a snippet from Dianne Reeves' 1993 song “Endangered Species” as she accepted her award onstage. This is what striving looks like. "When I was a little girl, all I wanted to see was me in the media … "If I could go back and tell little Lizzo something, I'd be like 'You're going to see that person but (expletive), it's going to have to be you.' " [Sheryl Lee Ralph schools Emmys with 'Abbott Elementary' win](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/09/12/sheryl-lee-ralph-accepts-first-emmy-abbott-elementary-emotion/10362737002/) [Emmy](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/09/12/emmys-2022-live-updates-winners/10359429002/) voters decided it was about damn time for [Lizzo](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/04/12/lizzo-takes-issue-body-positivity-being-co-opted-fat-women/7195862002/) to get another award.

The superstar beat out shows like “Top Chef,” “RuPaul's Drag Race,” and “The Amazing Race.”

Make some noise for my big girls!” “[Now] they are Emmy Award–winning superstars who are going on a world tour. “I’m very emotional!” Lizzo tearfully shouted into the mic in her exuberant acceptance speech, sharing the stage with numerous producers and colleagues. “Someone fat like me. “When I was a little girl, all I wanted to see was me in the media,” she said. It also brought Lizzo, already a three-time Grammy winner, halfway toward winning an EGOT.

Lizzo gave a stirring speech on stage after winning the Emmy for Outstanding Competition Program.

[Amazon](https://deadline.com/tag/amazon/) reality series, which follows the pop mega-star as she searches for a new squad of backup dancers to join her world tour, also beat The Amazing Race, Nailed It!, Top Chef and The Voice as well as RuPaul’s Drag Race. In addition to appearing in the series, Lizzo also serves as executive producer alongside Makiah Green, Kevin Beisler, Julie Pizzi, Farnaz Farjam, Myiea Coy, Kimberly Goodman and Glenda Cox. “The trophy is nice but my emotion is for these people who are on the stage with me.

Lizzo's 'Watch Out for the Big Grrrls' pulled off a shocking Emmys upset over 'RuPaul's Drag Race' to win Outstanding Competition Series.

"I'm so excited for us to see, going into the future, instead of trying to hype things up for a political moment or a tabloid statement, now you're going to get to see representation at its finest, giving what it's supposed to give, without the pressure of narratives that get put with it." Season 14 of Drag Race also marked several firsts for the series, which debuted on Logo back in 2009. "Being television stars and having a platform to kind of take their lives to the next level and have opportunities that weren't going to necessarily be given to them otherwise." I could go back and tell little Lizzo something, I'd be like, 'You gonna see that person but bitch it's gonna have to be you." The stories that they shared they're not that unique they just don't get the platform telling stories. Right now,"

The superstar took home the award for Outstanding Competition Program at the 74th annual Emmy Awards.

If I could go back and tell little Lizzo something, I'd be like, 'You're gonna see that person, but, bitch, it's gonna have to be you!'" Make some noise for my big girls!" The trophy is nice, but my emotion is for these people who are on this stage with me—the stories that they shared.

'Watch Out For The Big Grrrls' creator and star Lizzo wore a cherry red gown to the 2022 Emmys, where she is nominated.

Lizzo was the host and executive producer of the series. The program—a competition to find full-figured backup dancers for her Bonnaroo performance—is up for best competition program. We knew Lizzo would make the red carpet her own.

Lizzo became emotional accepting an Emmy award for her show 'Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls' — watch.

“I was in glam and editing videos,” she explained, adding that when she finally received the news, it was a “great way to start the day.” [what I’m going to wear](https://www.usmagazine.com/stylish/pictures/lizzos-wildest-beauty-looks-through-the-years-pics/). “I’m definitely all about changing things up,” she said. This is going to be my first Emmys, my first Emmys carpet. “If I could go back and tell little Lizzo something, I’d be like, ‘You gonna see that person but, bitch, it’s gonna have to be you.’” “The trophy is nice but my emotion is for these people who are on this stage with me, the stories that they shared,” the 34-year-old “About Damn Time” singer said during the Monday, September 12, awards show.

Lizzo's Monday Emmy Award win means the singer is halfway toward achieving EGOT status, with three Grammys already under her belt.

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Superstar Lizzo beat out shows like “Top Chef,” “RuPaul's Drag Race,” and “The Amazing Race” at the 2022 Emmys.

At Monday night’s [Emmys ceremony](https://www.glamour.com/story/lizzo-2022-emmys-red-carpet), the superstar singer picked up the statuette for outstanding competition show for her Prime Video series Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls. “I’m very emotional!” Lizzo tearfully shouted into the mic in her exuberant acceptance speech, sharing the stage with numerous producers and colleagues. “Someone fat like me. Black like me. “When I was a little girl, all I wanted to see was me in the media,” she said. It also brought Lizzo, already a three-time Grammy winner, halfway toward winning an EGOT.

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An emotional Lizzo accepted an Emmy Award on Monday night for her streaming series Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls.

Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls chronicled her search for the titular back-up dancers on her upcoming tour, which stops in Toronto on Oct. It is her first Emmy win, although “If I could go back and tell little Lizzo something, I’d be like, ‘You’re going to see that person but bitch, it’s going to have to be you!’”

Lizzo won an Emmy for her show Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, which features Black, fat, and queer dancers of all body shapes and sizes.

The pure joy is evident in her voice—and the caption she shared in her post truly sums up what this night meant to her and to anyone who may look like her. In her acceptance speech, the “About Damn Time” singer also emphasized that the voices she amplified in Watch Out for the Big Grrrls usually don’t get attention in popular culture and that ultimately needs to change. The contestants talk about the way the world has treated them because of their size and their relationship to dance, but, unlike other shows with fat contestants, their backgrounds aren’t exploited to become explanations for their size.” They learn the choreography of Lizzo’s set throughout the show’s eight episodes, with the hope of being chosen to join her on stage at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. “The trophy is nice,” the 34-year-old pop star said, “but my emotion is for these people who are on this stage with me.” In her teary-eyed, emotional acceptance speech, she championed the representation of fat, Black women and celebrated her costars, who surrounded her in pure excitement on stage.

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The Grammy-winning rapper will perform at the storied Detroit club on Oct. 5 as part of SiriusXM's Small Stage Series, SiriusXM announced Monday. The show will ...

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Lizzo is halfway to the EGOT mark, and she could really use some roles to help her get there.

As evidenced by the vast social media praise surrounding her Emmy win, it’s clear that she has a firm fanbase, one that would likely pay to see her in productions. [Lizzo expressed interest in playing Ursula](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2475986/forget-melissa-mccarthy-lizzo-thinks-shes-perfect-for-the-live-action-ursula) in Disney’s live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid, though the part eventually went to Melissa McCarthy. As of this writing, she only has two movie credits to her name, with one being the animated film UglyDolls. Plus, I’m sure reaching the milestone would just feel good as hell. To be great. In her speech, she expressed her gratitude while also discussing just what it means for her to be honored for the show. There’s no telling if or when it might actually happen, but I’m confident that Lizzo will earn EGOT status at some point down the road. To be talented. To be loved. This may be hard to believe given her star status in the entertainment industry, but the rapper really hasn’t done much work in the realm of film. One would think that Lizzo herself would be interested in achieving the highly coveted title though, last night, she was definitely living in the moment. To not be the punchline of a tiredass fat joke.

In this op-ed, features director Brittney McNamara explores how Lizzo taking up space is revolutionary.

Whether it's being literally [told](https://www.self.com/story/fat-shaming) to lose weight by strangers, or being excluded from sitting in certain [chairs](https://www.vice.com/en/article/mbj7g4/roxane-gay-tells-us-about-daring-to-be-fat), traveling on certain [planes](https://www.cntraveler.com/story/how-i-navigate-air-travel-as-a-fat-frequent-flier), or wearing [certain clothes](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/history-of-exclusion-of-plus-sized-bodies-in-fashion), there are many ways fat women are told their bodies are just too big, too much. In a tearful acceptance speech, Lizzo, whose [show](https://people.com/music/lizzo-body-negativity-watch-out-for-the-big-grrrls-first-look/) put 13 fat dancers in competition for a spot on stage, called out the real beauty of her win. ( [Shrill](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/shrill-starring-aidy-bryant-revolution-fat-representation) has been a notable outlier, but it's the exception, not the rule.) In real life, there are also a set of seemingly unspoken rules fat women are expected to abide by. It's rare that we see a fat woman on screen or on stage, but when we do, she's often focused on somehow making herself smaller. We've watched time and again as pop culture has missed the mark in fat representation from Fat like me.

Beyoncé and Lizzo removed an ableist slur from their songs. Black disabled people told Insider the controversy reflects bigger racial issues.

"They aren't just being woke, they're not placating their fan base, they're participating in long-standing traditions of ethic and civil responsibility when it comes to language use," she said. So pass the mic and stop speaking for the entire community," Ojewumi said. "Scientists who are watching bacteria in a petri dish are describing their motion as spasmodic because it's unpredictable," she said. "The intention should be about growth — not about shaming." While some norms do need to be challenged, Kortenhoven added, "I think there's a kind of graciousness that's needed in the conversation." "I think the hard part for the artists and the people who are criticizing it is, when do we value context? "But I think those conversations should be had by Black people." Calling someone a "spaz" makes fun of their uncontrollable body movements, [per Urban Dictionary](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=spaz), which defines the word as referring to an "irrationally nervous or jumpy person." But Black disabled advocates say conversations around the issue are deeper than a couple of song lyrics. Some advocates with disabilities told Insider many of their white peers are unwilling to recognize the conversation should not focus on them. "There's this common belief that, 'Oh, if you're disabled, it's just like being Black,'" she said. When do we value norms of a speech community?"