Lizzo Says It Was 'Soul-Crushing' to See Her New Album's Disappointing Sales: 'I Was Really Sad'

People ^ | June 29, 2026 | Rachel DeSantis

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The star's latest album did not chart, though she says she is already hard at work on new music and focused on the future

Lizzo is opening up about falling short of expectations for her new album Bitch — and why she's keeping her chin up.

The Grammy winner, 38, put out Bitch, her first record in four years, on June 5. The record did not chart on the Billboard 200 albums chart, marking a surprising result for an album that followed a No. 2 record in 2022 for the star.

In a conversation with Zachary Hourihane (also known as the Swiftologist) on YouTube on Sunday, June 28, Lizzo admitted that her disappointing numbers were "soul-crushing."

"I was so excited ‘cause I met my pre-save goal, and then it dropped and I was like, ‘Oh okay, this isn't what I thought it would kind of be,'" she said. "I think that there was like, 24 hours of my life where I based my success and my worth on a number. And I think that was soul-crushing."

The album sold approximately 3,000 total units in its first week of release, and the number dropped to 650 in the second week, music data company Luminate told Rolling Stone.

The "Truth Hurts" singer said she'd been writing the album since September 2023, and was confident that the songs she was sharing would resonate and connect with her audience. When Bitch failed to find immediate footing, Lizzo said she "hurt my own feelings."

"I was really stressed and I was really sad for a few days because I just was like, ‘Wait a minute. This is like, some of my best stuff,'" she said. "And I had to come to terms with the fact that not only

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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: lizzo; reallyreallysad; reallysad

[Sirius Lee]

Bitch, her first record in four years, on June 5. The record did not chart

Can't imagine why.

[Hyman Roth]

Is Lizzo a Lesbo?

[FlingWingFlyer]

The key to sales is if you’re good, you sell a lot. If you stink, the sales are disappointing.

[Sirius Lee]

This is like, some of my best stuff,'" she said.

[posterchild]

I presume she is adept at differentiating crushing sounds.

[Laslo Fripp]

Like, who cares?

[PGR88]

Do something to get some publicity - get caught shoplifting at Hermes, throw rocks at an ICE facility, discreetly release a sex-tape and claim Chinese Communist agents secretly filmed you on a recent trip to Beijing

Do SOMETHING - You’re a celebrity for cryin’ out loud.

[kawhill]

“The Grammy winner, 38, put out Bitch, her first record in four years, on June 5.” Maybe the title was the problem lady.

[crusty old prospector]

What’s a Lizzo? Is it like a scrubbing pan for the kitchen sink?

[xp38]

I’m reminded of a ditty by Stevie Nicks

Sometimes It’s a Bitch

[TalBlack]

“…her first record in four years, on June 5.“

Four years in pop terms is an eternity.

[Gen.Blather]

I’ve grown tired of curses. They carry emotion, but not information beyond hate. You hear it all the time, especially when Democratic politicians talk. It’s f-word this and f-word that. What they’re trying to convey is they’re serious! Well, I seriously don’t want to listen.

The Democrats especially will need to attend finishing school where they learn to hold a knife and fork and hold a conversation that conveys information instead of anger. But an album called “bitch” someone thought would sell? There’s a candidate for finishing school.

[ridesthemiles]

MAYBE THE NAME IS THE ISSUE===+BITCH ?????

[Red Badger]

Then she ate a gallon of Rocky Road................

[FrankRizzo890]

Guys, I can explain it. He got on Ozympic and lost weight. A large part of her support was because she was a big fat black woman who put out songs about being sexy.

Now that she’s lost weight, it’s not the same, and her fans are BIG MAD.

[Ge0ffrey]

Stick a fork in Lizzo. She’s done.

[moviefan8]

Exactly.

Thought she was a one hit wonder after she disappeared.

[Texas Eagle]

Have a donut.

[Reily]

From the pic still looks very fat to me!