Lizzo is doubling down on her criticism of social media algorithms, arguing that even highly engaged fan communities are no longer guaranteed visibility online. One day after calling modern album rollouts “almost impossible,” the singer returned to X/Twitter with a sharper warning about how platforms shape public perception around artists and music.
“I’m not trying to be ubiquitously popular or liked!” she wrote. “I’m trying to teach my 280k fans on my PRIVATE page who tell me DAILY they can’t see my posts… what part of this ain’t clicking to yall??? The algorithm is controlling the narrative of so many artists and yall not gon even see it until years later.”
Lizzo’s frustration arrives at a crucial moment in her current rollout cycle. Her upcoming studio album B*tch is scheduled for release on June 5, 2026, marking her first full-length project since Special in 2022. The new album also follows her 2025 mixtape My Face Hurts from Smiling and replaces the previously teased Love in Real Life, a project that was ultimately scrapped before release.
During a TikTok video shared earlier this week, Lizzo explained how difficult it has become to consistently reach audiences online, even through fan-focused spaces. “Ever since the algorithm has been showing us things out of order, baby, there’s no way to successfully promote your album where everyone knows your album is coming,” she said. “I have a private page with over 280K people who follow me because they support me, because they love me. Even when I post on that page, I’m not hitting their algorithm.”
Lizzo’s most recent album, Special, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in July 2022 with 69,000 equivalent album units earned in its opening week, becoming the strongest debut of her career. The album later produced “About Damn Time,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 and won Record of the Year at the 2023 Grammy Awards.
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