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Lizzo named Entertainer of the Year

1/2/2020, 6 a.m.
Eight-time Grammy nominee Lizzo has more accolades she can add to her resume.
Lizzo performs at Z100’s iHeart Radio Jingle Ball Dec. 13 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/Associated Press

Eight-time Grammy nominee Lizzo has more accolades she can add to her resume.

The singer-rapper has been named Entertainer of the Year — not just by one organization, but two.

The Associated Press named the breakthrough artist Enter- tainer of the Year on Dec. 27 following a vote by entertainment staffers of the news cooperative.

Earlier in December, Time magazine awarded the 31-year- old the same title, featuring her in a fabulous photo spread and interview in the publication.

Lizzo, who has won over fans for promoting body positivity and denouncing fat shaming, dominated the pop, R&B and rap charts in 2019 with songs like “Truth Hurts” and “Good As Hell.”

Although she released her first album in 2013, Lizzo dropped her major label debut, “Cuz I Love You,” this year and the success has made her the leading nominee at the 2020 Grammy Awards, where she is up for eight honors.

Her live performances have been revered. The classically trained flutist grinded as an independent and touring artist for years. She performed with Prince on his 2014 “Plectrumelectrum” album, which was released two years before his death.

Lizzo also had a role in the film “Hustlers” opposite Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu and Cardi B, and she voiced a character in the animated picture “UglyDolls.”

Her new music video for her No. 1 hit, “Good As Hell,” has garnered rave reviews as she performs the song with the Southern University Human Jukebox — the HBCU’s famous marching band — and the Fabulous Dancing Dolls.

In the video, which was shot during Southern University’s homecoming in November, Lizzo dons a marching band uniform and shows off her chops on the flute. She also dons a sequined dancers’ outfit to perform with the band’s dancers.