Lizzo opens up about new music amid yearslong legal battle

CBS Mornings Lizzo opens up about new music amid yearslong legal battle: "The truth will come out" .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-cbs-mornings.jpg'); } By Kelsie Hoffman, Alicia Alford, Gisela Perez, Katie Rae Smith May 4, 2026 / 11:14 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Lizzo is opening up about her new music amid a yearslong legal battle and why she indefinitely placed a project on hold last year. Her highly anticipated album is set to be released on June 5 and the singer hopes it empowers women with the use of a single word."The album is called 'Bitch,'" Lizzo said. "After the song … I always have a title track."The album's title track samples Meredith Brooks' feminist anthem of the same name as well as Missy Elliott's song, "She's a Bitch.""I feel like what both of those women did was they pushed that word forward in a way that empowered it, instead of taking the power away. Like that's a word that used to get hurled at women," Lizzo told  "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King in an exclusive interview. "It's my favorite word.""The truth will come out"The Grammy winner's new music comes amid her legal trouble.In 2023, three of her former backup dancers filed a lawsuit against the singer, alleging a hostile work environment and sexual harassment during her world tour. One dancer also claimed she was shamed for her weight. The weight shaming allegation was ultimately dismissed. But some of the sexual harassment claims still remain, including the dancers' allegation that Lizzo pressured them to engage with nude performers at a burlesque club in Amsterdam. Lizzo is appealing that ruling and said she will not settle."I'm fighting the case because I know that it's not true," she said. "Just like the fat shaming one is not true." If the case goes to trial, Lizzo said she's ready to testify, saying, "the truth will come out, and that's why I'm not afraid of it.""The truth is less salaciou...