Lizzo opens up about new music amid yearslong legal battle: "The truth will come out"

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