Aren't you excited to sing these songs? Aren't you glad they're out?'
Yeah," said Lizzo.
The artist admitted that the poor numbers affected her deeply because she felt confident in the quality of the tracks.
"I was really stressed and I was really sad for a few days, because I just was like, 'Wait a minute.
This is some of my best stuff. I want people to find it,'" said Lizzo.
Ahead of the album release, she told USA TODAY that the project was an effort to reclaim her personal narrative and identity from outside public perception.
"A lot of my identity has been manipulated by people outside of me, so this album is me taking that back − showing the Lizzo everybody knows and loves, letting her tell her side of the story and just letting her play again," said Lizzo.
Former Dancers Speak Out
Meanwhile, the former dancers involved in the lawsuit stated that their legal action was intended to enforce accountability rather than damage the singer's professional standing.
"It was never our intention to take down a woman of color," said Noelle Rodriguez, one of the plaintiffs.
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Rodriguez emphasized that the lawsuit was not designed as a targeted public relations attack against the pop star.
"It was never an intention to take down a plus size woman of color specifically," said Noelle Rodriguez.
She added that she felt mixed emotions watching the subsequent downturn in her former employer's musical career.
