Lizzo slams 'really hurtful' claims she 'only writes music for white people'

Lizzo has slammed 'really hurtful' critics for suggesting her music is 'only for white people' and said the negative comments 'challenge' her identity as a proud black woman.

The 34-year-old singer recently opened up about the criticism she has faced, with some people suggesting her songs are steered towards a white audience.

Lizzo has insisted her message is "literally for everybody" and said she makes music similar to what was made "for black people in the 70s".

The Grammy Award winner said: "I am a black woman and I feel like it really like challenges my identity and who I am and diminishes that which I think is really hurtful.

Lizzo said some comments have been 'really hurtful' (Instagram)

She said they challenge who she is (Instagram)

"And then on the other hand, it's like, I am making funky, soulful, feel good music that is so similar to a lot of black music that was made for black people in the 70s and 80s."

Speaking on Howard Stern's radio show, she added: "On top of that, my message is literally for everybody and anybody and I don't try to gatekeep my message from people.

"So all three of those things for me, I'm just like, 'You don't even get me at all'. And I feel like a lot of people, truthfully, don't get me."

Lizzo said critics don't understand her message (Getty Images)

The Good As Hell hitmaker recently released a documentary on HBO which detailed the challenges of balancing her personal life with stardom.

Speaking to 68-year-old Howard, she said: "I wanted to do this documentary, because I was like, 'I feel like y'all don't understand me, y'all don't know where I come from'.

"And now I don't want to answer no more questions about this s**t. I want to show the world who I am."

The singer is known for her catchy pop songs (Getty Images)

Lizzo has been vocal about criticism in the past and opened up on the relationship between race and pop music.

"I think if people did any research they would see that there was race music and then there was pop music.

"And race music was their way of segregating Black artists from being mainstream, because they didn’t want their kids listening to music created by black and brown people because they said it was demonic," she told Entertainment Weekly.

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