Lizzo Named One of Time Magazine's 14 Artists to Watch in 2014

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2013 was a wonderfully meteoric first year for Minneapolis-based rapper/singer Lizzo: being awarded BUST Magazines #1 Album, NPR's 13 Artists You Should've Known in 2013, and TIME Magazine's 14 Artists to Watch in 2014, were just a few of her significant accolades.

She also spent much of the second half of 2013 touring tirelessly to rave reviews with the likes Polica and Har Mar Superstar. Lizzo's debut release, LIZZOBANGERS, is packed with explosive rhymes and soulful hooks over Lazerbeak's (from indie rap crew Doomtree) signature bangers and creatively overseen by Gayngs/Polica producer Ryan Olson.

LIZZOBANGERS is a true breakthrough debut: an artist's entire first two decades on the planet bursting at the seems and crammed into an urgent 40 minutes of unrelenting music.

LIZZOBANGERS is a true breakthrough debut album: an artist's entire first two decades on the planet bursting at the seems and crammed into an urgent 40 minutes of unrelenting music.

Lizzo just recently premiered her new track "Paris" on Spin Records, which has also been seen in a recent episode of HBO's hit series 'Girls'.

Pigeons and Planes has recently described Lizzo as "out of nowhere, something like Lizzo emerges and wakes you up, reminding you that there is something different and original out there."

Be on the lookout for more to come from this rising star, Lizzo - named one of TIME Magazine's 14 Artists to Watch in 2014.