Lizzo to play Colbert's show Thursday after revealing her 'My Skin' video

The Minneapolis hip-hop star's second album lands a day later, with strong reviews from Spin and NME already posted.

December 7, 2015 at 11:24PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Stephen Colbert had better get ready for his bear hug. Minneapolis's fast-rising hip-hop/R&B star Lizzo is scheduled to perform on the new CBS "Late Show" host's set this Thursday night (Dec. 10, 10:35 CT, CBS).

The rather choice TV slot -- with popular "Late Show" vet Bruce Willis scheduled as the primary guest -- falls on the eve of the release of Lizzo's second album, "Big GRRRL Small World." It also lands just a little over a year since her first network TV appearance with Colbert's predecessor, David Letterman, who memorably received a full-on embrace from the real-life Melissa Jefferson as he walked up after her performance of "Bus Passes and Happy Meals."

Music reviewers worldwide already seem to be embracing the new record. Spin posted a 7-out-ot-10 review today, calling it "more of a strong sum-up than an explosive progression." NME in England – where her debut "Lizzobangers" was issued via Virgin Records – rated it 4-out-of-5, saying, "The full range of her talent is on display here, from the twinkling soul of 'Humanize' to the jazzy groove of 'The Fade'."

A bold and truly revealing new video for the album's second single, "My Skin," is also adding to the buzz. A rebuke of negative body image and in particular an ode to "brown skin" beauty, the song already made strong impressions in her live shows over the past year. Now, a viral campaign around the clip has been started on Twitter with women posting beautiful images of themselves with the hashtag #MySkin and #MySkinMatters.

Here's that powerful video.

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Chris Riemenschneider

Critic / Reporter

Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.

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