Lizzo slammed over Britney Spears-Janet Jackson remarks
"Britney Spears is doing a Janet [Jackson] impression."
Lizzo is in hot water after seemingly making disparaging comments about Britney Spears during an interview on the 'Sibling Rivalry' podcast.
The 'Still Bad' singer chatted with hosts Bob The Drag Queen and Monét X Change about why she called Janet Jackson the 'Queen of Pop'.
They debated generation wars and who would be called the pop diva of their era. Lizzo revealed that she got into trouble for calling Jackson the real pop queen.
"People came for me on the internet because I said Janet Jackson is the 'Queen of Pop'. I said Janet Jackson is the 'Queen of Pop' and here's why I said Janet is the 'Queen of Pop'," she began.
Madonna is often called the 'Queen of Pop' while Spears is known as the 'Princess of Pop'.
"Britney Spears is doing a Janet [Jackson] impression," she said before quickly adding, "And she said it. Janet is her diva."
The 'Oops!... I Did It Again' singer has said previously that Jackson is one of her role models.
"Thank you to this beautiful lady for keeping my dreams and heart alive," Spears wrote on Instagram last year.
"She’s always been the deepest and brightest woman at the same time. She went through so much but I feel she is someone I will look up to for the rest of my life.”
While Lizzo is a fan of both Madonna and Spears, she told Bob and Monét that she thinks Janet is the original pop diva.
"There were no such things as pop divas before Janet. Janet was first. She was famous when Madonna was a kid watching her on television. And I'm just putting it out there, it's not because someone is better than the other. She was just first," she said on the podcast.
However, Lizzo gave props to Madonna.
"Madonna is the pop icon and I love Madonna. We can't refute her influence and what she's done for pop music and for all of the divas."
What is Lizzo trying to imply about Britney Spears here?
— Mr. Pop (@MrPopOfficial) April 3, 2025
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Team Spears was not impressed with Lizzo's remarks, with some believing she was implying that Spears copied Jackson.
"Nobody thinks of THE Britney Spears as a Janet Jackson impersonator. She literally crafted her own sound and imagery at 16 and became the blueprint for every new pop girl," one X user said.
Another user added: "Britney has her own sound and image, and she out-impacted both Lizzo and Janet combined and put together."
Some defended Lizzo, saying that Spears shares many similarities with Jackson and implying she was a copycat.
However, Spears' fans quickly shut down the copycat claims.
A third X user commented: "Britney has said she’s INSPIRED by Janet and Janet was appreciative of it. Idk what narrative you’re trying to carve here, but it’s not truthful."
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— ً (@archiveney) April 3, 2025
We all can agree that both singers are pop divas worth whose legacies will live on for a long time to come!
Britney has said she’s INSPIRED by Janet and Janet was appreciative of it.
— Mr. Pop (@MrPopOfficial) April 4, 2025
Idk what narrative you’re trying to carve here, but it’s not truthful.
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