“Soulmate” — Lizzo
Lizzo’s April 2019 album release Cuz I Love You featured several body-positive tracks and feminist sentiments, a quality that the singer-songwriter, rapper, and flutist has developed a fan base from. The fourth track on her recent album, “Soulmate” may not be as popular as her chart-topping hit, “Truth Hurts,” but it is particularly memorable in the context of 2019, a year when Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty fashion show put diverse models on full display and the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show came to an end. “True love finally happens when you by yourself,” Lizzo assuredly sings in the song’s middle verse. The chorus promotes self-love and care, as Lizzo’s lyrics explains that being single is her choice and a proud one at that. “’Cause I’m my own soulmate,” she sings while beats drop and her layered vocals blend together, forming a dance-worthy and infectious feel-good anthem, “I know how to love me.”
