Lizzo Declares Usher The "King Of R&B," Beyoncé The "Queen of Music," & More

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Lizzo dropped her list of the kings and queens of the music industry on Twitter, Sunday.

After declaring Usher to be "the king of r&b," Lizzo dropped her list of the greatest artists from more genres on Twitter, Sunday afternoon. Other inclusions included Justin Bieber, Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, and more.

Lizzo refrained from commenting on rap, saying its "got too many variables" and she'd rather "mind my business."

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Check out Lizzo's list of kings and queens below.

- King of Pop: Michael Jackson
- Queen of Pop: Janet Jackson
- Prince of Pop: Bieber
- Princess of Pop: Britney Spears
- The Pop Princess: Rihanna
- Queen of Music: Beyonce
- Queen of Soul: Aretha
- Queen of R&B: Mariah
- Queen of Hip Hop Soul: Mary J
- Queen of Rock & Roll: Tina Turner

She added: "Obviously there’s a new school coming… but these are the greats. This is the standard."

Earlier this week, Lizzo shared a series of selfies on Twitter showing off her self-confidence in the wake of receiving hateful messages online.

“Just reminding myself that I’m the finest b*tch in the universe and can’t nobody convince me otherwise not even myself,” she captioned the pictures.

Lizzo's newest song, "Rumors," a collaboration with Cardi B, was released earlier this month.

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Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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