Before signing with Atlantic Records, she released two studio albums—Lizzobangers in 2013 and Big Grrrl Small World in 2015.

[3] That year, after being featured in the Netflix film Someone Great, her 2017 single "Truth Hurts" became a viral sleeper hit,[4] reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 two years after its initial release.

[5] The song stayed atop the chart for seven weeks and has been certified seven-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Lizzo's 2016 song "Good as Hell" was rereleased with a new remixed version featuring American singer Ariana Grande.

The single reached number three on the Hot 100 and has been certified four-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.