NEW YORK (AP) — Mina Lioness’ longstanding battle to finally receive writing credit on Lizzo’s megahit song “Truth Hurts” is paying off in more ways than one: it could win her a Grammy Award.
Lizzo’s breakthrough tune features the signature line — “I just took a DNA test, turns out I’m 100% that (expletive)” — a lyric that originated from a 2017 tweet by Lioness and was turned into a popular meme. And now Lioness, a singer based in London who Lizzo agreed to share writing credit, has a chance at earning her first Grammy nomination if “Truth Hurts” scores a nomination for song of the year — a category reserved for the writers of a song.
The Recording Academy will announce its nominees on Nov. 20.
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