Glasgow fans of American singer, rapper and flautist Lizzo were left heartbroken after tickets to her November gig at the O2 Academy sold out in minutes in what one witty Twitter user termed "the Great Lizzo Depression".
Who is this Lizzo?
Lizzo is, simply put, a queen. Born Melissa Viviane Jefferson in Detroit, the 31-year-old is known for her catchy tunes that aim to empower people of every gender, race, creed and age.
Playing at Glastonbury Lizzo stormed the stage with her energetic performance clad in a glittery body suit, tan fishnets and belting out her bestselling tunes.
She is unapologetically herself in a blur of volume, colour and sparkle and encourages her fans to be the same, all the while twerking with gusto and defying anyone who claims bigger women can't be hot, hot, hot.
What about her music?
Lizzo's third album, Cuz I love You, which reached the number one spot on iTunes, is a beautiful blend of climactic ballads, punchy pop songs and dance floor anthems that you never knew you needed in your life.
Her music is upbeat, full of attitude and draws from earlier eras of pop, hip hop, funk and rap.
Her witty lyrics and anthems of empowerment speak of self love, sex, loving men, women, and everyone in between, and body positivity.
Lizzo collaborated with Prince on his 2014 album Plectrumelectrum and the searing guitar solos and effervescent high notes of her latest album will resonate with fans of the diminutive musical dynamo.
What's a flute got to do with it?
When on stage Lizzo likes drop in a spot of flute playing just to keep everyone on their toes.
She's been playing the woodwind instrument since she was 12, is classically trained, and has ambitions of getting everyone to appreciate its notes once more.
She's dubbed her flute, Sasha Flute, a nod to Beyoncé’s altar ego, Sasha Fierce.
Why do people love her?
Look, she's ace. Not only is her music uplifting and infectious, but she emanates warmth, honesty and is joyous without being saccharine.
She's been open about her own struggles with mental health online telling fans: "I'm depressed and there's no one I can talk to because there's nothing anyone can do about it. Life hurts".
Here's a woman who is unafraid of being vulnerable and of letting people know that nobody's life is perfect.
What is a body positive rapper?
In her kick-ass collaboration Tempo with the mighty Missy Elliot, Lizzo sings: “Slow songs, they for skinny hoes… I’m a thick bitch, I need tempo.”
Lizzo is the proud owner of curves for days and refuses to conform to society's narrow and stale standard of beauty.
In song Juice she croons: “No I’m not a snack at all, look baby I’m the whole damn meal.”
Here's a woman selling self-love by the bucket load and every single body is invited to her party.
She sounds great but where can we see her?
If you were one of the lucky ones who bagged tickets to her November gig in Glasgow in the pre-sale, you're sweet and only have to hang tight for another five months.
If, however, you're one of the disappointed hoardes who waited in vain on Friday morning to get their paws on a ticket, it's anyone's guess.
Tickets were priced £37.50 when they went on sale at 10am on Friday June 12 but within hours they were being sold online for more than four times their face value.
Angry fans who were poised online to snap up tickets criticised seller Ticketmaster for the"unfair" pre-sale that left them Lizzo-less, calling for an extra Glasgow date to be added.
Lizzo herself tweeted later that day promising she would be playing arenas in 2020.
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