Lizzo has one other lawsuit on her fingers, and it by some means pertains to the Sydney Sweeney American Eagle controversy.
Again in July, Sweeney was the topic of a lot hand-wringing when she starred in an American Eagle advert marketing campaign touting her “good denims.” The road appeared to be a double entendre that you would select to listen to as “good genes,” which some observers noticed as a winking nod towards eugenicists and white supremacists, a lot of whom have embraced Sweeney as a intercourse image. Lizzo commented on the state of affairs with a meme, however that wasn’t the one method she performed off the discourse.
In August, Lizzo posted a short clip of a brand new untitled tune to her social media accounts, accompanied by footage of Lizzo washing a Porsche. The observe, which followers have dubbed “Good Denims” or “I’m Goin’ In Until October,” contains the lyric “I obtained good denims like I’m Sydney.” In a separate submit with extra new music, she included a clip of a newscaster commenting on the Sweeney state of affairs and invoking Lizzo’s identify. Though not commercially launched, the tune with the Sydney Sweeney reference has sparked a copyright lawsuit.
Lizzo’s untitled observe samples “Win Or Lose (We Tried),” a Seventies tune recorded by soul singer Sam Dees. That tune’s copyright holder, GRC Belief, has sued Lizzo, claiming that she profited off of her unlicensed use of “Win Or Lose (We Tried).” In authorized filings obtained by the BBC, GRC’s attorneys say they “tried casual decision of the dispute” with Lizzo’s staff, “however reached an deadlock, necessitating the submitting of this case.” They’re in search of to forestall additional distribution of the tune, which has now been scrubbed from Lizzo’s socials, and a monetary settlement.
This all comes as a shock to Lizzo, who says she has not formally launched or monetized the observe. “We’re stunned that The GRC Belief filed this lawsuit,” a rep for the artist instructed the BBC. “To be clear, the tune has by no means been commercially launched or monetised, and no resolution has been made presently concerning any future industrial launch of the tune.”
Lizzo beforehand settled a lawsuit over the songwriting credit for her #1 hit “Fact Hurts.” Take a look at archived footage of the disputed Lizzo observe under.
Lizzo teases new music:
“I obtained good denims like I’m Sydney” pic.twitter.com/iNslOvCCZf
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) August 6, 2025
Lizzo shares new tune whereas reacting to FOX Information mentioning her in section about Sydney Sweeney’s denims advert. pic.twitter.com/VCEj0QqQZv
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) August 4, 2025
