Two-year-old hit up for new Grammy

Lizzo’s breakthrough hit Truth Hurts is a twoyear-old song, but it still has a chance at the 2020 Grammy Awards.

Typically, older songs that become hits long after their initial release — from Pharrell’s Happy to John Legend’s All of Me — can compete at the Grammys when a live version of the song, released during the current Grammys eligibility period, is submitted.

But Truth Hurts, which was released as a stand-alone single in 2017, qualifies for the 2020 Grammys because the song was never submitted for contention in the Grammys process and it appears on an album released during the eligibility period for the upcoming show. Songs and albums released from October 1, 2018 through August 31, 2019 qualify for next year’s awards, and Truth Hurts appears on the deluxe edition of her album Cuz I Love You, released this year.

So far, the platinum-selling has peaked at No. 4 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart. It has reached No. 2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs and Hot rap songs charts, respectively.

The fate of Truth Hurts will be decided when the Recording Academy and a group of music industry players meet next month at an annual gathering to choose what makes it on the ballot, what genres certain songs belong to, who really qualifies for best new artist and more.

It’s part of a streak of good luck for Lizzo, who has dominated the music scene this year, appeared on dozens of magazine covers and earned praise for promoting body positivity and denouncing fat shaming. She released her debut album, “Lizzobangers,” in 2013.