Lizzo Performs ‘Still Bad,’ ‘Don’t Make Me Love You’

Lizzo returned to Saturday Night Live with several songs from her upcoming fifth studio album, Love in Real Life, opening with a medley of the title track and “Still Bad.”

The singer-rapper, who had taken a self-described “gap year” in 2024, released the former in late February–her first single since 2023.

“I want to introduce to you guys, the newest piece of content from the new era. I’ve been working on new music for the last two years,” Lizzo said during a Valentine’s Day Twitch stream, teasing what’s she’s been working on. “I took my time and I did it right. The new era has begun today, right now, with you, my chat.”

The following month, she previewed her new album at three live shows in Los Angeles, New York and Minneapolis. Around that time, she put out “Still Bad.”

“Recording ‘Still Bad’ was interesting because it started off as a country song and it was like, ‘I don’t need him, I need a drink,’” she told Apple Music 1 then. “You know what I mean? I think this song is so interesting because like it was just, the sentiment was more important than the sound. The lyrics had to come from that, ‘I lost my dog, I need some whiskey,’ kind of like deep sadness or country kind of rhetoric.”

Lizzo’s second performance was of “Don’t Make Me Love You,” apparently from the same album.

Saturday marked her third time on SNL, having been musical guest most recently for the show’s Christmas episode in Dec. 2022.