LIZZO THANKS COLDPLAY’S CHRIS MARTIN FOR INSPIRATION ON HER NEW ALBUM

While she was chatting with Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe about her song ‘Coldplay’ off her new album; he surprised her by getting Chris Martin on Zoom so she could thank him personally for allowing her to use the sample of ‘Yellow’. This is a long interview, so you’ll want to go directly to 10:24 to see the adorable exchange.

“Thank you for giving me the blessing, the blessing to sample you in and name the song after your band,” Lizzo told Chris. “That song, I mean literally, ‘Look at the stars, look how they shine for you’ — I was with somebody, and I was just looking at the stars. And I was with him, and I was singing it. And tears just were coming to my eyes. Like, you have such an incredible ability to move people with the poetry of your lyricism,” she continued. “So thank you so, so much. It’s so real.” Chris laughed, “Hey, I don’t know to accept those kind of compliments. Thank you.”

Lizzo’s new album Special drops tomorrow (Friday, July 15).

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