March 24, 2025 / 3:13 PM

Lizzo to play musician Rosetta Tharpe in new biopic

Lizzo attends the Breakthrough Prize ceremony in 2024. She is set to portray Rosetta Tharpe in a new biopic. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UP

1 of 6 | Lizzo attends the Breakthrough Prize ceremony in 2024. She is set to portray Rosetta Tharpe in a new biopic. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UP | License Photo

March 24 (UPI) -- Pop singer Lizzo is set to portray "godmother of rock and roll" Rosetta Tharpe in a biopic from Amazon MGM Studios.

The film, Rosetta, will follow the gospel singer as she makes waves with her guitar and hides details of her personal life, Deadline reports.

Lizzo, 36, has previously starred in the 2019 film Hustlers and a reality show Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, which aired in 2022.

"It's finally out y'all," Lizzo said in her Instagram Stories Monday, announcing her upcoming role. "I'm so excited and honored.

She recently released the singles "Still Bad" and "Love in Real Life," her first songs since 2023.

Yola previously portrayed Tharpe in Elvis, a biopic released in 2022.

Lizzo arrives for the world premiere of "Girls Trip" at the Regal L.A. Live in Los Angeles on July 13, 2017. Photo by Christine Chew/UPI | License Photo

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