Lizzo brings down the house with an absolutely stunning tribute to Tina Turner

Lizzo paid tribute to late music icon Tina Turner with a jaw-dropping moment in Phoenix on Wednesday night.

“As a black girl in a rock band, I wouldn’t exist without the queen of rock ‘n’ roll,” she said. “And remember this: there would be no rock ‘n’ roll without Tina Turner.”

Then she launched into “Proud Mary,” one of Turner’s signature tunes, complete with some Turner-inspired dance moves, as much of the sold-out Footprint Center sang:

“Proud Mary” was a 1969 Creedence Clearwater Revival hit. Ike and Tina Turner reworked the song, and it became a hit for them two years later―and a staple of Tina Turner’s gigs for the rest of her career:

Lizzo’s tribute to Turner was also captured by fans in the arena on Wednesday night:



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