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“I’m so excited and honored”- Lizzo says after landing first lead role as rock star Rosetta Tharpe

“I’m so excited and honored”- Lizzo says after landing first lead role as rock star Rosetta Tharpe

American singer Lizzo has earned her first lead role as she plays Sister Rosetta Tharpe, an American gospel singer known as the “Godmother of rock and roll,” in Amazon MGM Studios’ Rosetta. The 36-year-old star took to Instagram to express her excitement with a photo of Deadline’s coverage which had the caption: “Black people made…

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