Lizzo Reacts to Her First Emmy Nominations: "We'll Be There With the Bell!"

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: Lizzo attends the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Prince Williams/ Getty Images)

Lizzo's year of success is in full swing. Along with announcing her new album, "Special," and becoming a TikTok dance sensation, the "About Damn Time" singer can officially add the Emmy nominee to her list of accolades. On July 12, the Television Academy announced that "Watch Out For the Big Grrrls," Lizzo's dance competition on Amazon Prime, is nominated for six Emmy Awards, including best competition alongside shows like "Nailed It! " and "RuPaul's Drag Race". The show, which premiered March 25, follows Lizzo as she trains and mentors a group of aspiring backup dancers, initiating powerful conversations about body positivity and self-love in every episode. p>

“WATCH OUT BIG GRRRLS ARE EMMY NOMINATED my grrrls, we didn’t do this for awards, we did this for ourselves,” the “Grrrls” singer captioned a video of herself dancing with the Big Grrrls on Instagram. "For the lives we've touched doing this . . . To shake up the industry . . . and show the world how BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED WE ARE! you @televisionacad, we'll be there with the bells!" In the comments section, dancer and choreographer Shirlene Quigley celebrated the huge win for Lizzo and her team of dancers. "I'm so happy for everyone!" Quigley wrote. "God is so good!!!!!!!"

In addition to Best Competition, “Watch Out For the Big Grrrls” is nominated for Outstanding Casting for a Reality TV Show, Outstanding Directing for a Reality TV Show, Outstanding Cinematography for a TV Show, reality show, outstanding picture editing for a structured reality or competition program, and outstanding sound mixing for a non-fiction or reality program (single or multi-camera). For dancers, the nominations alone are already a massive victory and cause for celebration. "We're Emmy nominated!!!" dancer Charity Holloway captioned her own Instagram story. "WE'RE NOMINATED FOR AN EMMY!!!!! AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS HUGE!!!" dancer Jasmine Loren Morrison added.

"Watch Out For the Big Grrrls" director Nneka Onuorah also chimed in to share...

Lizzo Reacts to Her First Emmy Nominations: "We'll Be There With the Bell!"

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: Lizzo attends the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Prince Williams/ Getty Images)

Lizzo's year of success is in full swing. Along with announcing her new album, "Special," and becoming a TikTok dance sensation, the "About Damn Time" singer can officially add the Emmy nominee to her list of accolades. On July 12, the Television Academy announced that "Watch Out For the Big Grrrls," Lizzo's dance competition on Amazon Prime, is nominated for six Emmy Awards, including best competition alongside shows like "Nailed It! " and "RuPaul's Drag Race". The show, which premiered March 25, follows Lizzo as she trains and mentors a group of aspiring backup dancers, initiating powerful conversations about body positivity and self-love in every episode. p>

“WATCH OUT BIG GRRRLS ARE EMMY NOMINATED my grrrls, we didn’t do this for awards, we did this for ourselves,” the “Grrrls” singer captioned a video of herself dancing with the Big Grrrls on Instagram. "For the lives we've touched doing this . . . To shake up the industry . . . and show the world how BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED WE ARE! you @televisionacad, we'll be there with the bells!" In the comments section, dancer and choreographer Shirlene Quigley celebrated the huge win for Lizzo and her team of dancers. "I'm so happy for everyone!" Quigley wrote. "God is so good!!!!!!!"

In addition to Best Competition, “Watch Out For the Big Grrrls” is nominated for Outstanding Casting for a Reality TV Show, Outstanding Directing for a Reality TV Show, Outstanding Cinematography for a TV Show, reality show, outstanding picture editing for a structured reality or competition program, and outstanding sound mixing for a non-fiction or reality program (single or multi-camera). For dancers, the nominations alone are already a massive victory and cause for celebration. "We're Emmy nominated!!!" dancer Charity Holloway captioned her own Instagram story. "WE'RE NOMINATED FOR AN EMMY!!!!! AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS HUGE!!!" dancer Jasmine Loren Morrison added.

"Watch Out For the Big Grrrls" director Nneka Onuorah also chimed in to share...

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