Lizzo Makes History As The First Person To Play James Madison’s 200-Year-Old Crystal Flute

Lizzo is a woman of many firsts–the first woman to headline the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, the first female rapper in history to reach the top 3 on Billboard Hot 100 with 3 solo songs, and now the first person to ever play a nearly 200-year-old flute that belonged to a former United States president. The ‘2 Be Loved’ singer is known for her talents on the woodwind instrument, and was recently given the honor of playing the crystal flute that was gifted to James Madison in 1813. The flute had been maintained by The Library of Congress for… Read Full Article