Lizzo’s breakthrough hit “Truth Hurts” is a two-year-old song, but it still has a chance at the 2020 Grammy Awards.
Typically older songs that become hits long after their initial release -- from Pharrell’s “Happy” to John Legend’s “All of Me” -- can compete at the Grammys when a live version of the song, released during the current Grammys eligibility period, is submitted.
But “Truth Hurts,” which was released as a stand-alone single in 2017, qualifies for the 2020 Grammys because the song was never submitted for contention in the Grammys process and it appears on an album released during the eligibility period for the upcoming show. Songs and albums released from Oct. 1, 2018 through Aug. 31, 2019 qualify for next year’s awards, and “Truth Hurts” appears on the deluxe edition of her album Cuz I Love You, released this year.