Lizzo Tours Library of Congress to Play Historic Flutes & ‘Of Course, She Had to Twerk’ The superstar played the original Sousa piccolo and busted out "Stars and Stripes Forever." ...

Lizzo was given a grand tour of the Library's flute vault Monday, where she was able to practice on several flutes before the concert and blew a few notes in the Great Hall and Main Reading Room ...

Ahead of her chance to play President John Madison’s crystal flute during her show at Washington, D.C.’s Capital One Arena, the superstar took a trip to the country’s national library, and ...

Lizzo was invited by Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, in an informal tweet to try out the Library’s collection of flutes, which included Madison’s crystal instrument, which was made by the ...

Pop star Lizzo played various collectible flutes in the Reading Room and flute vault at the Library of Congress's Great Hall on Sept. 26 in Washington, D.C. (Video: The Washington Post) ...

The Library has nearly 2,000 flutes, the largest collection in the world. ... Brett Zongker, a spokesperson for the Library of Congress, was there the day Lizzo played that flute and others.

Can we expect James Madison on the next Lizzo track? Probably not, but the singer did borrow the Founding Father’s 200-year-old flute for a performance at the Capital One Arena on Tuesday. The ...

In a video shared to her Twitter account, Lizzo says, “B*tch, I just twerked and played James Madison’s crystal flute from the 1800s. We just made history tonight. Thank you to the Library Of ...

Lizzo became the first artist and the first person in history to play a 200-year-old flute that once belonged to James Madison at her D.C. concert on Tuesday.

“It incl Pres James Madison’s 1813 crystal flute. @lizzo we would love for you to come see it and even play a couple when you are in DC next week. Like your song they are ‘Good as hell.'” ...

Last week, the Library Of Congress’ Carla Hayden invited Lizzo, the world’s foremost flutist pop star, to check out the institution’s collection of the instrument—which is apparently the ...