Lizzo opens flood of emotion after she re-creates a beloved piece of art during her SNL performance

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Lizzo's appearance as musical guest on Saturday Night Live went far beyond the typical song and dance. The Grammy winner touched off  a flood of emotion when she re-created a beloved piece of art as she paid homage to the famous Annie Lee painting Blue Monday in her performance of Break Up Twice.

The hitmaker, 34, wore a white slip as she sat on a bed in a set created to match the background of the painting. Art: Lizzo, 34, unleashed a flood of emotion on social media after creating an homage to the Blue Monday painting by the late Annie Lee for her performance of Break Up Twice on Saturday Night Live The social media universe went wild afterward with fans giving their thanks and sharing the importance of the reference during her emotional performance.

One fan wrote, 'Uniquely Black in America @lizzo is unapologetic about her place in the cultural zeitgeist. This {painting] hung in every Black household at the turn of the 21st century.

We are beyond tired. 'The painting is a self-portrait of the artist, who passed away in 2017 at the age of 79. She didn't paint her face onto the woman so others could identify with the emotion.