Lizzo enjoying James Madison’s flute may need conservative pundits up in arms, however the people repping the 4th president’s residence could not be happier they usually’re urging her to make a home name ASAP.
A rep for James Madison’s Montpelier property tells TMZ … Lizzo now has an open invitation to take a non-public tour of Madison’s well-preserved property after she made historical past with the crystal instrument previously owned by the prez.
They’re even hoping she’ll placed on a efficiency throughout her go to — whether or not or not it’s a deliberate live performance or a easy jam session on the fly!!!
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They hope one thing might be labored out with the Library of Congress to get the crystal flute — which dates again to 1813 — introduced there for Lizzo’s set. The property notes there isn’t any proof JM ever performed the instrument, so Lizzo may very well be the primary to play Madison’s flute at Madison’s residence. Iconic.
FYI — the historic Montpelier, positioned in Virginia, is a 2,650-acre property … performing not solely as a monument to the previous president, but additionally as a museum of American historical past and a middle for constitutional schooling.
It is unclear if Lizzo will settle for the gig — she is at present in the midst of a tour — however, it needs to be famous near 100 slaves labored at Montpelier again when Madison lived there.
As we reported, Lizzo made historical past by enjoying some notes with the 200-year-old instrument Tuesday … and we’re advised Montpelier would not assume anybody else is extra deserving — calling it “a flute for royalty,” with the singer becoming the invoice.
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The second rubbed some individuals the improper manner (what else is new?) … as they claimed she degraded American historical past by utilizing such a singular relic as a part of her efficiency.
Clearly, the individuals who know Madison greatest are cool with it
