Lizzo Twerks on Stage with James Madison’s 1813 Crystal Flute

The singer Lizzo danced on stage with James Madison’s 1813 crystal flute Tuesday night, shaking her behind as she played some notes.

“It’s crystal. It’s like playing out of a wine glass, b****, so be patient,” Lizzo, wearing a sequined leotard with no pants, said, while preparing to play.

“B****! I just twerked and played James Madison’s crystal flute from 1800’s!” she said, after handing the flute back to a representative from the Library of Congress.

Madison’s flute was specifically handcrafted for him by French watchmaker and mechanic Claude Laurent in honor of the former president’s second inauguration, according to the Library of Congress. Dolley Madison may have saved the flute, alongside a portrait of George Washington and other valuables, when she fled the White House during the War of 1812.

Lizzo claimed in an Instagram post that she was the first person ever to play the flute, but the instrument was actually played at Madison’s 250th birthday dinner at the Library of Congress, according to the Washington Examiner’s Quin Hillyer.

“I’m the first & only person to play this presidential crystal flute its literally an heirloom— like… as a flute player this is iconic and I will never be over it,” Lizzo wrote on Instagram sharing a video of the performance. “The library of congress let me play their historic 200 year old crystal flute on stage tonight— no one has ever heard what it sounds like… now you do.”

On Friday, the Library of Congress asked Lizzo to come and “play a couple” of flutes they have in their collection.

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,'” Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden tweeted.

The Library of Congress tweeted that the flute is “back in the Library now” and is safe.

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