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Lizzo plays 209-year-old presidential flute from Library of Congress: ‘Nobody has ever heard this crystal flute before’

“I just twerked and played James Madison’s crystal flute from the 1800s. We just made history tonight.”

Lizzo plays a flute that belonged to President James Madison at the Library of Congress on Monday.
Lizzo plays a flute that belonged to President James Madison at the Library of Congress on Monday.Read moreShawn Miller/Library of Congress / Shawn Miller/Library of Congress/Handout