Just a few years ago, Lizzo would have been the biggest celebrity in almost any room she entered.

This week at Kai Cenat's Streamer University, she wasn't even the main character in her own classroom.

Instead, her appearance became one of the most talked-about controversies of the five-day creator bootcamp after an awkward series of incidents culminated in rapper Saucy Santana being escorted off campus by security—an episode that highlighted not only Lizzo's apparent misunderstanding of the event's rules but also how dramatically the balance of power has shifted from traditional music stars to internet creators.

What is Streamer University?

For anyone over 30, Streamer University probably sounds like a parody.

It's anything but.

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