New Delhi
Lizzo looked truly magnificent as she walked up the stage of 2022 Peopleâs Choice Awards and received the biggest nod of the night â Peopleâs Championship award. She was awarded the title for the year by her mother, making it even sweeter for the songstress.
Lizzoâs mother Shari Johnson-Jefferson took the stage and introduced Lizzo with âWhen I think of Lizzo the word champion comes to mind. Sheâs a champion of others, she builds you up and sheâs always in your corner. I should know because Iâm her mother. Melissa has always been herself, 100% that chic and she has shown us all that we donât have to conform to anyoneâs standards in order to be happy, to be creative and to feel worthy. I know that Lizzo has literally saved lives. No one is more deserving of this honor and Iâm so proud of her.â
Lizzo took the spotlight when she pranced on the stage with activists as she said that they deserved the spotlight for the work they are doing in their respective fields. She said initially she was âon the fence about acceptingâ the honour âbecause if Iâm the peopleâs champ, I donât need a trophy for championing people.â
Lizzo is what winning looks like. Bringing a crowd of community changers onto stage was next level awesome. #PeoplesChoiceAwards pic.twitter.com/sxgl5P0Hte
â Greg Harris (@GregoryHarris) December 7, 2022
She continued, âTo be an icon is not about how long youâve had your platform. Being an icon is what you do with that platform. And ever since the beginning of my career, Iâve used my platform to amplify marginalised voices.â
The singer then named all of the activists one by one as the crowd looked on and cheered them.
Honored to stand alongside these incredible women. Thank you @lizzo for shining a light on our movements. Together we are unstoppable. https://t.co/JAlzR16SG1
â reshmasaujani (@reshmasaujani) December 7, 2022
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Selena Gomez and Adam Sandler took home the top prizes at the 2022 People's Choice Awards. The fan-voted awards show spans over 40 categories and honours performers across movies, television, music, and pop culture. Check out full list of winners here