Lizzo used her moment in the spotlight at Tuesday’s People’s Choice Awards to shine light on 17 female activists.
The pop star, who was presented with the People’s Champion Award by her mother Shari Johnson-Jefferson, admitted having had some trepidation about accepting “because if I’m the people’s champ, I don’t need a trophy for championing people.”
Lizzo added: “I’m here tonight because being an icon is not about how long you’ve had your platform. Being an icon is what you do with that platform. And ever since the beginning of my career I’ve used my platform to amplify marginalized voices.”
She then brought out the women and gave a brief introduction of each one before urging viewers to follow them on social media and support them.
Lizzo returned to the stage to accept the Song of the Year award for “About Damn Time.”
The only other music category awarded on the live show was Country Artist of the Year, which went to Carrie Underwood. Taylor Swift won three awards and BTS earned a pair. Other musi winners include Harry Styles, Latto and Charlie Puth and Jung Kook.
Earlier in the show, Canada’s Shania Twain performed a medley of hits before accepting the Music Icon Award.
Canada was also repped by Lauren Spencer-Smith, who performed her hit “Fingers Crossed.”
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