Lizzo, Grammy Winner, Asks Everyone In The Room To 'Lift Each Other Up'

because the initial Grammy award given out while in the initial Grammys telecast of 2020s, The ideal Pop Solo Efficiency presentation had a little bit of prestige it to start with. And given this year's field of nominees, it felt even more momentous. That's why once Lizzo stepped onstage to accept the award near the begin of the show on Sunday night (January 26), her words rang out while in the Staples Center in Los Angeles.


Choking back tears and looking visibly shaken, one of 2019's biggest breakout stars still looked right at house with a golden gramophone in her hand. "This whole week, I be lost in my problems, stressed out, and then in an instant, all of that can go away and your priorities really shift," she mentioned, "and today, all my little problems that I thought were big because the world were gone."


She was gracious as she shouted out the other musicians, artists, producers, writers, and more in the room as well even as she celebrated her win for "Truth Hurts." "You guys create cute music, you guys create connectivity," she mentioned. "This is the starting of making music that moves people again and music that liberates people."


Lizzo would know a thing or two about that. Her 2019 debut album Cuz I Love You felt like an announcement, though she's been making music for the better piece of the past decade. It took a couple of key planet-aligning moments for her 2017 "Truth Hurts" to go supersonic last year, nevertheless any time it did, Lizzo became a cultural phenomenon. Before the ceremony started airing, she had already collected two awards, one for Best Customary R&B Efficiency and one for Best Urban Contemporary Album.


In the category, she beat out Beyoncé's inspiring Lion King soundtrack cut "Spirit," Billie Eilish's offbeat pop monster "Bad Guy," Ariana Grande's dazzling "7 Rings," and Taylor Swift's celebratory anthem "You Need to Calm Down."


During her speech, Lizzo made sure to thank all of the creative people who helped her get to where she is currently, including her collaborator Quinn Wilson, and mentioned if it wasn't for those folks by her side, she could be "sleeping in [her] vehicle She concluded with an enthusiastic call: "Thank you so much for lifting me up. Let's continue to reach out, hold each other down, and lift each other up."


Her win also came mere minutes immediately after her rousing performances of "Cuz I Love You" and "Truth Hurts" to open the show.


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