Lizzo used People’s Choice Awards speech to ‘amplify marginalized voices’ of these 17 activists
LOS ANGELES — Lizzo is beyond ready to be loved and she’s spreading that love around. The “To Be Loved” and “About Damn Time” singer-songwriter was the People’s Champion award winner at Tuesday’s People’s Choice Awards, an honor recognizing the triple-threat entertainer‘s impact on music and television, as well as her commitment to championing diversity and inclusion. However, instead of ...
by Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times
Dec 07, 2022
4 minutes
LOS ANGELES — Lizzo is beyond ready to be loved and she’s spreading that love around.
The “To Be Loved” and “About Damn Time” singer-songwriter was the People’s Champion award winner at Tuesday’s People’s Choice Awards, an honor recognizing the triple-threat entertainer‘s impact on music and television, as well as her commitment to championing diversity and inclusion.
However, instead of accepting the award herself, she presented 17 activists who she believed were more deserving of the recognition. One of them was Tamika Palmer, the mother of Breonna Taylor, the 2020 shooting victim who died during a police drug raid on her home.
Lizzo was
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