This year, Lizzo took home the big trophy for record of the year for "About Damn Time," and took the time to give credit to her biggest idols, Prince and Beyoncé, during her acceptance speech. "When we lost Prince, I decided to dedicate my life to making positive music," she said, noting that, at the time, "feel-good music wasn't mainstream at that point, and I felt very misunderstood." Lizzo later turned her attention toward Beyoncé, who was standing in the crowd cheering the singer on, to tell her she once skipped school in the 5th grade to see her perform live. "You changed my life," said Lizzo. "You sang that gospel medley and the way you made me feel, I was like, 'I want to make people feel this way with my music.' Thank you so much, you clearly are the artist of our lives."
