This speech is good as hell.
Lizzo took home the award for Record of the Year at the 2023 Grammys ceremony, hosted by Trevor Noah, on Feb. 5. While accepting the coveted honor, the 34-year-old gave a special shout out to Beyoncé, who was also nominated.
"Beyoncé, in the fifth grade I skipped school to see you perform," Lizzo admitted onstage. "My sister, she got me out of school. It was literature, I'm good."
Indeed, Beyoncé—who made history as the most decorated artist in Grammys history—had a huge impact on Lizzo.
"You changed my life," she declared on stage to the "Cuff It" artist, who was sitting in the audience. "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.' So thank you so much. You clearly are the artist of our lives!"
Beyoncé wasn't the only artist she shouted out.
"I want to dedicate this award to Prince," Lizzo shared. "When we lost Prince, I decided to dedicate my life to making positive music. And I was like, 'I don't care if my positivity bother you. What's wrong with you?'"
Reflecting on that turning point in her life, Lizzo shared that it was at "a time when positive music and feel-good music wasn't mainstream."
"I felt very misunderstood," she recalled. "I felt on the outside looking in, but I stayed true to myself because I wanted to make the world a better place so I had to be that change to make the world better place."
Indeed, Lizzo feels a movement has taken place since then for the better.
"Now I look around, and there's all these songs that are about loving our bodies and feeling comfortable in our skin and feeling good! she continued. "And I'm just so proud to be a part of it."
Steve Lacy, Kendrick Lamar, Harry Styles, ABBA, Adele, Mary J. Blige, Doja Cat and Brandi Carlile (whose song features Lucius) were also nominated for Record of the Year.
Find out more winners at the 2023 Grammy Awards below.
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers - Kendrick Lamar
Special - Lizzo
Good Morning Gorgeous - Mary J. Blige
In These Silent Days - Brandi Carlile
Music of the Spheres - Coldplay
Voyage - ABBA
WINNER: Harry's House - Harry Styles
30 - Adele
Un Verano Sin Ti - Bad Bunny
Renaissance - Beyonce
"Bad Habit" - Steve Lacy
"The Heart Part 5" - Kendrick Lamar
"As It Was" - Harry Styles
"Don't Shut Me Down" - ABBA
"Easy on Me" - Adele
"Break My Soul" - Beyonce
"Good Morning Gorgeous" - Mary J. Blige
WINNER: "About Damn Time" - Lizzo
"You And Me On The Rock" - Brandi Carlile featuring Lucius
"Woman" - Doja Cat
"abcdefu" - GAYLE
"About Damn Time" - Lizzo
"All Too Well (10 Minute Version, The Short Film)" - Taylor Swift
"As It Was" - Harry Styles
"Bad Habit" - Steve Lacy
"Break My Soul" - Beyonce
"Easy on Me" - Adele
"God Did" - DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy
"The Heart Part 5" - Kendrick Lamar
WINNER: "Just Like That" - Bonnie Raitt
Anitta
Latto
Omar Apollo
Maneskin
DOMi & JD Beck
Tobe Nwigwe
Muni Long
WINNER: Samara Joy
Molly Tuttle
Wet Leg
"Easy On Me" - Adele
"Woman" - Doja Cat
"As It Was" - Harry Styles
"The Heart Part 5" - Kendrick Lamar
"Yet To Come" - BTS
WINNER: "All Too Well: The Short Film" - Taylor Swift
"Don't Shut Me Down" - ABBA
"Bam Bam" - Camilla Cabello featuring Ed Sheeran
"My Universe" - Coldplay & BTS
"I Like You (A Happier Song) - Post Malone & Doja Cat
WINNER: "Unholy" - Sam Smith & Kim Petras
Voyage - ABBA
30 - Adele
Music of the Spheres - Coldplay
WINNER: Harry's House - Harry Styles
Special - Lizzo
"Churchill Downs" - Jack Harlow featuring Drake
"God Did" - DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy
"Pushin P" - Gunna & Future featuring Young Thug
"WAIT FOR YOU" - Future featuring Drake & Tems
WINNER: "The Heart Part 5" - Kendrick Lamar
God Did - DJ Khaled
I Never Liked You - Future
Come Home The Kids Miss You - Jack Harlow
WINNER: Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers - Kendrick Lamar
It's Almost Dry - Pusha T
Best R&B Performance
"Virgo's Groove" — Beyoncé
"Over" — Lucky Dave
"Hurt Me So Good" — Jazmine Sullivan
"Here With Me" — Mary J. Blige feat. Anderson .Paak
WINNER: "HRS & HRS" — Muni Long
WINNER: "Cuff It" - Beyoncé
"Good Morning Gorgeous" - Mary J. Blige
"Hrs & Hrs" - Muni Long
"Hurt Me So Good" - Jazmine Sullivan
"Please Don't Walk Away" - PJ Morton
Best Traditional R&B Performance
"Do 4 Love" — Snoh Aalegra
WINNER: "Plastic Off the Sofa" — Beyoncé
"Good Morning Gorgeous" — Mary J. Blige
"Keeps on Fallin'" — Babyface feat. Ella Mai
"'Round Midnight" — Adam Blackstone feat. Jazmine Sullivan
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
WINNER: "Break My Soul" — Beyoncé
"Rosewood" — Bonobo
"Don't Forget My Love" — Diplo and Miguel
"I'm Good (Blue)" — David Guetta and Bebe Rexha
"Intimidated" — Kaytranada feat. H.E.R.
"On My Knees" — Rüfüs Du Sol
Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) - Mary J. Blige
Breezy (Deluxe) - Chris Brown
Candydrip - Lucky Daye
Watch The Sun - PJ Morton
WINNER: Black Radio III - Robert Glasper
WINNER: "Til You Can't" - Cody Johnson
"Circles Around This Town" - Maren Morris
"Doin' This" - Luke Combs
"I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version, From The Vault)" - Taylor Swift
"If I Was a Cowboy" - Miranda Lambert
"I'll Love You Until The Day I Die" - Willie Nelson
Growin' Up - Luke Combs
Palomino - Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville - Ashley McBryde
Humble Quest - Maren Morris
WINNER: A Beautiful Time - Willie Nelson
WINNER: "Broken Horses" - Brandi Carlile
"Black Summer" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Blackout" - Turnstile
"Harmonia's Dream" - The War On Drugs
"Patient Number 9" - Ozzy Osbourne featuring Jeff Beck
Dropout Boogie - The Black Keys
The Boy Named If - Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Crawler - Idles
Mainstream Sellout - Machine Gun Kelly
WINNER: Patient Number 9 - Ozzy Osbourne
Lucifer on the Sofa - Spoon
AGUILERA - Christina Aguilera
De Adentro Pa Afuera - Camilo
VIAJANTE - Fonseca
WINNER: Pasieros - Rubén Blades & Boca Livre
Dharma + - Sebastián Yatra
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
Act Like You Got Some Sense - Jamie Foxx
All About Me!: My Remarkable Life In Show Business by Mel Brooks - Mel Brooks
Aristotle and Dante Dive Into The Waters of The World - Lin-Manuel Miranda
WINNER: Finding Me - Viola Davis
Music Is History - Questlove
El Alimento - Cimafunk
Tinta y Tiempo - Jorge Drexler
1940 Carmen - Mon Laferte
Alegoría - Gaby Moreno
Los Años Salvajes - Fito Paez
WINNER: Motomami - Rosalía
Best Alternative Music Album
WE — Arcade Fire
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You — Big Thief
Fossora — Björk
WINNER: Wet Leg — Wet Leg
Cool It Down — Yeah Yeah Yeahs