Lizzo Reacts To Being The First Black Woman To Win Record Of The Year Since Whitney Houston’s 1994 Win For ‘I Will Always Love You’: I Don’t Take This Lightly

Lizzo, Whitney Houston

Lizzo Reacts To Being The First Black Woman To Win Record Of The Year Since Whitney Houston’s 1994 Win For ‘I Will Always Love You’: I Don’t Take This Lightly

Congratulations are in order for Lizzo!

Lizzo has made history at this year’s Grammys. The “Good As Hell” singer won Record of the Year for her song “About Damn Time,” making her the first black woman to win the category since Whitney Houston in 1994 for “I Will Always Love You.”

Earlier today (Feb. 6) Lizzo took to Twitter to address her latest achievement. She shared,

“The last time a black woman won Record of the Year was Whitney Houston for ‘I Will Always Love You’… I don’t take this lightly. Thank you.”

While giving her acceptance speech, Lizzo dedicated her award to the late Prince, who played an integral role in her career.

Lizzo shared,

“When we lost Prince, I decided to dedicate my life to making positive music. I was like, ‘I don’t care if my positivity bothers you — what’s wrong with you?’ Positive and feel good music wasn’t mainstream at that point and I felt very misunderstood.”

Prince

She continued,

“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 be a better place. And now, I look around and there’s all these songs about loving our body and being comfortable in our skin and feeling f**ing good and I’m just so proud to be a part of it!”

Lizzo

Lizzo concluded with advice to those who may be feeling discouraged.

“Just stay true to yourself because I promise you, you will find people, attract people in your life who believe in you and support you.”

The “About Damn Time” singer also gave a special shout-out to Beyoncé, naming her the “artist of our lives.”

“In the 5th grade, I skipped school to see you perform. My sister, she got me out of school. It was literature — I’m good.”

Beyonce

Lizzo continued,

“You changed my life. 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.”