“I think it’s safe to say that it is okay for young performers, especially us minority performers, to step out of the box,” he said. “This award is for that. It’s for artists who need to step out of the box and do whatever it takes to tell a story and whatever it takes to make a change, to get people to wake up.

“This award is bigger than Jharrel and I; this represents more than a kiss. This is for those who feel like ‘the others,’ ‘the misfits.’

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