(gentle music)
- My advice to women who are struggling
to find their self worth is first of all,
I hear you and I understand why.
I suggest that you find other women
to be in community with.
Find a way to get in
touch with your gratitude
and genuinely be happy for the good things
that happen to them.
Eventually that movement
will be life-affirming for you
and also it'll change the world
because that's what we need,
is we need more women who are willing
to not compete with one another,
but help each other move ahead.
(upbeat music)
First of all, all the female artists
that were here tonight,
I already am absolutely in love with
and admire all of them in a depth
that I can't even really articulate,
especially the younger artists
that are making their way up.
I wanna shout out some of the women
that have inspired me
to be a powerful woman.
One of them being Joni Mitchell,
who I think is maybe the greatest
contemporary artist of our time.
Bonnie Raitt, who's a badass
and she leads with her hips.
She's never allowed anyone to sensor her.
Another will be Tanya Tucker,
who's been to hell and back.
She's battled for
acceptance and forgiveness
and it's finally coming to her.
The other will be Dolly Parton,
who is an angel on my shoulder
and also the devil on my other shoulder.
When I was 15 years old, I read the back
of Dolly Parton's book when she became
the first country artist
ever to speak out in support
of LGBTQ people and I can tell you
that is a queer kid from a small town,
getting love from Dolly
is second only to God.
(gentle music)
To me, I think the most
poignant and potent
social justice issue that's
worth discussing this year
is the plight of displaced peoples.
I personally don't differentiate
between economic migrants,
asylum seekers and refugees.
There are tens of millions
of people displaced
from their homes right now
due to poverty and war.
And our ability to look at those people
and their innate worth, with
some dignity and respect
will change the course of humanity.
I think it's the greatest
test of our time.
I would like to see our
country and other countries
become more accommodating to people
that are put in the devastating situation
of being displaced from their
homes for whatever reason.
(upbeat music fades)
