Elton John has a lot of love for the new generation of musical groundbreakers. The legendary singer was honored with the Icon Award at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Thursday, and he shared a memorable moment with Lil Nas X, who presented him with the award.Speaking with ET's Lauren Zima after the ceremony, John opened up about the thrill of getting to reunite with so many artists he respects at the ceremony -- especially after the last, challenging year — and had high praise for Lil Nas X, whom he said «is a hero of mine.»«It's wonderful to be able to be amongst those artists and to say hello [sometimes] for the first time, because of course, I listen to these artists all the time,» John shared.
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