By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com
Published: 04:25 GMT, 15 March 2019 | Updated: 17:31 GMT, 15 March 2019
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Halsey delivered an emotional speech at the iHeartRadio Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles Thursday, as she accepted the honors for the Fangirls award.
The Fangirls award, which was presented to the 24-year-old Without Me singer by actress Elle Fanning, 20, are aimed at honoring women for their efforts in making the world a better place.
The New Jersey native, whose full name is Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, embraced her beau, Yungblud, 20, as she made her way to the podium to accept the honors.
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Surging: Halsey, 24, delivered an emotional speech at the iHeartRadio Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles Thursday, as she accepted the honors for the Fangirls award
The socially-conscious songstress addressed the name of the award, as she said the world Fangirl is often used in a 'very derogatory' sense when it should't be.
'I think if a young woman likes something, then in the eyes of the rest of the world that makes