Though the Teen Choice Awards are known for their laidback and fun approach, this year’s event featured two serious and life-motivating moments.
Jessica Alba and Neyo on gun control
Jessica Alba and Neyo took to the stage to speak on the matter of gun control. Alba stood on stage alongside ten teens whose family has been affected by gun violence. Each teen, including Alton Sterling’s son, announced their names and the name of the family member who lost their life due to gun violence. This was then followed by a touvhing performance by Neyo, where he sang a rendition of “What’s GoingOn”.
The honouring moment ended with the actress and singer asking the viewers to take the photo of the group and post it on social media alongside the tag #StopTheViolence.
Justin Timberlake gives wise advice
After receiving the Decade Award, Justin Timberlake went on stage to give a pretty inspiring speech. The singer started off by quoting the late Muhammed Ali then continued to give cues on how teens all over should spend their youth:
“You will make mistakes along the way, I have many times, but what we do after that fall is how we make history because impossible is nothing…” JT explained. “Be nice to your parents—I hope my son watches this someday. They aren’t perfect either, but they’ve been through this movie before, and they love you more than you can imagine.”
With that said, everyone left as a winner that night, but if you would like to see who left with actual awards, find the list of winners here.