Beyoncé's Sweet Interaction With Young Fan Goes Viral

Beyoncé promised one of her young fans she would remember her "forever" moments after receiving a prestigious award from Stevie Wonder.

The "Texas Hold 'Em" singer appeared at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday where she was awarded the Innovator Award which recognized her contribution to pop culture. Other winners of the award have included U2 and Taylor Swift.

After leaving the ceremony, Beyoncé made her way through the crowd outside the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, flanked by husband Jay-Z and daughter, Blue Ivy, 12.

One woman holding a small child gets the singer's attention to introduce her to her daughter. Beyoncé stops in her tracks and smiles widely at the girl who shows off the Barbie doll she is holding and tells her its name is "Sarah."

Then Beyoncé learns the little girl's name is also Sarah to which she reacts by saying, "y'all have the same name?"

She can then be heard in the video which was shared to the Beyoncé Legion fan account on X, formerly Twitter, telling the young girl, "I will remember you forever, Sarah." The post went viral with more than 991,000 views.

Fans loved the moment saying it was a beautiful thing to see after the video was also shared to the Pop Crave X account.

"It's heartwarming to see Beyonce making such meaningful connections with her fans. Moments like these truly show the impact artists can have on people's lives," commented @AzZaid on Pop Crave's post.

And @emysbill added: "that's so sweet."

While @ramsus_hojlundd wrote: "she's just impacted the fan's life."

Beyoncé accepted the Innovator award for her decades-long career where she has experimented with various genres and rewritten the rules of the music industry with her albums, Beyoncé and Lemonade.

It also comes days after she released her groundbreaking country album, Cowboy Carter.

In her acceptance speech, Beyoncé credited other artists who came before her for inspiring her, including Stevie Wonder who had presented her with the award.

"I love you and I honor you," Beyoncé said to him. "I want to thank you for making a way for all of us. I'm honored to receive this recognition from you, Stevie Wonder. Whenever anyone asks me if there's anyone I can listen to for the rest of my life, it's always you."

"Innovation starts with a dream, but then you have to execute that dream and that road can be very bumpy," she continued.

"Being an innovator is saying what everyone believes is impossible. Being an innovator often means being criticized, which often will test your mental strength. Being an innovator is leaning on faith and trusting that God will catch you and guide you. So, to all the record labels, every radio station, every award show, my hope is that we're more open to the joy and liberation that comes from enjoying art, with no preconceived notions."

Since its release on March 29, Cowboy Carter has smashed multiple records including outselling all the albums in the top 5 album charts, according to Official Charts.

She was also the first Black female artists to hit the top of the country music charts with the song, "Texas Hold 'Em."

Some of the artists to appear on Cowboy Carter include Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, Shaboozey, Linda Martell, Willie Jones and emerging Black country artists, Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy, Reyna Roberts.