Elton John says Lil Nas X has ‘balls of steel’

Sir Elton John said Lil Nas X has ‘balls of steel’ as he praised the ground-breaking rapper at the iHeartRadio Music Awards (Chris Pizzello/AP)

Sir Elton John said Lil Nas X has “balls of steel” as he praised the ground-breaking rapper at the iHeartRadio Music Awards.

Sir Elton was being honoured with the icon award but used his speech to share his delight at seeing young artists emerge.