Support our efforts, sign up to a full membership!
(Start for free)
Register or login with just your e-mail address

Billboard To Honor Janelle Monae & Cyndi Lauper At 13th Annual Women In Music Event

Hot Songs Around The World

Water
Tyla
306 entries in 20 charts
Stick Season
Noah Kahan
313 entries in 19 charts
Houdini
Dua Lipa
285 entries in 26 charts
Strangers
Kenya Grace
442 entries in 24 charts
Lovin On Me
Jack Harlow
293 entries in 22 charts
Popular
Weeknd, Playboi Carti & Madonna
266 entries in 18 charts
Lose Control
Teddy Swims
316 entries in 25 charts
Beautiful Things
Benson Boone
159 entries in 24 charts
Si No Estas
Inigo Quintero
283 entries in 17 charts
Greedy
Tate McRae
621 entries in 28 charts
Unwritten
Natasha Bedingfield
291 entries in 22 charts
Anti-Hero
Taylor Swift
615 entries in 23 charts
Cruel Summer
Taylor Swift
572 entries in 20 charts
Snooze
SZA
223 entries in 13 charts
Billboard To Honor Janelle Monae & Cyndi Lauper At 13th Annual Women In Music Event
New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Billboard, the leading destination for charts, news, trends and innovations in music, announced today that it will honor Janelle Monáe and Cyndi Lauper at its 13th annual Women in Music event on December 6 in New York City. Monáe will accept the Trailblazer Award while Lauper will accept the Icon Award at the same ceremony as previously announced "Woman of the Year" recipient Ariana Grande. The highly regarded event, held in conjunction with the release of Billboard's Women in Music issue, will also honor the most powerful female executives in the industry.

"The entire world recognizes the power of Cyndi Lauper's pop music, and just as crucially, she has used her undeniable talent to soar beyond music, create positive change in modern society and become a true Icon," says Billboard's Editorial Director, Jason Lipshutz. "And Janelle Monáe's insatiable drive to incorporate new, untold stories into her artistic projects -- while synthesizing classic funk, soul, R&B, jazz, hip-hop and rock -- makes her a truly unique voice. Popular music is more interesting today because Janelle Monáe is part of it."

The Icon Award recognizes a female artist of extraordinary accomplishment whose historic contributions to the industry and artistry of music establish her among the highest class of all­-time performers. Over the course of her four­-decade career, Cyndi Lauper has contributed timeless hits to the pop canon (including eight top 10 hits on the Hot 100 chart). She has been lauded for her work in film, TV and theater, and is a GRAMMY, TONY and EMMY winner. Cyndi's groundbreaking sound and style continue to influence generations of musicians and fans, and she is also a celebrated humanitarian and advocate. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the True Colors Fund, which Lauper co-­founded to end youth homelessness among the LGBTQ community.

The Trailblazer Award recognizes a female artist who acts as a pioneer within the music industry by using her platform to amplify unheard voices and break ground for future generations of performers. Janelle Monáe has helped redefine how a black woman can be represented in popular culture over the past decade, and with her No. 6-peaking album Dirty Computer - along with its sci-fi-inflected accompanying film project of the same name - she has continued unleashing her creativity in striking new ways.

The 13th annual Women in Music event and red-carpet pre-show will be broadcast live on Twitter, 7pm-10pm EST on December 6. Additional honorees of Billboard's 2018 Women in Music event will be announced in the coming weeks. The 2018 event is sponsored by American Airlines, American Express, Fiji, Honda Stage and Nielsen Music.






Most read news of the week


© 2001-2024
top40-charts.com (S4)
about | site map
contact | privacy
Page gen. in 0.0088589 secs // 4 () queries in 0.0044589042663574 secs