The Grammy Award winner will receive the honor on Dec. 11 at Cipriani Midtown in New York. The event, which will be televised for the first time, is held in conjunction with the publication of Billboard’s Women in Music list, which selects the year’s 50 most powerful female executives in the music industry. Lifetime will air the event as Women in Music on Dec. 18.
Gaga was chosen based on her "industry leadership, artistry, philanthropy, innovative contribution to music and inspiration to millions," according to a release.
“Billboard’s Woman of the Year has always represented the finest in music, and the anointing of a key influential figure who drove the conversation for that year. No one embodies that more than Lady Gaga in 2015,” saidJanice Min , co-president and chief creative officer of Guggenheim Media’s Entertainment Group, which consists ofBillboard and The Hollywood Reporter. “From her show-stopping performance at the Oscars, to her co-headlining tour, to her philanthropic outreach and foundation promoting youth wellbeing and empowerment, to her new role as TV star, there is no woman dominating popular culture tastes and its evolution as much as she is today. What a force.”
Previous Billboard Woman of the Year honorees includeTaylor Swift in 2014 (her second time as Woman of the Year), Pink, Katy Perry , and Beyoncé .
Gaga was chosen based on her "industry leadership, artistry, philanthropy, innovative contribution to music and inspiration to millions," according to a release.
“Billboard’s Woman of the Year has always represented the finest in music, and the anointing of a key influential figure who drove the conversation for that year. No one embodies that more than Lady Gaga in 2015,” said
Previous Billboard Woman of the Year honorees include
Source:http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2015/09/29/billboard-name-lady-gaga-woman-year/73040504/
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