On Saturday night, Billboard Women In Music returned to YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California, to celebrate some of the biggest, brightest names in the industry, including high-profile executives and superstar artists across genres. This year, Gracie Abrams was honored with the inaugural Songwriter of the Year award, which was presented to her by Victoria Monét.
Upon being presented with this year’s Icon award at Billboard Women in Music 2025 by next-gen R&B star Summer Walker, Erykah Badu didn’t waste any time drilling down to the heart of the occasion. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Sisters, how y’all feel?” drawled the Dallas native
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Thanks to a decade-plus career racking up four Billboard Hot 100 top 10s — including the eight-week No. 1 “All About That Bass” — Meghan Trainor was honored at Saturday night’s 2025 Billboard Women in Music event with our Hitmaker award. But as she told the crowd during her hilarious and touching
Muni Long had an incredible 2024. The Florida singer’s fourth solo album, Revenge, not only ranked high on the Billboard staff’s Best R&B Albums of 2024 list, it was also nominated for four Grammys, with her single “Made for Me” winning for best R&B performance. And for her breakthrough efforts, Billboard presented her with the
It’s no surprise that Tyla was honored with the Impact Award presented by Bose at the 2025 Billboard Women in Music ceremony on Saturday (March 29), as the 23-year-old South African star has quickly become a powerful music mainstay on a global level. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts
The first major dance music gathering of the year went down in Miami this past weekend, with Ultra Music Festival returning to downtown’s Bayfront Park from March 28-30. The annual event celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, with tens of thousands of fans descending upon the site to celebrate and hear music by artists both
As Women’s History Month draws to a close, what better way to honor the extraordinary contributions of women than by celebrating the female pioneers, visionaries, and stars who have defined Latin pop? From powerful ballads to timeless dance hits, these incredible artists have shaped the genre, empowering listeners and inspiring generations through their lyrics, voices,
Ye — formerly known as Kanye West — sat down (actually stood up) for an explosive interview with DJ Akademiks earlier this March. After making about “eight edits” at the request of West’s team, Ak premiered the interview during a live stream on Sunday (March 30). The Chicago native controlled the pace of the interview
It’s the end of March, and suddenly it’s already a quarter of the way through 2025. How did that happen? We’re not sure, but there’s been plenty of good music from Africa to get us through so far. After collaborating with Nigerian superstar Burna Boy and renowned Ghanaian producer GuiltyBeatz, Jorja Smith gets (back) together
Winning Global Force at the 2025 Women in Music event? That’s just like JENNIE. Surrounded by some of the industry’s most acclaimed female artists and executives, the BLACKPINK star accepted this year’s international honor on stage at Los Angeles’ YouTube Theater Saturday (March 29), giving special shoutouts to her bandmates, Woman of the Year Doechii