LOS ANGELES (AP) — Colombian singer-songwriter Karol G has earned the title of Billboard’s 2024 Lady of the Yr, touchdown her in the identical firm as Taylor Swift, SZA and Girl Gaga.
On Sunday Karol G made historical past when she not solely received her first ever Grammy however turned the primary lady to win in greatest música urbana, a second that will mirror altering perceptions of reggaetón and Latin hip-hop as solely “males’s music.”
“You already know, I really feel quite a lot of duty about that. As a lady, I’ve to say, like in my expertise, it was robust, like so many issues, to be a lady on this business, within the music that I do, in city music,” she told The Associated Press.
Now she can be honored as Lady of the Yr on the Billboard Girls in Music Awards on March 6. Earlier honorees embody Madonna, Cardi B, Billie Eilish, Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande.
In 2023, her album “Mañana Será Bonito” — certainly one of AP’s picks for better of the yr — broke streaming information and hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200, making her first lady to take action with a Spanish-language launch.
“Together with her immense expertise, Karol G has created a motion for ladies throughout the globe as a consequence of her empowering lyrics and shameless confidence,” mentioned Hannah Karp, Billboard’s Editorial Director,in a press release. “The discharge of her groundbreaking album Mañana Será Bonito has confirmed her a drive to be reckoned with in each the English and Spanish charts. We’re so excited to honor her as Lady of the Yr.”
Different award recipients on the Billboard Girls in Music Awards embody Ice Spice, NewJeans, Victoria Monét, Maren Morris, Kylie Minogue, Younger Miko and extra.
The awards present can be held on the YouTube Theater at Hollywood Park in Los Angeles, hosted by actor and producer Tracee Ellis Ross.
Followers will have the ability to buy tickets at billboardwomeninmusic.com.