Tuesday at NYC’s Capitale, luminaires from the music industry celebrated the top women in the business at Billboard’s annual Women in Music event. P!nk was named Woman of the Year, while Janelle Monae was honored as the Billboard Rising Star.
Among the top women in music were:
Debra Lee – Chairman & CEO, BET Networks
Ethiopia Habtemariam – EVP/Head of Urban Music, Universal Music Publishing Group & SVP, Motown Records
Bozoma Saint John – Director, Cultural Branding, Music & Entertainment Marketing, PepsiCo
Other notable names in attendance were Melanie Fiona, Skylar Diggins, and Vashtie Kola. Indie pop duo, Tegan and Sara, and breakout synth rock band, CHVRCHES, honored P!nk and Janelle Monáe respectively with covers of P!nk’s “Just Like a Pill” and Janelle’s “Tightrope.”
Nate Ruess of fun. was also at the event to honor the two women with whom he has collaborated and received Grammy Award nominations. The event was presented by COVERGIRL, Nikon, Target and City National Bank.
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Janelle Monae:
“I was inspired to create the change that I wanted to see, which the electric lady was. The electric lady is bold, fearless;
Nate Ruess about Janelle:
“Anytime Nate Ruess about his song with P!nk:
“I just wanted to write the song, not sing it, but [P!nk] twisted my arm and I’m so glad