P!nk, Janelle Monae, and many of the 40 female executives on Billboard’s Women In Music power list all overcame the odds. Many still face sexism, unfair competition and other challenges in their daily work lives. And even in a year where many females dominated the pop charts, P!nk didn’t expect to take top honors.
The annual Billboard Women in Music event took place at Capitale in New York City sponsored by Nikon, Target, CoverGirl and City National Bank. The event was co-hosted this year’s by broadcast journalist/executive producer and CEO of Starfish Media Group, Soledad O’Brien, alongside Billboard Editorial Director, Bill Werde. A full list of the Women In Music honorees was posted Tuesady on Billboard.biz.
P!nk was interviewed on stage by Andy Cohen, host and executive producer of Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live,” while Monae spoke with Tamron Hall, host of NewsNation on MSNBC. Indie pop duo, Tegan and Sara, and breakout synth rock band, Chvrches, paid musical tribute honor P!nk and Janelle Monáe with respective performances. Atlantic Records Group’s singer and songwriter Christina Perri also performed new single “Human” to honor her label’s Chairman/COO Julie Greenwald, Billboard’s top-ranked Woman In Music.
Billboard’s 2013 Women in Music’s top honoree was Atlantic’s Julie Greenwald and Janelle Monae took home Billboard’s Rising Star award.
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