Billboard named American singer, Ariana Grande on Tuesday as 2018’s Woman Of The Year and will receive the award at Billboard’s 13th annual Women in Music event on December. 6 in New York City.
Ariana Grande is the latest ‘Woman Of The Year’ recipient joining the likes of Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Madonna and Selena Gomez who are previous recipients.
Billboard’s vice president of content, Ross Scarano speaking on why they chose to honour Ariana said, “[Grande] consistently stands up for herself and her decisions in a world that often isn’t hospitable to that sort of strength in young women.”
We are excited to honor @ArianaGrande as our 2018 Woman of the Year! ???? #WomenInMusic https://t.co/BhfeKxAvaG pic.twitter.com/uS8NvT0mhU
— billboard (@billboard) November 6, 2018
In the past year, Grande has had Top 40 hits including “No Tears Left To Cry,” ”Breathin‘” and “God Is a Woman.”
She helped organize the One Love Manchester concert last year, raising more than $23 million for victims of the May 2017 Manchester bombing.
In response, Grande tweeted, “thank u for this honor @billboard.”
thank u for this honor @billboard ????
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) November 6, 2018
