30 Sep 2015

Lady Gaga named Woman of the Year

New York - Lady Gaga is the woman of the year, according to Billboard magazine.

Billboard announced on Tuesday that the pop star will be honoured at its 11 December Women in Music event in New York City. The decade-old event will be televised for the first time, on Lifetime on 18 December.

Behold! Billboard's 2015 Woman of the Year... @LadyGaga! #WomenInMusic ??: Getty
A photo posted by Billboard (@billboard) on Sep 29, 2015 at 9:37am PDT

Gaga released the collaborative jazz album, Cheek to Cheek, with Tony Bennett last year. It won a Grammy Award, and the duo performed songs from the album on a 36-date tour.

Gaga also plans to release an album next year and will star in FX's American Horror Story: Hotel, which premieres on 7 October.

The Women in Music event also honors the year's 50 most powerful female executives in the music industry.

I can't believe @billboard named me Woman of the year thank you so much ???????????? I am so so so so grateful. My gosh good morning! ??
— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) September 29, 2015

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