Billboard Italia Women in Music | |
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Awarded for | Contributions to the Italian music industry by women |
Sponsored by | SIAE, La Rinascente, Rabanne, Radio 105 |
Location | Teatro Manzoni, Milan, Italy |
Country | Italy |
Presented by | Billboard Italia |
First awarded | 2024 |
Billboard Italia Women in Music is an annual event by Billboard Italia . The Italian edition of Billboard Women in Music event, it would "honor the most influential women in Italian music," according to the magazine. [1] [2] Like its American counterpart, the main award is titled Woman of the Year. The inaugural ceremony will be held on September 16, 2024. [3] [4]
After the first edition of the Billboard Women in Music in 2007, the awards were given to artists from every nationality who gained achievements in the magazine's charts. In 2023 the publication launched the first international award outside the United States, the Billboard Latin Women in Music, specifically for Latin music. [5] In 2024 Billboard Women in Music intruduced the Global Force Award, given to "singers, songwriters, instrumentalists and producers making groundbreaking contributions to the music industry" selected by Billboard publication around the world, [6] including Annalisa selected by Billboard Italia. [7] [8] Since that Billboard extended the Women in Music ceremony to the individual international territories in which the magazine is published, including Billboard Italia. [9] [10]
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