Chloe x Halle provided the perfect soundtrack for the year 2020. The record was well-received by fans and critics alike for its empowerment of womanhood through the eyes of two young Black women navigating the world.
Billboard announced on Tuesday that the superstar singers will be taking part in the upcoming 15th Annual Women in Music event. The star-studded list of performers and presenters slated to appear during the 2020 Billboard Women in Music Event has been revealed.
We’re sure you’ll agree that these high profile awards need to be celebrated in person in the presence of your peers, therefore we feel it would not be appropriate to open up the main categories for nominations this year. Just about every event this year has had to change to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
“Since bursting on the music scene, Jessie has used her platform to empower us all to speak up against systematic inequality in order to create meaningful change,” said Brandy Sanders. The singer-songwriter compares being a woman to walking uphill, and yet she continues moving purposefully toward the better world she knows is possible.
Taylor Swift fans have been well looked after this year. In July, the singer announced she was dropping Folklore, an album she'd written in isolation while quarantining during the coronavirus pandemic. Swift also tweeted that the music video for her single "Willow" would also be released at midnight.
A lonesome highway exit on a cool, black night. Orange lights blur in the rear-view mirror of an 18-wheel rig. Now, backed by Columbia Records, “Drive Me, Crazy” has found its way onto Peck’s first collection of new music in over a year, the EP Show Pony, which picks up confidently where Pony left off.
At the virtual event, Cardi B will accept her 2020 Billboard Woman of the Year title from Breonna Taylor's mom, Tamika Palmer. Watch the 15th annual Billboard Women in Music event below, and follow along on Instagram and Twitter at @billboard with the hashtag #BBWomenInMusic.
Last year, BTS performed at iHeartRadio’s annual Christmas concert as the opening act. TS will perform at the L.A. show on Friday, December 6.
Megan shared on Instagram, Waters thanked her for bringing attention "to the plight of Black women." “You are so right that Black women have paved the way and have done so by leading with courage and bravery."
Wearing his trademark fringed mask and bathed in murky red light, Peck begins the song with only the help of a trebly electric guitar. When the song reaches the second verse, a spotlight illuminates Peck and his band.