Billboard Women In Music 2026 To Honor Ella Langley, Tate McRae, More

Ella Langley. Photo: Caylee Robillard

Billboard is set to honor Ella Langley, Teyana Taylor, Tate McRae, Kehlani, Laufey, Zara Larsson and others at its upcoming Women in Music Awards celebration April 29 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.

Langley will receive Billboard‘s Powerhouse Award at the event, which celebrate women in the industry who made some of the biggest strides over the past 12 months. Other honors set to be given at this year’s event include the Visionary Award, which will go to singer/songwriter and One Battle After Another actress Taylor, and the Hitmaker Award, which will go to pop star Tate McRae.

Kehlani will also receive the Impact Award at the event, while Laufey will receive the Innovator Award and Mariah the Scientist will be given the Rising Star Award. Larsson is the winner of 2026’s Breakthrough Award, and Thalia is set to take home the Icon Award at the annual celebration.

The event will be hosted by Keke Palmer, and tickets and tables will be available to the public to purchase.

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Lorie Hollabaugh

Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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