Shakira to be honored at ‘Latin Women in Music’

Singer Shakira will be honored as Billboard’s “Woman of the Year” during the inaugural “Latin Women in Music” event on May 6 at the Watsco Auditorium in Miami.

Also superstars Ana Gabriel, Emilia, Evaluna, Goyo and Thalia They will also receive special awards at the Billboard and Telemundo event, which will be broadcast exclusively the following day, May 7.

It is a two-hour musical program that he will present Ivy Queen and Jacqueline Bracamontewhose goal is to celebrate Latin American artists, executives and creatives who are proactively working for positive changes that bring about gender inclusion and equality in the music industry.

“Shakira is the definitive woman in music. Thanks to her, latin women from around the world are empowered to write and perform deeply personal music,” said Leila Cobo, Billboard’s director of content for Latin/Spanish, who is also of Colombian descent.

“She created her own movement and is more relevant today than ever, with grace, a deep tradition of giving back and immense talent. She is the definition of a woman in music,” Cobo added in a statement from Board.

Shakira will be honored for her “extraordinary” achievements in music, including becoming the first woman to reach the Top 10 on the Billboard charts with “Shakira: BZRP Music Sessions #53.”

That song was produced by an Argentine Bizarrap also made history as the most played Latin song in 24 hours in the history of Spotify and the most viewed Latin song on YouTube in 24 hours, with more than 63 million views, and broke 14 Guinness records.

A Colombian woman, who personally went through a turbulent period due to her separation from a Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué and his transfer to Miami from Barcelona With her two children, she has sold more than 95 million records worldwide, making her the best-selling Latin artist of all time.

His worldwide success as a “crossover” artist (entering the English market as well) opened the door for other Latin American artists to enter international markets.

She is the most viewed Latin American artist and one of the top 10 overall artists of all time on YouTube with over 20 billion cumulative views, and the most streamed Latin American artist of all time on Spotify.

In addition to his stellar industry accolades, At the age of 18, Shakira created the Pies Descalzos foundationwhich built and adapted nine public schools in Cartagena, Barranquilla, Guajira and Quibdó, six of which are under construction.

The foundation has raised more than $40 million since its inception and has impacted more than 150,000 children and nearly 900,000 families.

Opening event Latin women in music was announced earlier this year as an expansion of Billboard’s Women in Music franchise.

Shakira will join the previously announced lineup of powerful women shaping the music industry.

Honorees include Mexican Ana Gabriel, who will receive the award Living Legend Award; Emilia from Argentina, who will receive the Rising Star award; Evaluna, which will receive the Tradition and the Future award; Colombian Goyo who will receive the Agent of Change award and Mexican Thalía who will receive the Global Powerhouse award.