Karol G made history at the 2024 Billboard Women in Music awards ceremony. “This is the first time, ever, a Latina is named woman of the year,” she said Wednesday in her acceptance speech. And so, in honor of that incredible feat, she delivered the rest of her speech in Spanish.
FILE - Karol G performs as part of the “Manana Sera Bonito” tour at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. Kat Graham arrives at the Billboard Women in Music Awards on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. Kylie Minogue arrives at the Billboard Women in Music Awards on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. Saweetie arrives at the Billboard Women in Music Awards on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif.
When Karol G embarked on a stadium tour in support of the release, she became the first Latina to headline at many of the venues where she performed. To call Karol G’s rise meteoric wouldn’t be hyperbole.
A new award category heralding performers who are “global forces” were given to women from around the world for their needle-moving contributions to their home countries, including Annalisa representing Italy, Sarah Geronimo from the Philippines and Luísa Sonza from Brazil, who performed and was joined by Demi Lovato for “Penhasco2,” their Portuguese power ballad.
Monét led the night — with a brassy performance of her massive hit “On My Mama.” Immediately afterward, her mother presented her with the rising star award. “She didn’t tell me she was coming, y’all!” Monét exclaimed, clutching Mama Monét, as she attempted to read from a teleprompter. In her acceptance speech, Monét shouted out “women doing the thankless jobs” in addition to those “behind the scenes and in front of the curtain.
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