Billboard’s named Taylor Swift the 2014 Woman of the Year, with the seven-time Grammy winner to be honored at a ceremony on December 12th. The 9th Annual Billboard Women in Music Awards will take place at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
This will be the second time Swift has earned the award and the first time the award will be presented to the same artist twice. Other previous winners include Reba, Pink, Fergie, Katy Perry, Beyonce, and Ciara.
“As one of the most influential artists of her generation, Taylor Swift has seen incredible success on the Billboard charts,” said Janice Min, co-president and chief creative officer of Guggenheim Media’s Entertainment Group. “Over the course of her career, she’s charted 60 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 — the most of any female artist since her debut in 2006. We are tremendously excited to be honoring her as the 2014 Billboard Woman of the Year for the second time.”
The Woman of the Year award is presented annually to a female artist “who has shaped and inspired the music industry with her success, leadership and innovation over the past twelve months.”
-By Rebecca Murray
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