Billboard Women in Music of "her success as a recording artist, contributions to the business, and leadership in embracing the changing music business." Every year since then, "Billboard" has honored a female artist with the award. Taylor Swift is the only woman to be honored twice. The most recent winner of this award is Ariana Grande. In 2008, Colbie Caillat was honored with "Billboard"'s first Rising Star award because of "her ascent in the pop charts and the repercussion that her music caused." Every year since then, "Billboard" has honored a female artist with the award. In 2010, Lea Michele was honored with "Billboard"'s
Woman of the Year Woman of the Year Woman of the Year is a 1942 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. The film was written by Ring Lardner Jr., Michael Kanin, and John Lee Mahin, directed by George Stevens, and produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. The film's plot is ostensibly about the relationship between Tess Harding—an international affairs correspondent, chosen "Woman of the Year"—and Sam Craig—a sportswriter—who meet, marry, and encounter problems as a result of her unflinching commitment to her work. In 1999, this film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library