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
Billboard Year-End Billboard Year-End "Billboard" Year-End charts are a cumulative measure of a single or album's performance in the United States, based upon the "Billboard" magazine charts during any given chart year. "Billboard's" "chart year" runs from the first Billboard "week" of December to the final week in November, but because the Billboard week is dated in advance of publication, the last calendar week for which sales are counted is usually the third week in November. This altered calendar allows for "Billboard" to calculate year-end charts and release them in time for its final print issue in the last week of December.