Billboard Women in Music Billboard Women in Music "Billboard" Women in Music is an annual event held by "Billboard". Its main award is titled Woman of the Year, established to recognize "women in the music industry who have made significant contributions to the business and who, through their work and continued success, inspire generations of women to take on increasing responsibilities within the field" according to the magazine. Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez, Janelle Monáe, and Ariana Grande are the only women who have more than one award. In 2007, Reba McEntire was honored with "Billboard"'s first Woman of the Year Award because
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.