In a night all about women supporting women, Zara Larsson took the Billboard Women in Music mission statement literally on Wednesday night (April 29) at the Hollywood Palladium, with the Swedish pop star being held aloft by her four backup dancers as she flawlessly performed her Grammy-nominated song “Midnight Sun.”
And that was just one of many iconic moments in a night full of them. Larsson was honored with the Breakthrough award, for taking over the charts in a major way after 10 years in the business, while the singing voices of HUNTR/X — EJAE, AUDREY NUNA and REI AMI — were celebrated for their “Golden”-powered KPop Demon Hunters success as our Women of the Year.
Host Keke Palmer did double-duty, kicking off the night with the first performance, while Mariah the Scientist was honored as Honda’s Rising Star and Tate McRae received the Hitmaker title. Country chart-topper Ella Langley accepted the Powerhouse prize, and Laufey was honored as our Innovator. But we were just getting started: Kehlani took home the Impact award, Thalia was named our Icon, and Teyana Taylor was presented with the Visionary award.
Beyond our artist honorees, ASCAP’s Beth Matthews was also celebrated with the Executive of the Year title, presented by Kim Petras.
And there were even two big global moments as well, with Canadian rockers The Beaches and Filipina girl group BINI accepting Global Force accolades, thanking Billboard Canada and Billboard Philippines for their support back home.
Below, go inside the empowering night with the 11 best moments from the 2026 Billboard Women in Music Awards.
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