Here’s the Full List of Honorees for Billboard Italy’s Inaugural Women in Music

Milan confirms itself as the Italian capital of music by hosting Billboard Italia Women in Music next week.

Billboard’s iconic awards ceremony will be held Monday (Sept. 16) at Teatro Manzoni, one of the cultural symbols of the city. The event is the first local edition of the Billboard format in Europe.

The Woman of the Year award goes to Anna, the rapper who was the most-listened-to female artist in Italy in 2023 and recently stayed atop the Italian albums chart for nine consecutive weeks with her debut album Vera Baddie.

Billboard Italia Women in Music will be introduced by the mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala, and hosted by two champions of Italian cinema and television: Cristiana Capotondi and Maurizio Lastrico. They will introduce the honorees and welcome the guests, who will get hit the stage with special performances.

“I’m so happy to celebrate Italy’s Women in Music in the beautiful city of Milan,” said Billboard Editorial Director Hannah Karp. “Thank you Billboard Italy for making this night possible and bringing this very special event to Europe for the first time ever.”

Tommaso Toma and Silvia Danielli, editor-in-chief and co-editor-in-chief of Billboard Italia, respectively, commented: “Our editorial team has highlighted how the presence of women in the music industry has increased in all its sectors. But it is still not enough: the road is long for women to occupy positions of responsibility and the top places in the charts in an equal proportion. What we really want is for Billboard Italia Women in Music to be a celebration of all the women who work in the scene, not just the award winners who will take the stage, remembering that there is still a lot to do on everyone’s part to achieve equality.”

Here’s the full list of honorees for Billboard Italia Women in Music 2024:

After the show, Rinascente — Italy’s top luxury store and one of the main partners of Billboard Italia Women in Music — will welcome guests to a spectacular party in its iconic flagship store in Piazza Duomo.

In addition to Rinascente, the official sponsors are Rabanne and Bellissima.

Billboard Italia Women in Music is directed by Gianlorenzo Mortgat and produced by Vivo Concerti. Radio 105 is the official radio of the event. It is supported by the collecting society SIAE (Società Italiana Autori ed Editori) and has the patronage of the Municipality of Milan and Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, the national association of fashion brands. Ticketmaster Italy is ticketing partner.