Victoria Monét Presents Gracie Abrams with Songwriter of the Year | Billboard Women In Music 2025

Victoria Monét presents Gracie Abrams with the Songwriter of the Year at Billboard Women In Music 2025. 

Victoria Monét:
Hi everybody. It is so nice to be back here with all of you at Billboard Women in Music to present the songwriter of the year, Gracie Abrams. With just two albums under her belt, Gracie has already been nominated for two Grammys. Her sophomore album, The Secret of Us, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. In the U.S., the deluxe edition includes a single, “That’s So True,” which rose to No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and hit No. 1 on the Pop Airplay chart earlier this month. Her success is grounded in genuine respect for the craft of songwriting and a desire to keep evolving. Gracie, who counts Joni Mitchell as one of her influences, has true reverence for language. She mentioned wanting to spend much of the year reading to expand her vocabulary and deepen her skills as a songwriter. To me, songs are the heartbeat of the music industry, and it is Gracie’s type of hunger and dedication to the growth that will keep the heartbeat strong. Not only is she a prolific songwriter, she is a talented performer. After opening for previous Billboard honorees Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift, Gracie led her own sold-out tour in the U.S. At every stop, audiences sang along for the entire show, turning the concert into a shared experience of love, loss, empowerment and celebration. At its core, music is about connection. And Gracie, you excel at that.