Madonna, Undisputed Queen Of Pop, Is Billboard's 2016 Woman Of The Year

No woman has single-handedly changed the pop music landscape so much in the last three decades like Madonna and because of that the Queen of Pop will be honored at the 11th annual Billboard Women In Music event in New York City on December 9.

On Friday (October 14), Billboard announced that the pop icon will receive Billboard's 2016 Woman of the Year award, following a year that saw the trend-setter extend her record as the highest-grossing female artist of all time. 

"Madonna is one of a miniscule number of super-artists whose influence and career transcend music," Janice Min, president and chief creative officer of The Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group, said in a statement. “With her creative vision, relentless innovation, and dedication to philanthropic causes, she is an inspiration to hundreds of millions of people around the world, all while shattering every career record out there. She is an important feminist on top of that, a one-of-a-kind artist who’s used her influence to change the conversation around women, sexuality and equal rights."

For the ceremony, which airs nationally on Lifetime on December 12, the best-selling female recording artist of all time will join other honorees in conjunction with the magazine's Women in Music list.

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