Billboard is set to honor some of today’s most influential women in music across all genres with its annual Billboard Women in Music Awards.

Returning March 1, the 2023 iteration – hosted by EMMY-winning actress Quinta Brunson – will take place at the YouTube Theater at Hollywood Park in Los Angeles.

Ahead of the festivities, look inside to see this year’s star-studded list of honorees.

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Despite ‘Kindred‘ being one of FX’s most talked about new series, Tuesday (January 31) brought with it the announcement the critically acclaimed show will not be churning out a season 2.

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With the February 3 launch of her forthcoming ‘Soul II Soul’ tour with Kem just days away, powerhouse songstress Ledisi is giving her dedicated fans a taste of what they can expect to see with a stunning showing of her new single, ‘I Need to Know,’ on Tuesday’s episode of ‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’ (January 31).

Marking the song’s live televised performance debut, the rocking performance came as the highlight of the GRAMMY-winning diva’s time on the daytime talk show which also featured a fun-filled interview of Leddy and J.Hud reminiscing on their nearly 20-year friendship, the influence of Aretha Franklin on their careers, and so much more.

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The hotly anticipated Xscape and SWV reality show is officially coming to Bravo this March.

And the first-look trailer has been unveiled.

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It’s official: the ‘Bad Boys’ are back!

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence have confirmed that they are pressing ahead full speed with ‘Bad Boys 4.’

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FLO are making an almighty splash on home soil and are now set to expand their footprint to the US.

For, the rising R&B trio have announced their first-ever North American headline tour.

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R. Kelly is not only currently serving 30 years in prison for a conviction stemming from sex crimes, he’s also awaiting sentencing for another conviction on similar charges.

And while the GRAMMY winner (born Robert Kelly) was due to stand trial for a third set of sex abuse accusations in his hometown of Chicago, local prosecutors dropped a bombshell Monday (January 30) with the announcement the charges had been dropped.

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Latto is selling a personal item on eBay and the current bid is for a large amount of money.

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Music’s biggest night is around the corner.

However, Taylor Swift may not be giving fans what they want during the ceremony.

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Miley Cyrus‘ hit ‘Flowers’ is not showing any signs of slowing down.

Case in point, it is dominating the UK charts with a massive lead.

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Four years after starting a firestorm of controversy for dropping the initial 16 charges brought against singer-actor Jussie Smollett for his role in a reported hoax hate attack (as we reported here), Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx is earning side-eyes from critics again for a major decision in another high-profile celebrity case.

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Only five female acts can boast watching their first albums score a Diamond plaque from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA):  Norah Jones, Lauryn Hill, Jewel, Britney Spears, and Whitney Houston.  The certification measure denotes sales equivalence of 10 million in the United States.

Houston held the record for highest-certified female debut LP for her self-titled 1985 effort for nearly two decades before Spears’ ‘Baby One More Time’ crossed the 14x Platinum threshold in 2004 (just five years after its release).

This week (nearly two decades after the Pop princess Britney grabbed the crown), Whitney’s inaugural opus seems poised to reclaim the throne.

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