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INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Olivia Rodrigo praised prior female songwriters and music artists for giving her strength while accepting Billboard’s 2022 Woman of the Year award.The former teen actor turned pop star was awarded during the event Wednesday night at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California.

Doja Cat oozed superstar confidenceas she arrived to the2022 Billboard Women In Music Awards in Inglewood,Californiaon Wednesday night.The singer, 26, strolled down the star-studded red carpet in an eye-catching black Carolina Herrera gown with a plunging neckline.The Say So hitmaker took to the stage during the ceremony to accept the Powerhouse Award, which is given to female artists who havedominated in their respected year through streaming, sales, and radio. Superstar:Doja Cat oozed superstar confidence as she arrived to the 2022 Billboard Women In Music Awards in Inglewood, California on Wednesday nightDoja's designer dress flowed down to the floor and had a giant bow and a flurry of black tulle at the waist.The California native gave her 5foot5inch frame a boost in a pair of black heels with mirrored platforms.

Ciara shows off a little leg action while arriving for hosting duties for the 2022 Billboard Women in Music event at YouTube Theater on Wednesday night (March 2) in Inglewood, Calif.

Ciara, 36, was one of the best dressed at the 2022 Billboard Women in Music event on March 2! The singer showed up on the red carpet of the Los Angeles, CA venue in a cheetah print halter top dress that had cut-out sections and high slits. The stylish fashion choice also included a black leather collar around her neck and black leather straps down her shoulders and middle section as well as a thick matching belt.

Manori Ravindran International EditorWestEnd Films and Cinephil are teaming up for a feature documentary on the late Cape Verdean singer Cesária Évora.Directed by Portuguese filmmaker Ana Sofia Fonseca, the film — simply titled “Cesária Évora” — is described as a multifaceted portrait of the singer, who “leveraged her international fame to empower her community” on the African island of São Vicente, which is part of the Cape Verde archipelago. The film will have its world premiere at SXSW, with WestEnd and Cinephil repping worldwide rights.The two companies recently partnered on “Afghanistan,” which was announced during the 2021 American Film Market.Grammy winner Évora, who died at the age of 70 in 2011, rose to international fame in the mid ‘90s with her melancholic morna ballads thanks to the tireless work of her manager José da Silva, who took her from a Lisbon club to world stages like the Hollywood Bowl.

Olivia Rodrigo's stardom knows no bounds. The 18-year-old singer has been named 's 2022 «Woman of the Year.»The singer will be honored with the award at the 2022 Women in Music Awards on March 2 at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles.

Women in Music Awards is back!Billboard announced that the event will officially return on March 2, with a live ceremony at Hollywood Park's YouTube Theatre in Los Angeles. Bringing all the girl power, GRAMMY-winning singer-songwriterCiara will serve as the host.

Jim Carrey is one of the most renowned comedians of all time. He got his start in the 1994 classic Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. His career took off even further after he starred in The Mask and Dumb & Dumber. He has a number of other comedic credits to his name including The Cable Guy, Liar Liar, The Truman Show and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Just like his career, he also has an extensive dating history. The comedian met his first wife Melissa Womer in a comedy club as his career was just starting to take off in 1986. The two wed a year later in 1987 but separated in 1995. He got married to Lauren Holly shortly after in 1996 but the two ended up splitting a year later.

There’s no better way to kick off the annual Canadian Country Music Association Awards than with a tribute to our Canadian country queen, Shania Twain.

Prince‘s estate have released ‘I Need A Man’, a previously unheard song written by the star in the early ’80s.The track previews a super deluxe reissue of Prince’s 1987 album ‘Sign O’ the Times’, which features 63 unreleased songs as well as a previously unseen concert film.As Consequence Of Sound reports, the track was originally written and recorded in 1981 for The Hookers, a new girl band Prince wanted to assemble that eventually became Vanity 6. ‘I Need A Man’ was one of the early Hookers songs that didn’t make the cut for Vanity 6’s one and only 1982 self-titled album.Five years later, Prince was so impressed by Grammy nominee Bonnie Raitt’s performance at the 1987 ceremony that he contacted her to form a creative partnership.

Bombay Bicycle Club have shared a cover of Bonnie Raitt‘s ‘Two Lives’ from their forthcoming new EP of the same name – listen to it below.Set for release on July 24, the ‘Two Lives’ EP features three acoustic reworkings of songs from the band’s recently released album ‘Everything Else Has Gone Wrong’ – ‘Racing Stripes’, ‘Is It Real’ and ‘Let You Go’ – as well as the Bonnie Raitt cover.The band’s frontman Jack Steadman said of the cover: “My dad introduced me to this beautiful Bonnie Raitt song on one of our long car journeys, and I instantly fell in love with the harmonies.

John Prine debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's Rock Songwriters chart (dated April 18), leading for the first time thanks to six entries, which he solely wrote, on the latest Hot Rock Songs chart.The iconic singer-songwriter died April 7 at age 73 from complications of COVID-19.Prine's 1999 duet with Iris DeMent, "In Spite of Ourselves," leads his Hot Rock Songs haul at No.

Americana star Bonnie Raitt has honoured her late friend and collaborator John Prine with a touching song tribute online.

Bonnie Raitt has shared a new video paying tribute to the late John Prine, who passed away on April 8 from COVID-19 complications. In the video, Raitt performs “Home,” originally written by Karla Bonoff and covered by Raitt on her 1977 album Sweet Forgiveness.

Bonnie Raitt picked up her guitar and sang a gorgeous tribute from her home to bring comfort through a poignant cover at the end of a heartbreaking week.Several artists have turned to their instruments in the confines of their own homes during the coronavirus pandemic, both to give their fans something to look forward to with virtual performances and stress the importance of isolating and practicing social distancing to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorJane Levy may have not been a singer before snagging the title role in NBC’s “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist,” but she certainly is now.In the quirky series, she plays a computer programmer who can hear what people are thinking and feeling through song. With a second season in the works, she’s already thinking of the artists she’d love to cover.“I would love to hear some country music,” Levy says on Thursday’s episode of the Variety and iHeart podcast “The Big Ticket.” “If there’s any genre that’s about like a yearning heart, it’s country.

Bombay Bicycle Club have announced a new EP titled ‘Two Lives’ — you can listen to the band’s reworking of their song ‘Let You Go’, which features on the EP, below.The release follows on from the January arrival of the four-piece’s comeback album ‘Everything Else Has Gone Wrong’.Set for release on July 24, the ‘Two Lives’ EP features three acoustic reworkings of songs from ‘Everything Else Has Gone Wrong’ — ‘Racing Stripes’, ‘Is It Real’ and ‘Let You Go’ — and a cover of Bonnie Raitt’s ‘Two Lives’.Recorded mostly at frontman Jack Steadman’s house during the coronavirus-enforced lockdown, you can hear the first track from the EP, ‘Let You Go’, below.“Recording this EP at home meant going back to basics and recording just like I used to