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Los Angeles (USA), Mar 2 (EFE).- Tonight Rosalía became the first artist to receive the producer of the year award at the Women in Music awards, from Billboard music magazine.
“For me it is very special (receiving the award) because this is not usual and nobody knows how hard the production work is,” said the Spanish singer from the stage of the Youtube Theater in Los Angeles.
The author of “Malamente” thanked “first God”, then her family and thirdly her team and honored the work of all those singers who preceded her and inspired her to become an artist.
“(Billboard) Thank you very much for celebrating women who create music, I make my own songs, I write my own lyrics and I produce my own music. I dedicate this award to future producers because I know that I am not the first and that I will not be the last”, she added.
The music magazine presents these awards annually to honor the work of artists, creators, producers and executive women with a rising career and who have brought new ideas to the music industry in recent years.
Another of the stars of the night was the American singer-songwriter Lana del Rey who received the visionary award.
The author of “Summertime Sadness” was welcomed on stage by Olivia Rodrigo and with a short speech celebrated the industry’s progress in terms of inclusion and diversity.
“I’m glad that now is a great time to express ourselves for who we are, this was not the case 14 years ago when I started my career,” he said.
The Puerto Rican Ivy Queen was another of the winners of the night who received the icon award from Bad Bunny, who appeared unexpectedly on the stage and expressed how proud he felt of the reggaeton pioneer.
“What I have of Ivy Queen in my musical DNA is what has made me work twice as hard to shut up mouths, always feeling proud of who I am, as she has done,” said the author of “A Summer Without You.”
Queen took the floor to talk about how difficult it was for her to gain space as a woman in the reggaeton genre, which until before her had been led by men.
“I want to call on all Latin and American women in the industry to never let them separate us and divide us again,” said the “Yo quiero bailar” singer.
The celebration of Latin women continued throughout the night with the impact award for the American of Mexican descent Becky G, who also sang an acoustic version of the song “Mamiii.”
On the verge of tears, Becky G proudly celebrated her Chicano roots and encouraged those young people who, like her, wanted to make music and at some point made them feel that they would not make it.
“It is worth the effort to achieve it, only then can we generate an impact,” he said.
Other honorees of the night included trans singer Kim Petras, country musician Lainey Wilson, R&B singer Sza, rappers Latto and Doechii, and global k-pop phenomenon Twice.
In addition, the Iranian-American singer Chloe Pourmorady raised her voice for Iranian women by interpreting a song inspired by Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman who was arrested and murdered in September 2022 by the so-called Morality Police for wearing the veil wrong. Islamic.
The Women in Music awards, which have been held since 2007, have in the past honored artists such as Madonna, Karol G, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato, among others.
