Kesha to Receive Billboard's Women in Music Trailblazer Award

Billboard reports that Kesha will receive their Women in Music Trailblazer award at the 11th annual event, taking place on December 9th in New York City. The event will be broadcast on Lifetime on December 12.

Commented Janice Min, co-president and chief creative officer of The Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group, "By combining artistic fearlessness with unbounded creative energy, Kesha has continually pushed the limits of what was once thought possible in pop music. She's a force on stage, an inspiration in person and a true Trailblazer for millions of music fans around the world."

Kesha's debut single "Tik Tok" landed at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks in 2010 and is among the fifth-best digital sales week ever with more than 610,000 units sold of the single. Her first album, Animal, topped the Billboard 200 that same year and her follow-up, Warrior, hit No. 6 in 2012.

Kesha has had nine top 10 tracks on Billboard's Pop Songs chart, with four No. 1s in the bunch: "Tik Tok," "Your Love Is My Drug," "Die Young" and "Timber" (Pitbull feat. Kesha). Her work has received 885.7 million on-demand U.S. streams across audio and video platforms to date and her songs have sold 32.1 million digital downloads in the U.S. to date, according to Nielsen Music.

As previously reported, Madonna will be named this year's Woman of the Year. Shania Twain will receive the Icon award, Halsey will receive the Rising Star award, Andra Day will receive the Powerhouse award, Meghan Trainor will receive the Chart Topper award and Maren Morris will receive the Breakthrough Artist award.

Image courtesy of Facebook/Kesha

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