Miami, FL, May 29, 2024 – Telemundo and Billboard announced multi-platinum global recording artist and international pop culture star Karol G will be honored with the “Woman of the Year” award at this year’s Billboard Latin Women in Music special. Airing exclusively on Telemundo on June 9, 2024 at 9pm/8c, the two-hour music special will include explosive performances, gripping tributes and can’t miss moments celebrating the Latin female artists making a positive change in today’s music industry. The special will also stream simultaneously on the Telemundo app and Peacock.
A leading Latin music powerhouse, Karol G has left an indelible mark on the music industry with her talent and impact on female empowerment. Her musical career includes five studio albums, over 70 singles, and multiple collaborations with prominent artists. She has received numerous accolades, including a Grammy® and five Latin Grammy® awards, and is a top-selling artist with 111 billion combined career streams. Known for her ability to shatter records, Karol became the first female artist to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 with a Spanish-language album with “Mañana Será Bonito.” The production broke the all-time record for the biggest female Latin album by first-day streams on Apple Music and had the biggest debut ever for a Spanish album by a Female Latin Artist on Spotify. Her album “Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season)” debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200, making her the first artist with two Spanish albums in the top 10 on the coveted chart in the same year.
To date, Karol G ranks third in the number of #1 hits among women on the Hot Latin Songs chart. The Colombian singer and songwriter achieved her highest charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 list with “TQG,” a collaboration with Shakira, which charted in the top 10. She was the most watched Artist of 2023 on YouTube, excluding features, with over 990 million views throughout the year. The superstar also attained the highest-grossing North American tour of all time by a Latin female artist and ranked on Pollstar’s Top 10 most successful music tours in the world with her “$trip Love Tour.” Her first-ever U.S. stadium tour, “Mañana Será Bonito,” landed at No. 11 on Billboard‘s Top Tours 2023 chart.
In addition to her unparalleled impact on the music industry, Karol G has demonstrated exceptional commitment to civic and humanitarian causes through her philanthropic work. In 2022, she founded the Con Cora Foundation, which aims to support underprivileged women’s economic, social, psychological, and artistic development. The foundation has partnered with the She Is Foundation, which is dedicated to empowering women and girls through science, technology, and entrepreneurship education. Together, they aim to help one million women and girls by 2030. In addition, Con Cora Foundation has teamed up with Fundación Acción Interna (Internal Action Foundation) to offer scholarships to older female inmates in Bogotá and to female family members of female inmates in the hopes of providing them with the skills and knowledge necessary to secure employment and reintegrate into society.
Karol G joins the previously announced lineup of powerhouse Latin women shaping the music industry. Honorees include Gloria Estefan who will receive the “Legend” award; Camila Cabello who will receive the “Global Impact” award; Ana Bárbara who will receive the “Lifetime Achievement” award; Ángela Aguilar who will receive the “Musical Dynasty” award; Kali Uchis who will receive the “Rising Star” award; and Kany García who will receive the “Spirit of Change” award.
Billboard’s Latin Women in Music franchise recognizes the importance of Latin women in the music industry and honors those who have positively impacted Latin music and the industry the previous year. The honors bestowed in 2023 included Shakira as “Woman of the Year,” Ana Gabriel as “Living Legend,” Emilia as “Rising Star,” and Thalia as “Global Powerhouse,” among others.
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About NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises:
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises leads the media industry in the production and distribution of Spanish-language content for U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. The company serves U.S. Hispanics through its national broadcast network, the cable network Universo, and digital platforms including the Telemundo app, a suite of FAST channels, and streaming services, such as Peacock, among others. The Telemundo Network offers Spanish-language entertainment, news, and sports content reaching 95% of U.S. Hispanic TV households in 210 markets through 30 owned stations and 91 affiliate stations. Telemundo also owns an independent station serving Puerto Rico. Anchored on Telemundo Studios, the network is the #1 producer of scripted Spanish-language content in the U.S., and the only network to produce original content specifically for US Hispanic audiences. Offering over 600 hours of reality TV shows a year, Telemundo is considered the undisputed Home of Reality TV in Hispanic media. The network is also the exclusive Spanish-language home of the world’s two most popular sporting events, the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games. NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
Media Contacts – Telemundo:
Claudia Franklin – claudia.franklin@nbcuni.com
Adriana Nuñez-Cox – adriana.nunez-cox@nbcuni.com
Media Contacts – Billboard:
Hannah Woodard – hwoodard@pmc.com
Brooke Jaffe – bjaffe@pmc.com
