Billboard’s Women of the Year will air on Lifetime tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET. It’s a star-studded affair, with performances from Tori Kelly, Fifth Harmony and more, as well as hold-on-I’ve-got-something-in-my-eye acceptance speech from honorees such as Selena Gomez and Loretta Lynn.
The awards taped last week, and Billboard was there to be your spy. Check out 10 must-see moments below.
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1. Fifth Harmony throws it back during their killer performance medley, which includes a little bit of Destiny’s Child’s “Independent Woman,” among others.
2. Demi Lovato gives a showstopping performance of Confident‘s most emotional track, “Stone Cold.”
3. Missy Elliott makes us all tear up while talking about her 20+ years in a very, very tough business.
4. Selena Gomez shows off her softer side when she performed a ballad-y version of “Same Old Love.” Plus: A very dreamy co-star introduces her!
5. Kelsea Ballerini reveals she was a serious Little Monster.
6. “I feel like this year I’m only just starting to figure out the perspective I’ve written the last four records from,” Lana Del Rey shares in her inspiring Trailblazer acceptance speech.
7. Brittany Howard reminds fans why she deserves that Powerhouse honor when she belts “Joe.”
8. Lady Gaga is movingly introduced by her mother, Cynthia Germanotta.
9. Lady Gaga, of course, gave everyone Feelings-with-a-capital-F when she performed her haunting, beautiful latest tune, “Til It Happens To You.”
10. In Gaga’s accompanying Woman of the Year speech, the singer known for making others speechless got a bit, well, speechless, herself, before delivering a serious thank you that called out how difficult the music industry can be — but makes it clear that nothing is going to be able to hold her back.
