Fifth Harmony speaks onstage during the Billboard Women in Music Luncheon on December 11, 2015 in New York City.
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Memories were made at the 2015 Billboard Women in Music event on Friday (Dec. 11) as some of music’s leading ladies were honored for their outstanding achievements the past year. The list of recipients and awards included: Selena Gomez as Chart Topper; Kelsea Ballerini as Rising Star; Fifth Harmony as Group of the Year; Loretta Lynn as Legend; Alabama Shakes‘ Brittany Howard as Powerhouse; Missy Elliott as Innovator; Tori Kelly as Breakthrough Artist; Demi Lovato as Rulebreaker; Lana Del Rey as Trailblazer and Lady Gaga as Woman of the Year.
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See special social media moments from #WomenInMusic below.
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Fifth Harmony’s Lauren Jauregui flexes on the ‘Gram with Lana Del Rey
Misdemeanor co-signs Tori Kelly
It was a pleasure to finally meet u @ToriKelly I’m very humbled—- keep doing ya thang—- pic.twitter.com/CFIA9iwjvv
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) December 11, 2015
Tori Kelly, Kelsea Ballerini and Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott flash their pearly whites
5H’s Dinah Jane shows love to Billboard
Forever grateful for each other ?? thank you @billboard for honoring us as GROUP OF THE YEAR! #countingmyblessings pic.twitter.com/ieHkprUgDl
— ?DinahJane (@dinahjane97) December 11, 2015
Always the right time for a Britney jam session
We dope af ???? https://t.co/uqdIq4SvnB
— ?DinahJane (@dinahjane97) December 11, 2015
A Tamron Hall sandwich with Demi Lovato and Missy Elliott
Stop the presses my two favs @MissyElliott @ddlovato @billboard #WomenInMusic #fierce pic.twitter.com/GV3BFXeYZD
— Tamron Hall (@tamronhall) December 11, 2015
Kelsea Ballerini tweets her gratitude
What a beautiful afternoon. Thank you @billboard. I’m so honored to be one of your #WomenInMusic pic.twitter.com/8d2qoHjYSe
— Kelsea Ballerini (@KelseaBallerini) December 11, 2015
Hall also has a Kodak moment with Lady Gaga
Shining star and inspiration #LadyGaga #WomenInMusic @billboard pic.twitter.com/2CAWwJD6KL
— Tamron Hall (@tamronhall) December 11, 2015
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5H’s Camila Cabello shares a sweet note on Facebook
how beautiful to see women celebrate each other’s success and uplift each other. sisterhood. such an honor to even be there Billboard
Posted by Camila Cabello on Friday, December 11, 2015
Hillary Scott strikes a pose on the blue carpet
Breakthrough Artist recipient Tory Kelly spotlights her Uber driver on the way to #WomenInMusic
in an @uber on the way to @billboard #womeninmusic w/ a female driver yas — thx maria! pic.twitter.com/zfEwYQuYXQ
— Tori Kelly (@ToriKelly) December 11, 2015
Kelsea Ballerini smooches her Rising Star award
Missy Elliott shouts out Billboard
@billboard Thank u so much 4 the #Innovator award #WomenInMusic I am humbled I’ll never take this moment 4granted—- pic.twitter.com/nite2IdS8M
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) December 11, 2015
Paul Rudd and Selena Gomez take an ussie
Lady Gaga embraces her mother backstage
Backstage after @billboard‘s #WomanInMusic, @ladygaga hugs her mom. See the show 12/18 on @lifetimetv pic.twitter.com/E17Jvt53Tr
— David Wild (@Wildaboutmusic) December 11, 2015
#Winning
Catch the Billboard Women in Music ceremony when it airs Dec. 18 on Lifetime at 8 p.m.