Tori Kelly — a Grammy nominee for Best New Artist — took the stage at Billboard Women in Music event Friday afternoon in NYC capping an especially exciting week for the artist.
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Introduced by Empire’s Jussie Smollett, Kelly accepted Billboard’s Breakthrough honor. “This is a huge honor for me. I’m so inspired to be in a room with such powerful women. I’m super honored looking back on this year, it’s definitely been the craziest of my life,” she shared, before thanking her mom, among others.
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Kelly then broke out a guitar for a moving performance of her tune, “Hollow.”
Billboard Women in Music will air on Lifetime Dec. 18 at 8 p.m. ET.