This Article is From Oct 13, 2014

Taylor Swift Named Billboard Woman of the Year 2014

Taylor Swift Named Billboard Woman of the Year 2014

Taylor will be awarded at the Billboard Women in Music award ceremony to be held on December 12 in New York

Singer Taylor Swift has been named Woman of the Year, 2014 by Billboard magazine, an honour that goes to a female artist who "has shaped and inspired the music industry with her success, leadership and innovation over the past twelve months."

"As one of the most influential artists of her generation, Taylor Swift has seen incredible success on the Billboard charts," eonline.com quoted Janice Min, co-president and chief creative officer of Guggenheim Media's Entertainment Group, as saying.

"Over the course of her career, she's charted 60 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 - the most by any female artist - since her debut in 2006. We are tremendously excited to be honoring her as the 2014 Billboard Woman of the Year for a second time," Janice added.

Taylor will receive the prize at the Billboard Women in Music award ceremony to be held on December 12 in New York.

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