‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Singers Get Salty Accepting Billboard’s Women of the Year Award, as Ella Langley, Teyana Taylor and Laufey Step Up With Memorable Moments

Home Music News Apr 30, 2026 1:35pm PT ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Singers Get Salty Accepting Billboard’s Women of the Year Award, as Ella Langley, Teyana Taylor and Laufey Step Up With Memorable Moments By Chris Willman Plus Icon Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic ChrisWillman Latest ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Singers Get Salty Accepting Billboard’s Women of the Year Award, as Ella Langley, Teyana Taylor and Laufey Step Up With Memorable Moments 9 minutes ago Where in the Actual Hell Is Randy Newman? And Other Questions Raised by the New York Times’ Greatest Living American Songwriters List 23 hours ago Newsboys File Lawsuit Against MercyMe, Christian Tour Promoters, World Vision Charity and Journalists Who Broke Michael Tait Sex Scandal 1 day ago See All Gilbert Flores The “Golden” age of women in music was celebrated Wednesday night at the Hollywood Palladium, as Billboard hosted and livestreamed its annual Billboard Women in Music event, with a heavy-hitting list of honorees from multiple genres performing as well as picking up trophies — including Women of the Year honorees Audrey Nuna, Ejae and Rei Am, of “Kpop Demon Hunters” fame. Ella Langley, who seems very much the woman of the moment in popular music generally as well as country music specifically, was on hand to do an acoustic performance of “Choosin’ Texas” before receiving her hardware from presenter Lainey Wilson. Multi-hyphenate Teyana Taylor was saluted by presenter Dionne Warwick as “my alter ego” and “my baby” following the Oscar favorite’s acoustic rendering of “Bed of Roses.” Previous honoree Brandi Carlile took up presenting duties for Laufey, who sang a solo electric-guitar version of “Silver Lining.” Related Stories Herman Yau’s ‘We’re Nothing at All’ Lands U.K.-Ireland Release With Trinity CineAsia