SZA, Janelle Monae honored at “Billboard”'s Women In Music event; Alicia Keys announces new initiative

(Janelle Monae; Tierra Whack) Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BillboardSZA and Janelle Monae were honored Thursday night in New York City at Billboard‘s annual Women in Music Awards, while Alicia Keys announced a new way for women in the music business to make boss moves.

Rapper Tierra Whack presented Janelle Monae with the Trailblazer Award. The singer and actress told the crowd, “Being a trailblazer is about diving into spaces unseen and undiscovered. For me, that meant uncovering aspects of who I am in order to make spaces for others.” She then shared that being open about