Alessia Cara Is This Year’s “Rule Breaker” at “Billboard’s” Women in Music Event

Image Group LA/ABCAlessia Cara is set to receive the Rule Breaker award at Billboard’s 11th Annual Women in Music event this year. The award celebrates an artist who has pushed boundaries in the music industry and who “defies the conventional.”

Alessia joins Kesha, who’s getting the Trailblazer award; Meghan Trainor, who’s being honored with the Chart Topper award; and Halsey, who’ll pick up the Rising Star award. Shania Twain is receiving the Icon award and Madonna is this year’s Woman of the Year.

The Women in Music event will take place on December 9 in New York City and will air nationally on Lifetime on December 12.

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