The ceremony saw Lady Gaga presented with the Women Of The Year honour at the event – while Loretta Lynn, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard, Fifth Harmony, Kelsea Ballerini and Lana Del Rey were also honoured. She described it as a “boys club” where women find it hard to get into.
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“I tried for so long, I just really wanted to be taken seriously as a musician for my intelligence more than my body ever in this business…” The song, about sexual assault, showcased her gifts as an artist, as well as her devotion to issues of importance to her. On Thursday, she was honored with her first Golden Globe nomination for her role as the Countess on the hit FX drama. News about pushing through her struggles and revealed what kept her going, in addition to her collaboration with the “Fly Me to the Moon” crooner. Lady Gaga said that she believes there is a female perspective that brings something to music that males can’t. “I love acting and I put so much of myself into it when I’m working, so to be recognized is so fantastic”.
Elsewhere on the night, American band Fifth Harmony – comprised of Camila Cabello, Normani Hamilton, Lauren Jauregui, Allyson Hernandez and Dinah Hansen – collected the Group of the Year award, while Tori Kelly was named the Breakthrough Artist of the Year.
“It’s honestly the craziest thing to me”.
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She also addressed the lyrics and the story of “Til it Happens to You” in word when she said that we really care about the issue of campus rapes and raising the social awareness about trauma and violence in young people’s lives. “The singer then opened up about the backstory of her song “‘Till It Happens to You”. It was followed by a cover of Destiny’s Child’s “Independent Woman” – fitting for Friday’s event.
