She also performed \u2019Thank U, Next\u2019 during the \u2019Billboard\u2019 Women In Music event.<\/b>
\nOn Thursday, Billboard hosted its Women In Music event in New York City, and the biggest takeaway is that Ariana Grande was on hand to accept her award for Woman Of The Year. It\u2019s been a supremely up and down year for the pop star: Her album Sweetener was one of 2018\u2019s biggest, and \u201c Thank U, Next \u201d is a smash single. On the flip side, her personal life was filled with obstacles, whether it was the death of Mac Miller or the dissolution of her relationship with Pete Davidson. Grande reflected that during her speech, during which she was visibly emotional and said that while 2018 was fantastic on a professional level, it was still a challenging year:
She also praised Billboard for hosting the annual event, saying, \u201cI want to thank you guys also for putting on this event every year, because it acknowledges how male-dominated this industry is and gives women a moment to be together and fight for more equality. [\u2026] I look forward to hopefully learning to give some of the love and forgiveness that I\u2019ve given away so frivolously and easily to men in the past to myself hopefully this year.\u201d
Lastly, Grande also performed \u201cThank U, Next,\u201d so watch Grande\u2019s acceptance speech and her performance above.<\/p>\n