Lady Gaga photographed in 2015. Getty Images

Billboard and Lifetime Partner to televise annual Women in Music event.

Lady Gaga will be feted as Billboard's 2015 Woman of the Year, succeeding Taylor Swift, who appeared at last year's intimate event that also celebrated Aretha Franklin, Ariana Grande, Iggy Azalea, Jessie J, Charli XCX and Idina Menzel. More honorees for this year's Women in Music will be revealed in the coming weeks.
Lifetime has partnered with Billboard to televise the event. The female-focused cable network has inked a three-year deal with Billboard to televise the music