With tenacity and a sharp pen, Billboard's 2023 Icon honoree, IvyQueenDiva broke into the male-dominated world of reggaetón and changed it forever. Nearly three decades later, she remains a force. Read the BBWomenInMusic feature here:
, she has 20 entries — the third-most among women, behind Natti Natasha and Karol G , both next-gen stars who benefited from the doors she opened. And while she hasn’t cracked the top 10 since 2010, with her chart-topping smash, a Spotify podcast on the history of reggaetón. On Feb. 23, she was honored at Univision’s Premios Lo Nuestro with the legacy award in urban music. And in addition to new music, this year’s Icon is working on a memoir, a makeup line and a film based on her life.
“Many women think empowerment today is saying, ‘Give it to me here, give it to me there,’ ” she says ruefully. “That the more clothes you take off, the more controversial you are. Empowerment is more than that. You earn your own money; you earn your own spot. I try to maintain my essence, of what reggaetón was, and what reggaetón is. I don’t want to be a puppet.
that he wrote “as an homage to women and a nod of respect to women in general and to Ivy Queen specifically.”
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