The 2014 Billboard Women in Music Awards were held today in New York and Idina was was honored with the Breakthrough Artist of the Year award. Billboard posted a short recap on their site:

Idina Menzel Accepts Breakthrough of the Year Honor & Is Surprised by Her Foundation’s Children’s Choir | Read the full article

“I got to thinking about something my mom said to me, ‘You’re not really going to make it till you build a thicker skin. The universe won’t give it to you until you’re ready.’

Idina’s speech video

I’ve also added lots of pictures of the event to the gallery. Click the thumbnails to view the full album.

Red Carpet Interview

And while at it, I realized the Billboard magazine from earlier this year was not in the gallery, so I’ve added that as well: