RAYE, Rubén Blades, Partisan’s Zena White & More Honored at Billboard’s 2026 Indie Power Players Event
RAYE received the Indie Spirit Award, while Rubén Blades took home the Icon Artist award.
??????? #award
10 headlines
Ireland's Wafer retains Six Nations player award
Ireland forward Aoife Wafer is named the Women's Six Nations Player of the Championship for the second year in a row.
Pirates Pitcher Paul Skenes recognized for philanthropic work supporting Gary Sinise Foundation
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes has earned the Most Valuable Philanthropist award. Skenes is the third player that the Players Trust, the charitable arm of the Major League Baseball Players Association, has recognized with the award this season. As a result, the Players Trust will awar...
Jim Irons, Former Landsat Project Scientist, Wins Pecora Award
Landsat’s Jim Irons won the prestigious William T. Pecora Award. Irons, now an emeritus scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, played an integral role in shaping the Landsat program into what it is today.
Rubén Blades Accepts the Lifetime Award From Leila Cobo | Indie Power Players 2026
Rubén Blades accepts the Icon Artist Award from Leila Cobo at Billboard’s Indie Power Players 2026.
Richard Gottehrer Accepts the Lifetime Award From Brad Navin | Indie Power Players 2026
Richard Gottehrer accepts the Lifetime Award from Brad Navin at Billboard’s Indie Power Players 2026.
RAYE Accepts the Indie Spirit Award From Jason Lipshutz | Indie Power Players 2026
RAYE accepts the Indie Spirit Award from Jason Lipshutz at Billboard’s Indie Power Players 2026.
Gabriel Landeskog Earns Mark Messier Leadership Award After Resilient Season
A season defined as much by resilience and recurring setbacks as on-ice production ends with Gabriel Landeskog being recognized as the NHL’s premier leader, earning the 2025-26 Mark Messier Leadership Award after anchoring the Colorado Avalanche through another elite campaign.
Teyana Taylor to Receive Icon of the Year Award at 2026 BET Awards
The broadcast hosted by Druski will air live on June 28 from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
‘Twin Peaks,’ ‘Wild at Heart,’ ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ Producer Sigurjón “Joni” Sighvatsson to Receive Locarno Award
The Iceland-born, U. S. -based film, TV and music video producer, who has also been behind Kathryn Bigelow and Jim Sheridan films, will he honored with the Raimondo Rezzonico Award.