Webby Awards: Megan Thee Stallion Named Artist of the Year for Empowering Black Women Online

Drew Barrymore, Adam Scott and ‘Ted Lasso’ are also among this year’s honorees

Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Thee Stallion attends the 64th annual Grammy Awards (Credit: Getty Images)

Megan Thee Stallion is Artist of the Year at this year’s Webby Awards, winners for whom were announced Tuesday. Honors will be handed out at a May 16 ceremony in New York City.

The 26th annual ceremony celebrates the best of the internet, with winners selected by by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences. Other winners include “Ted Lasso,” Billie Eilish, Trevor Noah, and both Jimmys Kimmel and Fallon. Contemporary artist Experimental artist Takashi Murakami is also recognized his work in the NFT space.

Other special achievement awards went to Adam Scott, Drew Barrymore and the “Say Gay” social-media movement, a response to Florida’s new parental rights law.

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