Lady Gaga named Billboard Woman of the Year

October 1- Lady Gaga will be feted as Billboard's 2015 Woman of the Year, succeeding Taylor Swift, who appeared at last year's intimate event. More honorees for this year's Women in Music will be revealed in the coming weeks.

Liz Gateley, executive vice president of lifetime Magazine said "Lady Gaga is an extraordinary artist, emblematic of the strength, courage and fortitude that Lifetime celebrates, and we are thrilled to offer our platform to recognize her in every way she deserves."

In addition to Gaga's new turn on FX's American Horror Story: Hotel, which premieres Oct. 7, the six-time Grammy-winning pop star and actress recently hit No. 1 on the real time Billboard + Twitter Trending 140 chart with her video "Till It Happens to You," a track written for the college sexual assault documentary The Hunting Ground, which premiered at Sundance in January and will air on CNN later this year.