Tate McRae, Keke Palmer, the HUNTR/X singers and more struck a pose backstage.

Tate McRae photographed on April 29, 2026 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California. Ashley Osborn

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Billboard Women in Music 2026 took over the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (April 29) to honor the music industry’s most accomplished and influential women — and everyone came dressed to the nines for their backstage portraits!

Keke Palmer served as the night’s host and master of ceremonies, effortlessly leading the star-studded night while rocking a red pixie cut and a bejeweled off-the-shoulder minidress. Palmer, who released her Just Keke visual album last summer, also mounted the night’s first performance with “Text Message Unsent,” a song from her upcoming, Boots Riley-directed film I Love Boosters .

EJAE, AUDREY NUNA and REI AMI — the singing voices of HUNTR/X from Kpop Demon Hunters — capped off an iconic awards season run with this year’s Women of the Year honor.…