Doechii’s award-winning trajectory has elevated her to music’s highest honors and recognition.
Doechii will ascend from rising star to Billboard’s Girl of the 12 months for 2025 on the upcoming Billboard Ladies in Music occasion on March 29 at Hollywood Park’s YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California, cementing her standing as a rap powerhouse.
The lyricist catapulted into the highlight two years in the past when she snagged Billboard’s Rising Star accolade in 2023.
Now, she’s climbed to a better echelon, changing into simply the third performer ever to graduate from Rising Star honoree to Girl of the 12 months, becoming a member of pop royalty Ariana Grande and Woman Gaga in that unique membership.
Doechii’s Billboard recognition locations her in uncommon air amongst Hip-Hop artists as nicely. She’s solely the second rapper to earn the Girl of the 12 months distinction, stepping right into a lane beforehand occupied by Cardi B, who secured the dignity in 2020.
Previous winners of the celebrated title replicate a who’s who of latest music, together with Taylor Swift, Madonna, Billie Eilish, SZA, Selena Gomez, Olivia Rodrigo and final yr’s recipient, Karol G.
Simply final month, Doechii’s musical mastery earned her one other historic milestone.
Her critically praised mixtape, Alligator Bites By no means Heal, captured the Grammy Award for Greatest Rap Album, putting her alongside Lauryn Hill (1996) and Cardi B (2019) as solely the third feminine artist to ever win that class.
Billboard’s Editor-in-Chief Hannah Karp praised the rapper’s meteoric rise and cultural affect, stating,
“Doechii is taking popular culture by storm, this yr changing into the third girl in historical past to win a Grammy greatest rap album, and dazzling followers of each musical style together with her breathtaking performances, ultra-candid lyrics and totally distinctive sound, type and spirit. We’re thrilled to rejoice Doechii and cheer on her continued success.”
It’s been a landmark yr for Doechii, whose presence is being felt throughout the trade. She additionally took residence the Excellent New Artist trophy on the 2025 NAACP Picture Awards, underscoring her widespread attraction and inventive versatility.
