Kim Petras Advocates For Body Autonomy And ‘True Equality’ at Women in Music

Kim Petras added another notch to her belt by receiving the Chartbreaker Award at the 2023 Women in Music event! The Grammy winner performed her latest single ‘Brrr’ at the beginning of the show with rolling fog all around her. The performance allowed her to show off her incredible vocal range!

Wendy Goldstein signed Petras to the Republic label in 2021, and hailed the star as the first transgender woman to be honoured at the Billboard Women in Music Awards. 

Petras thanked her for changing her life, and said, “Growing up I would question what rooms I would be put into and what boxes I would be put into — and I’m grateful it’s this one,” before adding, “People should be able to decide what to do with their bodies to reach true equality.” 

In a recent interview, Petras tipped her hat to women like Lana Del Rey for changing the music scene. 

“Cher. Nicki Minaj. Madonna. Lana Del Rey. Marina. Kylie Minogue. The list goes on. Women in pop music were my only friends in high school — they were everything I wanted to be and gave me the strength I needed to transition and live my life authentically. They gave me the strength to be myself,” she said.

– Riya Sohini