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Olivia Rodrigo Finds Out Ashley Padilla Was ‘Betting Against’ Her Being Named 2022 Billboard Woman of the Year in New ‘SNL’ Promos
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Olivia Rodrigo Finds Out Ashley Padilla Was ‘Betting Against’ Her Being Named 2022 Billboard Woman of the Year in New ‘SNL’ Promos

Billboard·Katie Atkinson·about 1 month ago
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Padilla thought our 2026 Women of the Year -- HUNTR/X's EJAE, AUDREY NUNA & REI AMI -- would win instead... three years before KPop Demon Hunters even came out. Olivia Rodrigo and Ashley Padilla in 'SNL' promos NBC/YouTube Just a day after our 2026 Billboard Women in Music event, the new Saturday Night Live promos starring this weekend’s host and musical guest Olivia Rodrigo are flashing back to the 2022 Women in Music ceremony. At that year’s event, Rodrigo — one year after her “drivers license”-fueled eight-week reign atop the Billboard Hot 100 — was named our 2022 Woman of the Year . But there was one naysayer out there who didn’t think the then-teen pop star would be given the night’s top honor: SNL cast member Ashley Padilla. “Hey, Olivia: Did you bring your 2022 Billboard Women in Music Woman of the Year award?” Padilla asks Rodrigo, out of the blue. “Uh, no. I left it at home,” Rodrigo says, to which Padilla replies, “Aw dang it, I was hoping to see it.…

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