Adele is set to receive the prestigious Sherry Lansing Leadership Award during The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment event. The yearly breakfast gala is attended by more than 750 industry leaders and VIPs and coincides with the release of The Hollywood Reporter's highly anticipated Women in Entertainment issue which highlights the Power 100, a list honoring the most powerful female executives and talent in entertainment.
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00:00 Adele is set to receive the prestigious Sherri Lansing Leadership Award during the Hollywood
00:04 Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment event.
00:07 The yearly breakfast gala is attended by more than 750 industry leaders and VIPs
00:14 and coincides with the release of The Hollywood Reporter's highly anticipated Women in
00:18 Entertainment issue which highlights the Power 100, a list honoring the most powerful female
00:23 executives and talent in entertainment. The event will take place on December 7 in Los Angeles.
00:28 The Sherri Lansing Leadership Award recognizes trailblazers and philanthropists in entertainment
00:33 and media and was established in honor of Sherri Lansing, the first woman to head a
00:37 Hollywood studio as the former CEO of Paramount Pictures. Lansing herself spoke out about THR
00:43 honoring Adele, noting, "Adele is a singular talent who has captivated the world with her
00:48 incredible music. Beyond that, she paved the way for female artists to embrace their authentic
00:52 selves and define their own voices and careers at a critical moment for women in music,
00:57 empowering countless other female artists to do the same."
01:00 Last year's Sherri Lansing Leadership Award was given to Charlize Theron.
01:04 The gala will also be attended by approximately 35 high school juniors and seniors,
01:08 currently participating in THR's Women in Entertainment Mentorship Program,
01:12 which pairs the brightest young women from underserved high schools across Los Angeles
01:16 with some of the most powerful female executives in film and TV.
01:20 For more on this story, head to THR.com. And for the latest entertainment news and updates,
01:25 keep watching The Hollywood Reporter News.