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Solange Wins Artist Of The Year Webby

NEW YORK, NY – MAY 01: Solange attends the “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images For Entertainment Weekly)

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The Webby Awards recently named Solange their Artist Of The Year to honor "her remarkable use of the Internet as a force for promoting community and diversity," and tonight, she collected her trophy during the Joel McHale-hosted ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street. The award was presented by artist Kara Walker, whose work also explores African American identity, and Solange accepted with a five-word speech: "I got five on it." Watch below.

Kendrick, Lady Gaga, and Coldplay also won Webbys.

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