With a 2016 Grammy nomination, a Golden Globe nomination and a plethora of other accomplishments throughout her firecracker-bright career, Lady Gaga accepted the honor as Woman of the Year at Billboard's Women in Music 2015. Mother Monster expressed endless gratitude to her family -- and to those who did not believe in her for fueling the fire necessary to achieve her dreams.

Read her full speech below: "I don't think I've ever dreamed of anything more than being a performer. I don't really know why. I'm so sorry. I'm a very emotional person. [Laughs] I think that's what you are as an artist. You have a lot of strength, but you're sort of intrinsically very emotional.

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