Beyoncé is set to receive another major honor—as she should.
Billboard‘s third annual R&B Hip-Hop Players Issue, on stands Saturday, will spotlight major musicians and executives in the music industry, with Beyoncé and Parkwood Entertainment COO Steve Pamon both receiving the Executive of the Year Award.
The singer told Billboard that she chose Pamon as her COO because “we share a similar philosophy about business.”
“You don’t have to be an asshole to get things done,” she added. “It was important that I found someone with good character as a human being, with values whom I could truly trust, and someone who understands that my priority for my company is always creativity and art over commerce.”
Previously, the Morehouse College graduate worked at JPMorgan Chase, the NFL and HBO. Pamon also earned a degree from Stanford University.
Billboard will also honor late rapper Nipsey Hussle with the Impact Award. And newcomer DaBaby, who’s on the issue’s cover, will receive the Breakthrough Artist Award.