Taylor (Swift that is) may be tops at Entertainment Weekly, but for Billboard bosses 2010 was the year of Madame Gaga.

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Move over, SuBo. There’s another talent show sensation breaking records on the Billboard charts.

Jackie Evancho, the 10-year-old soprano who stole hearts with her mesmerizing voice on the fifth season of America’s Got Talent, has set a Billboard record with the release of her debut album, O Holy Night.

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Broadway alum Lea Michele will receive the first ever Triple Threat Award — which recognizes excellence in performance across acting, singing, and dancing — at the Billboard Women in Music Event.

The Glee singer/actress, 24, will join fellow honorees Jazmine Sullivan (“Rising Star”) and Fergie (“Woman of the Year”) at the coveted luncheon in New York City on Dec. 2.

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Fergie is already pop self-appoitnted “Dutchess,” now the Black Eyed Peas songstress has another impressive title to add to her resume after being crowned Billboard Magazine’s 2010 Woman of the Year.

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Bret Michaels’ abs are the real deal, thank you very much. When the bleach-blonde rocker stripped down for the cover of Billboard Magazine, a number eagle-eyed critics argued that there was no way that 47-year-old with a recent history of health troubles could host abs that would put Rambo to shame — such as the ones in the cover shot.

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