Icon award recipient Pink performs with her daughter Willow at the Billboard Music Awards, Friday, May 21, 2021, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) In this video image provided by NBC, The Weeknd performs during the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, May 23, 2021. (NBC via AP) Drake accepts the artist of the decade award at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, May 23, 2021, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Previous Next
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Drake, Pink, The Weeknd win big at Billboard Music Awards
MESFIN FEKADU | Associated Press
NEW YORK – It was a family affair at the Billboard Music Awards: Pink twirled in the air in a powerful performance with her daughter, and Drake was named artist of the decade, accepting the honor alongside his 3-year-old son.
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It was a family affair at the Billboard Music Awards: Pink twirled in the air in a powerful performance with her daughter, and Drake was named Artist of the Decade, accepting the honour alongside his
son.
Drake, who extended his record as the most decorated winner in the history of the Billboard Music Awards
to 29 wins on Sunday, was surrounded by family and friends who presented him with the Artist of the Decade accolade. He walked on stage outside the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles with his son Adonis, 3, holding his hand.
“I want to dedicate this award to my friends, to my longtime collaborators … to my beautiful family and to you,” he said, looking to Adonis and picking him up to kiss him.
Drake, Pink, The Weeknd win big at 2021 Billboard Music Awards
By Mesfin Fekadu
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NEW YORK - It was a family affair at the Billboard Music Awards: Pink twirled in the air in a powerful performance with her daughter, and Drake was named artist of the decade, accepting the honor alongside his 3-year-old son.
Drake, who extended his record as the most decorated winner in the history of the awards show to 29 wins Sunday, was surrounded by family and friends who presented him with the Artist of the Decade Award. He walked onstage outside the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles with his son Adonis holding his hand.
BBC News
By Mark Savage
image captionThe star dedicated his artist of the decade prize to Adonis, three
Drake s son Adonis made a surprise appearance at Sunday s Billboard Music Awards, joining his father onstage as he won an artist of the decade prize.
The rapper, 34, gripped his son s shoulder throughout his speech, before hoisting him into the air and saying: I want to dedicate this award to you.
The three year old burst into tears, and left the stage clinging to his father s leg.
Meanwhile, The Weeknd was the night s big winner, taking home 10 awards.
Among his prizes were best artist; top Hot 100 album for After Hours; and top Hot 100 song for Blinding Lights.