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Publishing date: May 23, 2021 • 4 hours ago • 4 minute read • The Weeknd, winner of the Top Artist Award, Top Male Artist Award, Top Hot 100 Artist Award, Top Radio Songs Artist Award, Top R&B Artist Award, Top R&B Album Award, Top Billboard 200 Album Award, Top Hot 100 Song Presented by Rockstar Award, Top Radio Song Award, and Top R&B Song Award poses backstage for the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, broadcast on May 23, 2021 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Rich Fury /Getty Images for dcp
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Billboard Music Awards 2021: The Weeknd dominates, BTS wins in all nominated categories
The Weeknd dominates 2021 Billboard Music Awards, here s the complete list of winners.
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Updated: May 24, 2021, 01:22 PM IST
Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd won big at the Billboard Music Awards 2021 that took place in Los Angeles, Sunday night. He won a total of 10 awards from 16 nominations. While the Korean boy band sensation BTS won all categories nominated for and Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny also won multiple awards.
Rapper Drake was named the artist of the decade. He accepted the award with his three-year-old son. Singer-songwriter Pink received the Icon Award and was joined onstage by her nine-year-old daughter.
The Weeknd, BTS, Bad Bunny win big at Billboard Music Awards; check complete winners list
While the Korean boy band sensation BTS won all categories nominated for and Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny also won multiple awards
Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd won big at the Billboard Music Awards that took place at Los Angeles, Sunday night. He won a total of 10 awards from 16 nominations.
While the Korean boy band sensation BTS won all categories nominated for and Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny also won multiple awards.
Rapper Drake was named the artist of the decade. He accepted the award with his 3-year-old son. Singer-songwriter Pink received the Icon Award and was joined onstage by her 9-year-old daughter.
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LOS ANGELES I will admit I channel surfed while watching the 2021 Billboard Music Awards that were handed out on Sunday, May 23. Yes, it’s a piece of normalcy, but I’m over award shows giving high praise to celebrities, especially after the chaos we endured as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are just so many other things of importance transpiring that should be a focus for us.
The ceremony kicked off outdoors from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles with a performance by H.E.R. feat. DJ Khaled and Migos for their hit “We Going Crazy.” The ceremony was hosted by Nick Jonas of the popular Jonas Brothers trio. I did wonder if Nick would still host after news broke this week that he was injured and broke one of his ribs per TMZ. Nick still hosted, but it was apparent he was not at his fullest potential. Some attendees were wearing masks, others were not and I thought viewers would see more from Nick whose kickoff for the show was short and sweet, as he int