Drake was presented the Artist of the Decade Award.
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 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 Theatre in Los Angeles with his son Adonis holding his hand.
“I wanna 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.
The Weeknd takes home 10 honours, including top artist, at Billboard Awards
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In this image provided by NBC, The Weeknd accepts the top artist award during the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles.(NBC/The Associated Press)
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The 2021 Billboard Music Awards aired on May 23 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The Weeknd led with 16 nominations this year for his After Hours record and the chart-topping song Blinding Lights . He was followed by DaBaby coming in with nine nominations. Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift, BTS were nominated in 4 categories for their chart-topping single Dynamite , each followed by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande bagging three nominations, each.
Hosted by Nick Jonas, it was the biggest night for The Weekend who won 10 awards, BTS swept awards in four categories, the late rapper Pop Smole won major awards posthumously. Pink accepted the Icon Award whereas Trae Tha Truth was honoured with the Change Maker Award, and Drake received the Artist of the Decade Award. The awards were based on the Billboard charts starting from March 21, 2020, through April 3, 2021.
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.
``I wanna 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.
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Drake was named artist of the decade, accepting the honor alongside his 3-year-old son
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Drake carries his son Adonis Graham as he accepts the artist of the decade award at the Billboard Music Awards
Drake was named artist of the decade, accepting the honor alongside his 3-year-old son
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.