The Weeknd wins Top Hot 100 Artist at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards... after his album After Hours was snubbed by the Grammys The 2021 Billboard Music Awards kicked off on Sunday with a mostly outdoors performance in Los Angeles due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic The Weekend won the first prize for Top Hot 100 Artist He was previously snubbed by the Grammys, which gave his hit album After Hours zero nominations, leading him to boycott the ceremony Doja Cat and SZA collaborated on the first performance of their song Kiss Me More Nick Jonas is holding down hosting duties despite injuring his ribs recently