May 24, 2021
The Canadian R-&-B singer took home a whopping 10 awards.
The singer should be able to console himself with the fact that the Billboards are based on hard numbers and not voters whims, and that he walked away with such honors as Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top R-&-B Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist and Top Hot 100 Song, Top R-&-B Song and Top Radio Song for Blinding Lights.
Other multiple winners included BTS, the late Pop Smoke, Bad Bunny, Gabby Barrett, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Machine Gun Kelly, Morgan Wallen and Drake, who won Top Streaming Artist in addition to Artist of the Decade, bringing his record number of Billboard awards won to 29.
Watch the moment and see reactions from social media, below. I m really self-conscious about my music, Drake admitted during his acceptance speech. I rarely celebrate anything, and just for anyone watching this that s wondering how this happened, that s really the answer. It s being so unsure how you re getting it done, that you just keep going in the hopes of figuring out the formula. Feeling so lucky and blessed that the fear of losing it keeps you up at night. I didn t write a grandiose speech about how to make it work or what it took, cause to be honest, I don t really understand it myself, he continued. I just know that I ve spent an incalculable amount of hours trying to analyze all the things I did wrong, but tonight, for once, I m sure as hell we did something right.
Watch Drake s Son Adonis Join Him Onstage to Accept Billboard Artist of the Decade Awards
Watch Drake s Son Adonis Join Him Onstage to Accept Billboard Artist of the Decade Awards
Plus: Who s who in the rapper s hometown crew that appeared with him for the award presentation.
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While word spread the day before the show that Drake’s three-year-old son Adonis would be in the audience to see his dad accept the Artist of the Decade award at the Billboard Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, few expected the rapper to walk onstage with him.
Top finalist The Weeknd took home the most trophies of the night with ten – including Top Artist and Top Hot 100 Artist – bringing his career total to 19.
The Weeknd Wins 10 Billboard Music Awards; Pop Smoke s Mother and Drake Offer Emotional Moments
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The Weeknd won a leading 10 awards at Sunday night’s Billboard Music Awards, including the climactic top artist trophy presented as the climax of the night, followed by the late Pop Smoke with five, and BTS and Bad Bunny with four apiece.
Accepting one of several awards on-camera earlier in the evening, the Weeknd promised a change of stylistic pace to come in his future album and performance cycles. “The after hours are done and the dawn is coming,” he vowed. At another point, he made a joke after beginning with a slight show-of-religiosity fake-out. “I’d like to thank God… that I don’t have to wear that red suit anymore,” he said.