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
Sunday night’s star-studded 2021
Billboard Music Awards featured a real, live audience and live performances, though social distancing rules and masks were still in place. A number of performances took place on an outdoor stage in front of a masked crowd of screaming, dancing fans.
For the more elaborate performances that took place inside L.A.’s Microsoft Theater, the audience was never shown, so it was unclear if they were pre-recorded the show did feature a caption saying that portions of the show had been.
Awards were handed out in an elevated mini studio reminiscent of MTV’s
TRL, with fans screaming on the plaza below while socially distanced artists waited for their names to be called and then stepped to a podium to say their thank-yous.
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Billboard Music Awards 2021 via Getty Images
Sunday night’s star-studded 2021
Billboard Music Awards featured a real, live audience and live performances, though social distancing rules and masks were still in place. A number of performances took place on an outdoor stage in front of a masked crowd of screaming, dancing fans.
For the more elaborate performances that took place inside L.A.’s Microsoft Theater, the audience was never shown, so it was unclear if they were pre-recorded the show did feature a caption saying that portions of the show had been.
Awards were handed out in an elevated mini studio reminiscent of MTV’s
By Syndicated Content
Billboard Music Awards 2021 via Getty Images
Sunday night’s star-studded 2021
Billboard Music Awards featured a real, live audience and live performances, though social distancing rules and masks were still in place. A number of performances took place on an outdoor stage in front of a masked crowd of screaming, dancing fans.
For the more elaborate performances that took place inside L.A.’s Microsoft Theater, the audience was never shown, so it was unclear if they were pre-recorded the show did feature a caption saying that portions of the show had been.
Awards were handed out in an elevated mini studio reminiscent of MTV’s
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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.