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May 23, 2021 4:00 PMBy Celebretainment
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Pop Smoke won four posthumous gongs at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday (05.23.21).
The late rap star – who died of gunshot wounds in February last year, at the age of 20 – won the Top New Artist, Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Male Artist, and Top Rap Album accolades at the awards show for ‘Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon’.
His successes were announced before the televised awards show at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
The accolades aren’t the first gongs awarded to the acclaimed star since his death in 2020. The rapper – whose real name was Bashar Jackson – won Best New Hip-Hop Artist at the 2020 BET Hip Hop Awards while he also received a Grammy nomination for the Best Rap Performance prize.
Following an introductory video, Drake humbly told the crowd, That video was really full of a lot of confidence and bravado, but you know, the truth is I m really bad at taking compliments.
He went on, I m really self-conscious about my music. Even if I do a good job, I always wonder how I could have done it better. I rarely celebrate anything, noting that he can sometimes feel so lucky and blessed that the fear of losing it keeps you up at night. 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, continued the singer, who was dressed in a flawless white suit by Tom Ford, with a heart design shaved on his head.
Following an introductory video, Drake humbly told the crowd, That video was really full of a lot of confidence and bravado, but you know, the truth is I m really bad at taking compliments.
He went on, I m really self-conscious about my music. Even if I do a good job, I always wonder how I could have done it better. I rarely celebrate anything, noting that he can sometimes feel so lucky and blessed that the fear of losing it keeps you up at night. 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, continued the singer, who was dressed in a flawless white suit by Tom Ford, with a heart design shaved on his head.
Photo Information: (left to right) Drake, his son Adonis, and The Weeknd
Photo Credits: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images and Emma Mcintyre/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
The 2021 Billboard Music Awards were presented on May 23 and The Weeknd walked away with ten awards including Top Artist.
The Canadian hip-hop star also took home Top Male Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Male Artist, Top R&B Album for
After Hours, Top R&B Song, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Radio Song, and Top Hot 100 Song for his hit “Blinding Lights.”
“I wanna take this opportunity to thank you, my parents. I am the man I am today because of you. And thank you to my fans, of course. I do not take this for granted,” The Weeknd said.
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The Weeknd was the king of the 2021 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night, taking home a total of 10 honours.
The singer picked up seven accolades before the live portion of the show even began, claiming prizes such as Top Male Artist, Top R&B Artist, and Top R&B Album for After Hours, and he added a further three - including Top Artist - to his haul during the main ceremony. Late rapper Pop Smoke, who was killed in February 2020, was another big winner with five titles in the lead up to the event, earning Top New Artist, Top Rap Artist, and Top Rap Album for his posthumously-released debut, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon.