The Weeknd takes home 10 honours, including top artist, at Billboard Awards
The Weeknd collected 10 awards on Sunday at the Billboard Music Awards in Los Angeles, including top artist, while fellow Canadian Drake was awarded artist of the decade on Sunday.
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Posted: May 24, 2021 12:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 24
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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After Grammys snub, The Weeknd steals the show at Billboard Music Awards
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Monday May 24, 2021
The Weeknd showed up at the award show in Los Angeles on Sunday and bagged the Top Artist accolade
Following his very public and incredibly bitter feud with the Grammys after getting snubbed, The Weeknd was out for blood at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards.
The
After Hours hitmaker showed up at the award show in Los Angeles on Sunday and bagged the Top Artist accolade while also being the leading nominee at the BBMAs with 16 nominations out of which he took home 10 awards.
He also performed for the first time since he headlined the Super Bowl halftime show in February this year.
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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
son.
Drake, who extended his record as the most decorated winner in the history of the Billboard Music Awards
to 29 wins on Sunday, was surrounded by family and friends who presented him with the Artist of the Decade accolade. He walked on stage outside the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles with his son Adonis, 3, holding his hand.
“I want to 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.