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.
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Publishing date: May 23, 2021 • 4 hours ago • 4 minute read • The Weeknd, winner of the Top Artist Award, Top Male Artist Award, Top Hot 100 Artist Award, Top Radio Songs Artist Award, Top R&B Artist Award, Top R&B Album Award, Top Billboard 200 Album Award, Top Hot 100 Song Presented by Rockstar Award, Top Radio Song Award, and Top R&B Song Award poses backstage for the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, broadcast on May 23, 2021 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Rich Fury /Getty Images for dcp
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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.