The Weeknd dominates 2021Billboard Music Awards, here's the list of winners

The Billboard Music Awards celebrated yet another iteration of its beloved show on Sunday with American singersongwriter The Weeknd dominating the ceremony with 10 awards including the climactic top artist trophy followed by the late Pop Smoke with five and BTS and Bad Bunny with four apieceAccording to E News the finalists were chosen based on their performance on Billboard charts as well as music sales streaming platform statistics radio airplay and social engagementThe Weeknd while accepting one of the several awards on camera earlier in the evening promised a change of stylistic pace to come in his future album and performance cycles He said The after hours are done and the dawn is comingAt another point he made a joke after beginning with a slight showofreligiosity fakeout Id like to thank God that I dont have to wear that red suit anymoreLast year Post Malone took home the most awards with nine out of his 16 nominations This year Pink was announced as the Billboard Icon award Trae tha Truth as the Change Maker winner and Drake continued his historic winning streak as he accepted the Artist of the Decade AwardWhile receiving the award he was joined on stage by his son Adonis his mother and father and his closest friends to celebrate Currently the Canadian rapper holds the title for most Billboard Music Awards wins with 27 and was nominated for an impressive seven more tonightThe evening featured a starstudded lineup of presenters including Cynthia Erivo Chelsea Handler Dixie DAmelio Gabrielle Union Lena Waithe Leslie Odom Jr and moreMeanwhile Pink was honoured with the Icon Award and her daughter Willow made a stunning cameo during her performance Check out the complete list of winnersTop Artist The WeekndTop New Artist Pop SmokeTop Male Artist The WeekndTop Female Artist Taylor SwiftTop DuoGroup BTSTop Billboard 200 Artist Taylor SwiftTop Hot 100 Artist The WeekndTop Streaming Songs Artist DrakeTop Song Sales Artist BTSTop Radio Songs Artist The WeekndTop Social Artist Fan Voted BTSTop RampB Artist The WeekndTop RampB Male Artist The WeekndTop RampB Female Artist Doja CatTop Rap Artist Pop SmokeTop Rap Male Artist Pop SmokeTop Rap Female Artist Megan Thee StallionTop Country Artist Morgan WallenTop Country Male Artist Morgan WallenTop Country Female Artist Gabby BarrettTop Country DuoGroup Florida Georgia LineTop Rock Artist Machine Gun KellyTop Latin Artist Bad BunnyTop Latin Male Artist New Category Bad BunnyTop Latin Female Artist New Category Karol GTop Latin DuoGroup New Category Eslabon ArmadoTop DanceElectronic Artist Lady GagaTop Christian Artist Elevation WorshipTop Gospel Artist Kanye WestTop Billboard 200 Album Pop Smoke Shoot for the Stars Aim for the MoonTop RampB Album The Weeknd After HoursTop Rap Album Pop Smoke Shoot for the Stars Aim for the MoonTop Country Album Morgan Wallen Dangerous The Double AlbumTop Rock Album Machine Gun Kelly Tickets to My DownfallTop Latin Album Bad Bunny YHLQMDLGTop DanceElectronic Album Lady Gaga ChromaticaTop Christian Album Carrie Underwood My GiftTop Gospel Album Maverick City Music Maverick City Vol 3 Part 1Top Rap Album Pop Smoke Shoot for the Stars Aim for the MoonTop Country Album Morgan Wallen Dangerous The Double AlbumTop Rock Album Machine Gun Kelly Tickets to My DownfallTop Latin Album Bad Bunny YHLQMDLGTop DanceElectronic Album Lady Gaga ChromaticaTop Christian Album Carrie Underwood My GiftTop Gospel Album Maverick City Music Maverick City Vol 3 Part 1Top Hot 100 Song Presented by Rockstar The Weeknd Blinding LightsTop Streaming Song DaBaby ft Roddy Ricch ROCKSTARTop Selling Song BTS DynamiteTop Radio Song The Weeknd Blinding LightsTop Collaboration Fan Voted Gabby Barrett ft Charlie Puth I HopeTop RampB Song The Weeknd Blinding LightsTop Rap Song DaBaby ft Roddy Ricch ROCKSTARTop Country Song Gabby Barrett I HopeTop Rock Song AJR BangTop Latin Song Bad Bunny amp Jhay Cortez DakitiTop DanceElectronic Song SAINt JHN Roses Imanbek RemixTop Christian Song Elevation Worship ft Brandon Lake Graves Into GardensTop Gospel Song Kanye West ft Travis Scott Wash Us In The BloodThe 2021 Billboard Music Awards took place in front of a fully vaccinated fully masked live audience in the plaza outside LAs Microsoft Theatre with winners emerging from an enclosed backstage area to accept their awards with their backs to the crowdAs per People magazine this years awards show was based on chart data from March 21 2020 through April 3 2021 with winners based on key fan interactions with music including song sales streaming and social engagementMeanwhile the top social artist and top collaboration categories were fanvoted The 2021 Billboard Music Awards aired live on NBCAlso Read Priyanka Chopra Jonas steps in to assist injured husband Nick Jonas at Billboard Awards ceremonyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the 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