Drakeu se na pozornici pridružio sin Adonis, uz kojeg je podijelio nekoliko stavki o svojoj karijeri, a trijumfirao je i Weeknd brojnim kipićima

Iako sve više čujemo da su pojedine dodjele nagrada, bilo filmskih, bilo glaznenih, problematične, lijepo je vidjeti da Billboard Music Awards dosad nije bio na problematičnim popisima. Tako je, umjesto da se piše o raznim kontroverzama, stigla lijepa vijest da je Drake proglašen umjetnikom desetljeća na ovoj dodjeli nagrada u nedjelju navečer (23. svibnja).

Drake je sa sinom Adonisom prošetao pozornicom te održao  govor u kojem je spomenuo kako ga je nedostatak povjerenja u vlastitu glazbu – i kako se sustavno preispitivao kako je može poboljšati – motivirajuću se da nastavi stvarati.

 
 
 
 
 
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Osim svog trofeja za umjetnika desetljeća, Drake je na ovoj dodjeli bio nominiran za najboljeg izvođača, najboljeg muškog izvođača, najboljeg izvođača na Billboardu 200, najboljeg top 100 izvođača, najbolju streaming pjesmu (“Life Is Good”) i najboljeg rap izvođača. 

Drakeov dugogodišnji studijski album Certified Lover Boy još se nije objavio, a prošli se tjedan Drake pridružio Nicki Minaj i Lil Wayneu na novoj pjesmi nazvanoj “Seeing Green”. 

 
 
 
 
 
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Osim Drakea s ovom prestižnom nagradom, trijumfirao je Weeknd s čak 10 kipića, koji je bio poprilično vokalan kad je riječ o problemima s određenim glazbenim dodjelama, kao i grupa BTS. Evo cijele liste dobitnika:

Top Artist
Drake
Juice WRLD
Pop Smoke
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd — DOBITNIK

Top New Artist
Gabby Barrett
Doja Cat
Jack Harlow
Pop Smoke — DOBITNIK
Rod Wave

Top Male Artist
Drake
Juice WRLD
Lil Baby
Pop Smoke
The Weeknd — DOBITNIK

Top Female Artist
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Dua Lipa
Megan Thee Stallion
Taylor Swift — DOBITNICA

Top Duo/Group
AC/DC
AJR
BTS — DOBITNIK
Dan + Shay
Maroon 5

Top Billboard 200 glazbenik
Drake
Juice WRLD
Pop Smoke
Post Malone
Taylor Swift — DOBITNICA

Top Hot 100 Artist
DaBaby
Drake
Dua Lipa
Pop Smoke
The Weeknd — DOBITNIK

Top Streaming Songs Artist
DaBaby
Drake — DOBITNIK
Lil Baby
Pop Smoke
The Weeknd

Top Song Sales Artist
Justin Bieber
BTS — DOBITNIK
Megan Thee Stallion
Morgan Wallen
The Weeknd

Top Radio Songs Artist
Justin Bieber
Lewis Capaldi
Dua Lipa
Harry Styles
The Weeknd — DOBITNIK

Top Social Artist (glasovi obožavatelja)
BLACKPINK
BTS — DOBITNIK
Ariana Grande
SB19
Seventeen

Top R&B Artist
Jhené Aiko
Justin Bieber
Chris Brown
Doja Cat
The Weeknd — DOBITNIK

Top R&B Male Artist
Justin Bieber
Chris Brown
The Weeknd — DOBITNIK

Top R&B Female Artist
Jhené Aiko
Doja Cat — DOBITNIK
SZA

Top Rap Artist
DaBaby
Drake
Juice WRLD
Lil Baby
Pop Smoke — DOBITNIK

Top Rap Male Artist
Juice WRLD
Lil Baby
Pop Smoke — DOBITNIK

Top Rap Female Artist
Cardi B
Megan Thee Stallion — DOBITNICA
Saweetie

Top Country Artist
Gabby Barrett
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen — DOBITNIK

Top Country Male Artist
Luke Combs
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen — DOBITNIK

Top Country Female Artist
Gabby Barrett — DOBITNICA
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood

Top Country Duo/Group
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line — DOBITNIK
Maddie & Tae

Top Rock Artist
AC/DC
AJR
Five Finger Death Punch
Machine Gun Kelly — DOBITNIK
twenty one pilots

Top Latin Artist
Anuel AA
Bad Bunny — DOBITNIK
J Balvin
Maluma
Ozuna

Top Latin Male Artist
Bad Bunny — DOBITNIK
J Balvin
Ozuna

Top Latin Female Artist
Becky G
Karol G — DOBITNICA
Rosalía

Top Latin Duo/Group
Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga
Eslabón Armado — DOBITNIK

Top Dance/Electronic Artist
The Chainsmokers
Kygo
Lady Gaga — DOBITNICA
Marshmello
Surf Mesa

Top Christian Artist
Casting Crowns
Elevation Worship — DOBITNIK
for KING & COUNTRY
Carrie Underwood
Zach Williams

Top Gospel Artist
Kirk Franklin
Koryn Hawthorne
Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Maverick City Music
Kanye West — DOBITNIK

Top Billboard 200 Album
Juice WRLD, Legends Never Die
Lil Baby, My Turn
Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon — DOBITNIK
Taylor Swift, folklore
The Weeknd, After Hours

Top R&B Album
Jhené Aiko, Chilombo
Chris Brown & Young Thug, Slime & B
Doja Cat, Hot Pink
Kehlani, It Was Good Until It Wasn’t
The Weeknd, After Hours — DOBITNIK

Top Rap Album
DaBaby, Blame It On Baby
Juice WRLD, Legends Never Die
Lil Baby, My Turn
Lil Uzi Vert, Eternal Atake
Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon — DOBITNIK

Top Country Album
Gabby Barrett, Goldmine
Sam Hunt, Southside
Chris Stapleton, Starting Over
Carrie Underwood, My Gift
Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album — DOBITNIK

Top Rock Album
AC/DC, Power Up
Miley Cyrus, Plastic Hearts
Glass Animals, Dreamland
Machine Gun Kelly, Tickets to My Downfall — DOBITNIK
Bruce Springsteen, Letter to You

Top Latin Album
Anuel AA, Emmanuel
Bad Bunny, El Último Tour Del Mundo
Bad Bunny, Las que no iban a salir
Bad Bunny, YHLQMDLG — DOBITNIK
J Balvin, Colores

Top Dance/Electronic Album
DJ Snake, Carte Blanche
Gryffin, Gravity
Kygo, Golden Hour
Lady Gaga, Chromatica — DOBITNIK
Kylie Minogue, Disco

Top Christian Album
Bethel Music, Peace
Elevation Worship, Grave Into Gardens
Carrie Underwood, My Gift — DOBITNIK
We The Kingdom, Holy Water
Zach Williams, Rescue Story

Top Gospel Album
Koryn Hawthorne, I AM
Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Royalty: Live at the Ryman
Maverick City Music, Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 1 — DOBITNIK
Maverick City Music, Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 2
Kierra Sheard, Kierra

Top Hot 100 Song Presented by Rockstar
24kGoldn ft. iann dior, “Mood”
Gabby Barrett ft. Charlie Puth, “I Hope”
Chris Brown & Young Thug, “Go Crazy”
DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, “ROCKSTAR”
The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights” — DOBITNIK

Top Streaming Song
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, “WAP”
DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, “ROCKSTAR” — DOBITNIK
Future ft. Drake, “Life Is Good”
Jack Harlow ft. DaBaby, Tory Lanez, & Lil Wayne, “WHATS POPPIN”
The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights”

Top Selling Song
Gabby Barrett ft. Charlie Puth, “I Hope”
BTS, “Dynamite” — DOBITNIK
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, “WAP”
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé, “Savage”
The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights”

Top Radio Song
Gabby Barrett ft. Charlie Puth, “I Hope”
Chris Brown & Young Thug, “Go Crazy”
Dua Lipa, “Don’t Start Now”
Harry Styles, “Adore You”
The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights” — DOBITNIK

Top Collaboration (glasovi obožavatelja)
24kGoldn ft. iann dior, “Mood”
Gabby Barrett ft. Charlie Puth, “I Hope” — DOBITNIK
Chris Brown & Young Thug, “Go Crazy”
DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, “ROCKSTAR”
Jack Harlow ft. DaBaby, Tory Lanez, & Lil Wayne, “WHATS POPPIN”

Top R&B Song
Jhené Aiko ft. H.E.R., “B.S.”
Justin Bieber ft. Quavo, “Intentions”
Chris Brown & Young Thug, “Go Crazy”
Doja Cat, “Say So”
The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights” — DOBITNIK

Top Rap Song
24kGoldn ft. iann dior, “Mood”
Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion, “WAP”
DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch, “ROCKSTAR” — DOBITNIK
Jack Harlow ft. DaBaby, Tory Lanez, & Lil Wayne, “WHATS POPPIN”
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé, “Savage”

Top Country Song
Jason Aldean, “Got What I Got”
Gabby Barrett, “I Hope” — DOBITNICA
Lee Brice, “One of Them Girls”
Morgan Wallen, “Chasin’ You”
Morgan Wallen, “More Than My Hometown”

Top Rock Song
AJR, “Bang!” — DOBITNIK
All Time Low ft. blackbear, “Monsters”
Glass Animals, “Heat Waves”
Machine Gun Kelly ft. blackbear, “my ex’s best friend”
twenty one pilots, “Level of Concern”

Top Latin Song
Bad Bunny, “Yo Perreo Sola”
Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez, “Dákiti” — DOBITNIK
Black Eyed Peas & J Balvin, “RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)”
Maluma & The Weeknd, “Hawái”
Ozuna x Karol G x Myke Towers, “Caramelo”

Top Dance/Electronic Song
Lady Gaga, “Stupid Love”
Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande, “Rain on Me”
SAINt JHN, “Roses (Imanbek Remix)” — DOBITNIK
Surf Mesa ft. Emilee, “ily (i love you baby)”
Topic & A7S, “Breaking Me”

Top Christian Song
Elevation Worship ft. Brandon Lake, “Graves Into Gardens” — DOBITNIK
for KING & COUNTRY, Kirk Franklin & Tori Kelly, “TOGETHER”
Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes, & Elevation Worship, “The Blessing (Live)”
Tauren Wells ft. Jenn Johnson, “Famous For (I Believe)”
Zach Williams & Dolly Parton, “There Was Jesus”

Top Gospel Song
Koryn Hawthorne, “Speak To Me”
Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music, “Movin’ On”
Marvin Sapp, “Thank You For It All”
Tye Tribbett, “We Gon’ Be Alright”
Kanye West ft. Travis Scott, “Wash Us In The Blood” — DOBITNIK

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