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It’s the reason why controversial country singer Morgan Wallen won three honors, including top country artist and top country album for “Dangerous: The Double Album,” which has had major success on the pop and country music charts.īecause Wallen, nominated for six awards, was caught on camera using a racial slur earlier this year, he wasn’t allowed to compete at the Academy of Country Music Awards or CMT Music Awards. The nominees for the 51 categories are based on the chart period of March 21, 2020, through April 3, 2021. Unlike other awards shows where committees determine nominees, the Billboard Awards’ finalists are based on album and digital sales, streaming, radio airplay, and social engagement. Alicia Keys performs at the Billboard Music Awards, Thursday, May 20, 2021, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The Weeknd, Swift, Juice WRLD, and Pop Smoke will compete for the top Billboard 200 album, along with Lil Baby. He will receive the Artist of the Decade Award later in the show.ĭrake and The Weeknd will battle for the show’s top prize, top artist, where the competition includes Taylor Swift and late rappers Juice WRLD and Pop Smoke, who won four honors in a pre-show announced Sunday, including top new artist, top rap artist, and top rap album for his debut album “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon.” He walked into the show as the most decorated winner in the history of the Billboard Awards, extending his record to 28 wins after being named top streaming songs artist Sunday. Like The Weeknd, another Canadian star is poised to have a big night: Drake. Alicia Keys, celebrating the 20th anniversary of her groundbreaking debut “songs in A minor,” sang songs from the album including the hit “Fallen.” Doja Cat, third from right, and SZA, top left, perform together with backup dancers at the Billboard Music Awards, Friday, May 21, 2021, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Doja Cat and SZA - accompanied by futuristically dressed background dancers - sang their big hit “Kiss Me More” inside the venue, where the seats were empty. The event featured a mix of live and pre-taped performances. “How great is it to be back together again,” said Nick Jonas, who is hosting the awards show airing live on NBC. and Migos, who performed for a number of mask-wearing fans outside of the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, bringing the concert vibe back to life a year after live shows were in the dark because of the pandemic. The awards show kicked off with a collaborative performance by DJ Khaled, H.E.R. DJ Khaled, front left, and H.E.R., front right, perform with Takeoff, from background left, Quavo and Offset, of Migos, at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, May 23, 2021, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. It’s been a dark year and you brought light and an escape with your music,” The Weeknd said onstage at Sunday’s show, collecting the night’s first televised award. 1 song of 2020, won top Hot 100 song, top radio song, and top R&B song, while The Weeknd’s multi-hit, multi-platinum album, “After Hours,” won top R&B album. The Weeknd was named top male artist, top R&B artist, and top Hot 100 artist. The Weeknd is also having a great weekend: The pop star nominated for a whopping 16 Billboard Music Awards has won nine, so far. “I’ve been performing for 10 years really hard.
This means so much to me,” Barrett said as she broke into tears. Pink wasn’t the only one having a good night, breakthrough country singer Gabby Barrett won three honors, including top female country artist and top country song for the hit “I Hope.” The song’s remix featuring Charlie Puth won top collaboration. So all you guys out there … thank you for coming out!” Icon award recipient Pink and her daughter Willow perform together on a trapeze at the Billboard Music Awards, Friday, May 21, 2021, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. “I love what I do and I love the people that I get to do it with, and we’re pretty good at what we do, but it wouldn’t matter if no one came to see us and play with us. “Willow, you nailed it,” Pink said after the performance.
The pre-taped performance aired during Sunday’s award show, where Pink earned the Icon Award, presented to her by Jon Bon Jovi. Showing off her signature aerial and acrobatic moves at the Billboard Music Awards, Pink was matched by her 9-year-old daughter, Willow Sage Hart, as “Cover Me In Sunshine” played in the background, Pink’s song featuring vocals from her daughter.