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]]>After dominating the Billboard charts all year long, the country singer Morgan Wallen was crowned as the ceremony’s top winner. He came out victorious in 11 categories, including the top male artist, the top Billboard 200 album with One Thing at the Time, and the top Hot 100 song with “Last Night”.
Swift walked away with a total of 10 awards on Sunday night, including the trophy for the top artist. She tuned in via a pre-recorded video message from The Eras Tour to thank her fans for making this possible.
“I’m talking to the fans specifically, none of this happens without you… I love you so much, I feel like the luckiest person in the world to have you in my corner and caring about the music that I make so thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you ten million times for this,” said Swift.
Swift brought her total of the Billboard Music Awards to a record-breaking 39, but so did Drake, who won five awards this year. He was followed by SZA and Zach Bryan with four wins each.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2023 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS:
Artist Awards
Top Artist: Taylor Swift
Top New Artist: Zach Bryan
Top Male Artist: Morgan Wallen
Top Female Artist: Taylor Swift
Top Duo/Group: Fuerza Regida
Top Billboard 200 Artist: Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist: Morgan Wallen
Top Hot 100 Songwriter: Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Producer: Joey Moi
Top Streaming Songs Artist: Morgan Wallen
Top Radio Songs Artist: Taylor Swift
Top Song Sales Artist: Taylor Swift
Top Billboard Global 200 Artist: Taylor Swift
Top Billboard Global (Excluding U.S.) Artist: Taylor Swift
Top R&B Artist: SZA
Top R&B Male Artist: The Weeknd
Top R&B Female Artist: SZA
Top R&B Touring Artist: Beyoncé
Top Rap Artist: Drake
Top Rap Male Artist: Drake
Top Rap Female Artist: Nicki Minaj
Top Rap Touring Artist: Drake
Top Country Artist: Morgan Wallen
Top Country Male Artist: Morgan Wallen
Top Country Female Artist: Taylor Swift
Top Country Duo/Group: Zac Brown Band
Top Country Touring Artist: Morgan Wallen
Top Rock Artist: Zach Bryan
Top Rock Duo/Group: Arctic Monkeys
Top Rock Touring Artist: Coldplay
Top Latin Artist: Bad Bunny
Top Latin Male Artist: Bad Bunny
Top Latin Female Artist: Karol G
Top Latin Duo/Group: Fuerza Regida
Top Latin Touring Artist: Karol G
Top Global K-Pop Artist: NewJeans
Top K-Pop Touring Artist: Blackpink
Top Afrobeats Artist: Burna Boy
Top Dance/Electronic Artist: Beyoncé
Top Christian Artist: Lauren Daigle
Top Gospel Artist: Kanye West
Album Awards
Top Billboard 200 Album: Morgan Wallen, One Thing at a Time
Top Soundtrack: Barbie: The Album
Top R&B Album: SZA, SOS
Top Rap Album: Drake & 21 Savage, Her Loss
Top Country Album: Morgan Wallen, One Thing at a Time
Top Rock Album: Zach Bryan, American Heartbreak
Top Latin Album: Bad Bunny: Un Verano Sin Ti
Top K-Pop Album: Stray Kids, 5-STAR
Top Dance/Electronic Album: Beyoncé, RENAISSANCE
Top Christian Album: Anne Wilson, My Jesus
Top Gospel Album: Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin, Kingdom Book One
Song Awards
Top Hot 100 Song: Morgan Wallen, “Last Night”
Top Streaming Song: Morgan Wallen, “Last Night”
Top Radio Song: Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”
Top Selling Song: Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
Top Collaboration: Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, 21 Savage, “Creepin’”
Top Billboard Global 200 Song: Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”
Top Billboard Global (Excluding U.S.) Song: Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”
Top R&B Song: SZA, “Kill Bill”
Top Rap Song: Drake & 21 Savage, “Rich Flex”
Top Country Song: Morgan Wallen, “Last Night”
Top Rock Song: Zach Bryan, “Something in the Orange”
Top Latin Song: Eslabon Armado x Peso Pluma, “Ella Baila Sola”
Top Global K-Pop Song: Jung Kook ft. Latto, “Seven”
Top Afrobeats Song: Rema & Selena Gomez, “Calm Down”
Top Dance/Electronic Song: David Guetta & Bebe Rexha, “I’m Good (Blue)”
Top Christian Song: Brandon Lake, “Gratitude”
Top Gospel Song: CeCe Winans, “Goodness of God”
Chart Achievement Award: Mariah Carey, “All I Want for Christmas Is You”
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]]>After several delays, Drake finally shared For All the Dogs with the world on October 6, and his fans couldn’t wait to hear it in full. It earned 402,000 album-equivalent units during its first week on the chart, becoming Drake’s 13th No. 1 album in the U.S. The only two acts with more chart-toppers are Jay-Z with 14 and The Beatless with 19.
As for his success on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, “First Person Shooter” ft. J. Cole became Drake’s 13th No. 1 hit in the United States. He tied Michael Jackson for the most chart-toppers among solo male artists, but Rihanna (14), Mariah Carey (19), and The Beatles (20) are still ahead.
Since all 23 tracks from For All the Dogs debuted on the Hot 100 chart, Drake brought his career total of Hot 100 entries to 320, becoming the first artist to cross the 300-song mark. He also extended the record for most No. 1 debuts (nine), top five hits (41), top 10 hits (76), top 20 hits (132), and top 40 hits (199).
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]]>Rodrigo came out victorious in several main categories including the top new artist and top female artist – in addition to winning awards for the top Hot 100 artist, top streaming songs artist, top radio songs artist, top Billboard 200 Global artist, and top Billboard 200 album with Sour.
Rodrigo failed to repeat the same success in the songs categories, where she received several nominations for “Good 4 U”. She ended up losing most of them to “Stay” by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber, including the top Hot 100 song, top streaming song, and top Billboard Global 200 song.
It was also a big night for Drake, who defeated Rodrigo, Doja Cat, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd to win the ceremony’s top honor—the top artist. He finished the night with a total of five awards, bringing his total to 34 BBMA wins and extending his record as the most-awarded artist in the history of this ceremony.
The 2022 Billboard Music Awards were held in Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15 with Sean “Diddy” Combs serving as a host.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT 2022 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS:
ARTIST AWARDS
Top Artist: Drake
Top New Artist: Olivia Rodrigo
Top Male Artist: Drake
Top Female Artist: Olivia Rodrigo
Top Duo/Group: BTS
Top Billboard 200 Artist: Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist: Olivia Rodrigo
Top Streaming Songs Artist: Olivia Rodrigo
Top Song Sales Artist: BTS
Top Radio Songs Artist: Olivia Rodrigo
Top Billboard Global 200 Artist (NEW): Olivia Rodrigo
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist (NEW): Ed Sheeran
Top Tour: The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour)
Top R&B Artist: Doja Cat
Top R&B Male Artist: The Weeknd
Top R&B Female Artist: Doja Cat
Top R&B Tour: Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars at Park MGM)
Top Rap Artist: Drake
Top Rap Male Artist: Drake
Top Rap Female Artist: Megan Thee Stallion
Top Rap Tour: Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021)
Top Country Artist: Taylor Swift
Top Country Male Artist: Morgan Wallen
Top Country Female Artist: Taylor Swift
Top Country Duo/Group: Dan + Shay
Top Country Tour: Eric Church (Gather Again Tour)
Top Rock Artist: Glass Animals
Top Rock Tour: The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour)
Top Latin Artist: Bad Bunny
Top Latin Male Artist: Bad Bunny
Top Latin Female Artist: Kali Uchis
Top Latin Duo/Group: Eslabon Armado
Top Latin Tour: Los Bukis (Una Historia Cantada Tour)
Top Dance/Electronic Artist: Lady Gaga
Top Christian Artist: Ye
Top Gospel Artist: Ye
ALBUM AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album: Olivia Rodrigo “SOUR”
Top Soundtrack: “Encanto”
Top R&B Album: Doja Cat “Planet Her”
Top Rap Album: Drake “Certified Lover Boy”
Top Country Album: Taylor Swift “Red (Taylor’s Version)”
Top Rock Album: twenty one pilots “Scaled And Icy”
Top Latin Album: KAROL G “KG0516”
Top Dance/Electronic Album: ILLENIUM “Fallen Embers”
Top Christian Album: Ye “Donda”
Top Gospel Album: Ye “Donda”
SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song: The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”
Top Streaming Song: The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”
Top Selling Song: BTS “Butter”
Top Radio Song: Dua Lipa “Levitating”
Top Collaboration: The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”
Top Billboard Global 200 Song (NEW): The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song (NEW): The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”
Top Viral Song (NEW): Doja Cat ft. SZA “Kiss Me More”
Top R&B Song: Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak) “Leave The Door Open”
Top Rap Song: Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow “INDUSTRY BABY”
Top Country Song: Walker Hayes “Fancy Like”
Top Rock Song: Måneskin “Beggin’”
Top Latin Song: Kali Uchis “telepatía”
Top Dance/Electronic Song: Elton John & Dua Lipa “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix”
Top Christian Song: Ye “Hurricane”
Top Gospel Song: Ye “Hurricane”
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]]>The tattoo is a reference to a famous event from Paris Fashion Week in 2018 that saw Abloh actually launching a kite at the runway during the Louis Vuitton’s menswear show.
Drake’s new ink was done by renowned Los Angeles-based tattoo artist Joaquin Ganga, who shared the artwork on his social media profile.
“A remembrance of the great Virgil Abloh done on Drake,” Ganga captioned the photo.
Drake and Abloh were close friends with Drake referencing Abloh multiple times in his verses including the feature on Future’s track “Life Is Good.” The two also collaborated on several project together while Abloh helped Drake redesign his private jet back in 2020.
Virgil Abloh suddenly passed away in November. It was later revealed that Abloh has been battling rare form of heart cancer for the past two years. He was an influential figure in the fashion world, being lauded for his progressive and unique designs that bridged streetware and luxury.
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]]>The video opens with DJ Khaled sending countless video messages to Drake telling him they have to come up with a way to shoot a video for “Popstar”. The “Hotline Bling” rapper can’t leave Canada to be a part of the video so he decides to call in a favor—and calls none other than Justin Bieber!
The rest of the video shows Bieber partying around his mansion while lip-syncing to the beat of “Popstar”. The epic visual, helmed by Director X, is filled with many twists and turns, and we’ll let you find out for yourself what happens at the end.
Drake and DJ Khaled released “Popstar” on July 17th, simultaneously with their other collaboration “Greece”. Both songs serve as the lead singles from Khaled’s upcoming 12th studio album Khaled Khaled.
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]]>The Canadian rapper took to social media Thursday night to announce a new 14-track mixtape featuring rappers Playboi Carti, Future, Young Thug, Chris Brown as well as Drizzy’s latest No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Toosie Slide.”
“My brothers @oliverelkhatib @ovonoel put together a lot of the songs people have been asking for (some leaks and some joints from SoundCloud and some new vibes) DARK LANE DEMO TAPES out everywhere at midnight…” he wrote on Instagram.
He also teased that his next studio album will be released this summer, a follow-up to 2018’s Scorpion. “Also my 6th STUDIO ALBUM DROPPING SUMMER 2020!!! Lucky number 6 
soon fwd.”
Check out Drake’s announcement below.
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]]>Both shows, which are part of his Aubrey and The Three Migos tour, were scheduled to take place in Miami.
“I just wanted to say how sorry I am about these two Miami shows. I got so ill so fast and I had never experienced anything like that in my life,” the “In My Feelings” singer explained on his Instagram Story. “Unlike other show cancellations or date adjustments, due to production issues this one fell on me and I just want to apologize because I hate letting down anyone who come to share these moments with us.”
The 31-year-old continued by writing, “Thank you to the two doctors and nurse that helped me with round-the-clock care. Miami deserves 100 percent and I promise that experience when we return. Thank you god for allowing me to recover and continue. On we go.”
And continue he has as he hits New Orleans and Dallas this week.
The Miami shows have been rescheduled for the 13th and 14th of November.
Feel better, Drake!
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