Morgan Wallen, who was caught on camera using a racial slur earlier this year, 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 despite his fallen moment.
``I've been performing for 10 years really hard.We've worked so hard to get here.'' Another country star also won big Sunday though he wasn't allowed to participate in the show. This means so much to me,'' Barrett said as she broke into tears. The Jonas Brothers performed at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards outside the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, U.S. Breakthrough country singer Gabby Barrett won three awards, including top female country artist and top country song for the hit ``I Hope.'' The song's remix featuring Charlie Puth won top collaboration. And Houston rapper and activist Trae Tha Truth, who earned the Change Maker Award, ended his speech with a powerful sentence: ``We still gon' need justice for Breonna Taylor.`` Other winners Sunday included Bad Bunny and BTS, who both won four awards and also performed. Before presenting top rap song to DaBaby, Swizz Beatz dedicated a moment to those who have recently died in hip-hop, including his close friend and collaborator DMX. Another late rapper was also honored during the show. ``Thank you to the fans for honoring the life and spirit of my son, so much that he continues to manifest as if he was still here in flesh,`` Audrey Jackson said. I do not take this for granted.`` The late rapper Pop Smoke was also a big winner: He posthumously earned five honors, including top new artist and top rap artist, while his debut _ ``Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon`` _ won top rap album and top Billboard 200 album, which his mother accepted onstage.
``I am the man I am today because of you. As his recent conduct does not align with our core values, we will not be including him on the show in any capacity (performing, presenting, accepting),” Dick Clark Productions said in a statement.``I wanna take this opportunity to thank you, my parents,`` he said. “Morgan Wallen is a finalist this year based on charting. Although up for six wins, he is cold-shouldered after being caught using the N-word on video. You won’t see new country music superstar Morgan Wallen anywhere during the stream.
“Years later, to receive the Billboard Music Awards Icon Award is hard to fathom.” “As a little girl, I always dreamed about being a singer and sharing my love of music with the world,” P!NK said when told of the upcoming honour. The others are Neil Diamond, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion, Cher, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey and Garth Brooks. P!NK will receive the ICON award, the 10 th artist to be given one.Īt the age of 41, she is the youngest recipient. Kylie Minogue’s Disco is a contender for Top Dance/ Electronic Album, with her rivals in the category DJ Snake, Gryffin, Kygo and Lady Gaga. He is also up for top artist alongside Juice WRLD, Pop Smoke, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd.ĪC/DC are vying for Top Group, Top Rock Artist and Top Rock Album for Power Up. His 33 Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 were not emulated by any other artist.
DaBaby follows with 11, and the late Pop Smoke is a finalist in 10 categories.ĭrake, who holds the record for most Billboard Music Award wins with 27, will be seen receiving the Artist of the Decade gong.ĭuring the 2010s, the Canadian rapper had nine #1 albums, more than any artist during the decade. The Weeknd leads the nominations, with 16 nods. Taylor Swift, Drake, AC/DC, Kylie Minogue, Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga are up for awards.