After being shut out by the 2021 Grammy Awards, SOCAN member The Weeknd dominated the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, winning no less than 10 of them.
He won six times as an artist, for
- Top Artist
- Top Male Artist
- Top Hot 100 Artist
- Top Radio Songs Artist
- Top R&B Artist
- Top R&B Male Artist
His song “Blinding Lights” won three awards, for
- Top Hot 100 Song
- Top Radio Song
- Top R&B Song
And his LP After Hours won for Top R&B Album.
Drake also won, not only as the Top Streaming Songs Artist for 2021, but as the Artist of the Decade.
The Billboard Music Awards were held on Sunday, May 23, 2021, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The ceremony was broadcast live from NBC, hosted by Nick Jonas.
SOCAN congratulates The Weeknd and Drake on these great achievements!
