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The Weeknd Leads A Fleet Of Cars While Performing ‘Save Your Tears’ At The 2021 Billboard Music Awards

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It’s only right that the 2021 Billboard Music Awards commences with a performance from The Weeknd. The singer displayed a heavy presence towards the top section of the platforms albums and singles chart since the late 2019 release of his “Heartless” and “Blinding Lights” tracks, the debut singles from his 2020 album, After Hours. More than a year after releasing that album, one that was shockingly snubbed at this year’s Grammy award, The Weeknd conlcudes the After Hours era with a brand new performance of “Save Your Tears” at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. He performed the track while leading a fleet of red and white-colored old-fashioned cars while sitting in one of his own.

The Weeknd’s set at the award show comes after he snagged yet another No. 1 single thanks to his remix of “Save Your Tears” with Ariana Grande. After winning the award for Top Hot 100 Song earlier in the show, The Weeknd took a moment to tease new music. “The After Hours are done and the dawn is coming,” he declared.

He previously hinted at new music in a string of tweets last month. “Made so much magic in the small quarantined room,” he wrote to begin a string of tweets. “Nothing’s ever random… now just piecing it all together… it’s so beautiful.”

As for the Billboard Music Awards itself, the singer snagged seven wins before the official show began. These wins include Top Male Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Male Artist, Top R&B Album, and Top R&B Song.

Check out a clip of The Weeknd’s 2021 Billboard Music Awards performance in the video above.

Drake Celebrated His Artist Of The Decade Award By Accepting It With His Son In His Arms

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While coveted career-spanning awards can sometimes feel canned or phoned-in, there’s nothing that feels phony about calling Drake the artist of the decade. With over 200 entries into the Billboard Hot 100, a whopping nine No. 1 albums, and the kind of culture-defining force that few artists ever get to wield, he has undoubtedly changed the face of rap, pop, and R&B all at the same time. But to accept this monumental award, he didn’t enlist any celebrities or famous friends to present it to him, opting instead to have his friends and family lining the back of the stage while he accepted it.

And it wasn’t just his mother and father, other relatives and closest friends who were there with him. As he walked out onstage, Drake was holding the hand of his young son, Adonis, and even gave the trophy to the toddler to hold while he gave his heartfelt, off-the-cuff acceptance speech. For those who remember the accusations leveled against Drizzy during one of the lowest moments of his career — Pusha T’s venomous declaration “you are hiding a child” — tonight’s acceptance felt like a direct rebuttal to that attack. Putting it to bed once and for all, Drake dedicated one of the biggest awards of his career to Adonis, holding him up for a final celebration before heading offstage.

Congratulations Drake, artist of the decade… now can we please get Certified Lover Boy in time for summer? Watch his full speech above.

Bad Bunny Dazzles With A Fiery Performance Of ‘Te Deseo Lo Mejor’ At The Billboard Music Awards

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Bad Bunny has been enjoying life over the last few months in ways that not too many musicians have. The Latin singer shared his fourth overall album — which was also his third project in the span of a year — with El Último Tour Del Mundo. He also became an official WWE champion after he won the 24/7 Championship belt back in February. He would continue to make appearances in the wrestling league, like April’s Wrestlemania where he absolutely stole the show. Shifting back to the music side of things, Bad Bunny took the stage at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards to perform “Te Deseo Lo Mejor.” The performance came after he took home an award for Top Latin Artist at the show and shared a thank you in a speech delivered strictly in Spanish.

The set comes after the Latin singer announced the dates for his El Último Tour Del Mundo tour. The string of shows kicks off in February 2022 and continues just under two months as Bad Bunny will land in popular cities across the United States. After announcing the tour, tickets for it sold out in less than a week making the 2022 tour the quickest-selling tour since Jay-Z and Beyonce’s 2018 On The Run II Tour and one of the fastest-selling in Ticketmaster history.

You can watch a clip of his performance in the video above.

El Último Tour Del Mundo is out now via Rimas Entertainment. Get it here.

Drake Named Artist Of The Decade At 2021 Billboard Music Awards

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Drake was honored as the Artist of the Decade at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, Sunday, and brought his 3-year-old son, Adonis, on stage to celebrate the award.

“I’m really self-conscious about my music,” Drake shared in his speech. “I rarely celebrate anything, and just for anyone watching this that’s wondering how this happened, that’s really the answer. It’s being so unsure how you’re getting it done, that you just keep going in the hopes of figuring out the formula. Feeling so lucky and blessed that the fear of losing it keeps you up at night.”

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The award winner is determined by analyzing activity on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart and the Billboard 200 albums, as well as other signifiers such as social media data and touring revenue. Rounding out the top 5 artists in that regard are Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Rihanna, and Adele.

“I didn’t write a grandiose speech about how to make it work or what it took, ’cause to be honest, I don’t really understand it myself,” Drake went on to admit. “I just know that I’ve spent an incalculable amount of hours trying to analyze all the things I did wrong, but tonight, for once, I’m sure as hell we did something right.”

For the full list of winners and nominees from the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, click here.

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Meg Thee Stallion Secures BBMAs ‘Top Rap Female Artist’

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Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion isn’t feeling any pressure from her peers right now. The hip-hop superstar has secured the “Top Rap Female Artist” title from the Billboard Music Awards show. Meg Thee Stallion Secures Huge Award Stallion went to her Instagram page to share the massive achievement. Stallion revealed she won the category ahead […]

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The Weeknd Teases New Music After Billboard Music Awards Win

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After being awarded the honor of Top Hot 100 Song for “Blinding Lights” at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, Sunday, The Weeknd teased that more new music is on the way. 

“You guys make me want to do this forever. I love you so much,” the After Hours singer told cheering fans during his acceptance speech. “I just want to say, the After Hours are done, and the dawn is coming.”

“I’d like to thank God that I don’t have to wear that red suit anymore,” he added jokingly.

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Other nominees for Top Hot 100 Song included 24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior for “Mood,” Gabby Barrett ft. Charlie Puth’s “I Hope,” Chris Brown & Young Thug’s “Go Crazy,” as well as DaBaby and Roddy Ricch’s “Rockstar.”

DaBaby and Roddy Ricch’s “Rockstar” went on to win the award for Top Rap Song later in the evening.

The Weeknd left Sunday night’s ceremony with more than just one award. Thus far, he has seven total wins including Top Male Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, and more. He was also nominated for the most awards with 16.

For the full list of winners and nominees from the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, click here.

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Drake + Adonis Make First TV Appearance Together

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OVO Sound boss Drake is letting the world get a super up-close look at his twinning goals alongside his mini-me Adonis Graham. The rap superstar appeared at the Billboard Music Awards to accept his Artist of the Decade trophy alongside his son. Drake + Adonis Make First TV Appearance Together Footage is making the rounds […]

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The Weeknd Teased New Music For A New Era During The Billboard Music Awards

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The Weeknd is known for creating a new aesthetic and era for each album he’s released since his breakout project, House Of Balloons. The latest example came with his 2020 full-length effort, After Hours. From the red suit to his “injured” face wrapped in bandages, The Weeknd did an excellent job of defining the moments that came with his fourth album. However, as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end and The Weeknd confirmed that the After Hours era is indeed over during the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. This announcement also came with exciting, yet vague news for fans.

While accepting the award for Top Hot 100 Song, The Weeknd used his speech to tease what’s to come. “The After Hours are done and the dawn is coming,” he declared. It’s very much possible that the singer just revealed the title of his fifth album to be The Dawn, but we’ll have to wait for him to confirm that. Regardless, it’s exciting to see that The Weeknd is already teasing fans with new music for a new era.

This is not the first time The Weeknd has hinted at new music in recent months. At the end of April, the singer shared a string of tweets that looked to build up excitement for the upcoming album. “Made so much magic in the small quarantined room,” he wrote in one tweet before adding, “nothing’s ever random… now just piecing it all together… it’s so beautiful.”

You can watch a clip of his speech above.

Lil Baby & Lil Durk Announce Release Date Of “Voice Of Heroes”

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Lil Baby and Lil Durk have officially revealed the release date for their upcoming collaborative album, Voice of Heroes, after months of rumors and quickly deleted teases on social media.

“Album finish June 4 V.O.H,” both rappers tweeted, Sunday night.

“I gotta turn my contacts into contracts,” Baby added afterward.

Fans have been eagerly waiting on a release date for the project to be revealed. Baby and Durk have been seen traveling together on numerous occasions this Spring.

Baby recently sat down with MTV to discuss the highly anticipated project.

“Me and Durk locked in every night. That’s the new one. We coming. Me and Durk dropping an album for sure,” Lil Baby said

As for how the duo came up with the name of the album, Baby explained: “When it comes to that street sh*t that ‘hood sh*t, we like the heroes. The kids look at us as heroes.”

“We got songs with bars, we got songs with vibes,” Baby added. “It’s gonna be one of the craziest albums to ever come out. … We got more than one album recorded. We been locked in with each other. That sh*t easy.”

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