and Migos, who brought the concert vibe back to life a year after live shows were in the dark because of the pandemic.

The Billboard Awards kicked off with a collaborative performance by DJ Khaled, H.E.R. The producers did ban Wallen from performing or attending the show. Wallen was nominated for six awards, and Billboard Awards producer dick clark productions said it couldnвЂ™t prevent Wallen from earning nominations, or winning, because finalists are based on album and digital sales, streaming, radio airplay and social engagement.

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 вЂњDangerous: The Double Album,вЂќ which has had major success on the pop and country music charts despite his fallen moment. вЂњIвЂ™ve been performing for 10 years really hard.WeвЂ™ve worked so hard to get here.вЂќДЄnother country star also won big Sunday though he wasn't allowed to participate in the show. This means so much to me,вЂќ Barrett said as she broke into tears. Breakthrough country singer Gabby Barrett won three awards, including top female country artist and top country song for the hit вЂњI Hope.вЂќ The songвЂ™s remix featuring Charlie Puth won top collaboration. Other winners Sunday included Bad Bunny and BTS, who both won four awards and also performed. And Houston rapper and activist Trae Tha Truth, who earned the Change Maker Award, ended his speech with a powerful sentence: вЂњWe still gon' need justice for Breonna Taylor.' 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. вЂњThank 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.ДЄnother late rapper was also honored during the show. 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 - вЂњShoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon' - won top rap album and top Billboard 200 album, which his mother accepted onstage.

вЂњI wanna take this opportunity to thank you, my parents,' he said. The Weeknd gestures to the crowd after accepting the top artist award at the Billboard Music Awards Known for her signature aerial and acrobatic moves, Pink was matched by Willow Sage Hart as вЂњCover Me In SunshineвЂќ played in the background, PinkвЂ™s song featuring vocals from her daughter. Pink received the Icon Award and was joined onstage by her 9-year-old daughter - showing off their powerful gymnastic skills as they spun in the air in a jaw-dropping performance. He was also named top streaming songs artist Sunday. He's also logged a record 45 Top 10 hits on the Hot 100 and a record 22 No. to my beautiful family, and to you,' he said, looking to Adonis and picking him up to kiss him.Дrake placed his first song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2009, and since has logged the most songs ever on the chart, with 232 entrees. вЂњI wanna dedicate this award to my friends, to my longtime collaborators. He walked onstage outside the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles with his son Adonis holding his hand. Watch Pink and Willow's performance in the video above.It was a family affair at the Billboard Music Awards: Pink twirled in the air in a powerful performance with her daughter, and Drake was named artist of the decade, accepting the honor alongside his 3-year-old son.Дrake, who extended his record as the most decorated winner in the history of the awards show to 29 wins Sunday, was surrounded by family and friends who presented him with the Artist of the Decade Award. 'I'm a total theater nerd, and I thought who better to write the story of my life than story writers like that вЂ“ and so, the song ended up being a letter to my daughter.' 'Ever since I redid 'A Million Dreams' with Willow I've been in love with them,' she said. Pink and Willow previously collaborated on a cover album of the Greatest Showman soundtrack, which featured them singing 'A Million Dreams.' In an interview leading up to the Billboard Music Awards, the singer told EW that she's obsessed with 'A Million Dreams' songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who also wrote her song 'All I Know So Far.' 'Willow nailed it!' she said during her acceptance speech about her daughter's performance. Pink had earlier posed with her kids, Willow and 4-year-old Jameson Moon Hart, on the red carpet as she prepared to accept the Icon Award later that night.

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