Billboard Announces Drake As The Artist of The Decade!

This awards season was nothing ordinary as ceremonies were altered to comply with COVID-19 guidelines. Most were virtual, but the Oscars were able to host the bulk of their winners and nominees last month. The 2021 Billboard Music Awards are set to go down at the Microsoft Theater in L.A.

Hate him or love him: Drake is a record-breaking superstar. And he’s being recognized for the work he has put in.

Billboard announced Drake will receive the prestigious Artist of the Decade Award at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs). Drizzy holds the title for most Billboard Music Awards with 27, setting the mark after taking home 12 awards in 2019.

Billboard’s Artists of the Decade category ranks the best-performing artists based on activity on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart and the Billboard 200 albums tally, as well as social media data and touring revenue from Billboard Boxscore, from Dec. 5, 2009, through Sept. 28, 2019.

The Young Money rapper has been killing the music charts over the last decade.

For 2010s: • Nine No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 chart – the most of the decade of any artist • 33 top 10s on the Billboard Hot 100 chart – the most of the decade of any artist • Six No. 1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart • 18 No. 1s on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart – the most of the decade of any artist • 69 top 10s on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart – the most of the decade of any artist • 10 No. 1 albums on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart

Career Chart Records: • Only solo male with more than 50 career weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart • A record 232 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 chart • A record 45 top 10s on the Billboard Hot 100 chart • A record 22 No. 1 titles on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart • A record 84 top 10s on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart • A record 120 top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart

Notable Chart Stats: • Eight No. 1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart • Nine No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 chart • 11 No. 1 albums on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart

The 2021 Billboard Music Awards will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 23rd at 8pm EST/5pm PST on NBC.

Source: theybf

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