He walked into the show with 16 nominations, winning honors like top artist, top male artist, top Hot 100 song for “Blinding Lights” and top R&B album for “After Hours.” The Weeknd was on hand to accept the most wins of the night - 10. Live performances were held outdoors, in front of feverish audience members wearing masks. Pink’s performance was one of several pre-taped moments at the awards show, which aired on NBC and was hosted by Nick Jonas. So all you guys out there … thank you for coming out!” “I love what I do and I love the people that I get to do it with, and we’re pretty good at what we do, but it wouldn’t matter if no one came to see us and play with us. “Willow, you nailed it,” Pink said after the performance. Known for her signature aerial and acrobatic moves, Pink was matched by Willow Sage Hart as “Cover Me In Sunshine” played in the background, Pink’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. “I wanna dedicate this award to my friends, to my longtime collaborators … to my beautiful family, and to you,” he said, looking to Adonis and picking him up to kiss him.ĭrake 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.

He walked onstage outside the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles with his son Adonis holding his hand. 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.ĭrake, 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. The awards show airs on May 23 with both live and prerecorded segments. The shortlisted artists and winners are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital song sales, streaming, radio airplay, and social engagement, tracked by Billboard and its data partners over the chart period of March 21, 2020, to April 3, 2021.Icon award recipient Pink performs with her daughter Willow at the Billboard Music Awards, Friday, May 21, 2021, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Nick Jonas will host this year's ceremony, while The Weeknd leads the nominations with an impressive 16 nods, followed by DaBaby with 11, Pop Smoke with 10 and Gabby Barrett with nine. This year's Billboard Music Awards will also see performances from Pink, The Weeknd and BTS. The frontman was speaking after their performance at BST Hyde Park was delayed until 2022. It is edgy – for Duran Duran it feels very edgy.'

It’s not just what you’ve considered to be music, if that makes sense. 'Our producer, Erol Alkan, really pushes you out of your comfort zone as a performer and gets you to try different song formats. We have moved on a lot from the last album. Simon said last year of the only benefit of not being on the road amid the COVID-19 pandemic: 'The only upside of having to have postponed it for a year is that we are likely going to be playing new music. The 'Wild Boys' hitmakers' set will be filmed in the UK and shown at the ceremony, which takes place at Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater.ĭuran Duran have been busy working on their follow-up to 2015's ‘Paper Gods’, which heads in a fresh direction. Simon Le Bon and co will be joined by the Britpop legend when they debut a new track from their upcoming album during the awards show on May 23.

Duran Duran to perform with Graham Coxon at Billboard Music Awardsĭuran Duran are set to debut a new song and perform with Blur's Graham Coxon at the Billboard Music Awardsĭuran Duran are set to perform with Blur's Graham Coxon at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards.

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