Drake has been announced as the
recipient of an artist of the decade award and will receive the top honor at
the 2021 Billboard Music Awards.
The 34-year-old Canadian rapper
will be honored with the Artist of the Decade Award at the ceremony, which is
broadcasting live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 23.
Drake, who holds the title for
most Billboard Music Awards with 27, is receiving the award after being ranked
the best-performing artist of the last 10 years, 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.
Some of his most impressive stats
include being the only solo male with more than 50 career weeks at No. 1 on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart and having nine No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200
chart, the most of the decade of any
artist.
The Canadian rapper is also up
for seven awards in standard categories (Top Radio Song; Top Male Artist; Top
Billboard 200 Artist; Top Hot 100 Artist; Top Streaming Songs Artist; Top Rap
Artist; Top Streaming Song).
At the 2021 Billboard Music
Awards, which will be hosted by Nick Jonas, Pink will receive the distinguished
Icon Award.
The previous artist of the decade
winners includes Mariah Carey, who was presented with the honor in 1999.
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