Drake will receive Artist of the Decade honors at the “2021 Billboard Music Awards” (BBMAs), dick clark productions and NBC announced on Tuesday.
The record-breaking music superstar holds the title for most Billboard Music Awards with 27. He set the mark after taking home 12 awards in 2019.
Hosted by Nick Jonas, the BBMAs will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 23 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on NBC.
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.
Artist of the Decade Drake By-The-Numbers:
2010 to 2020:
* 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
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