Drake has officially been named 'Artist Of The Decade' by Billboard.
Drake will be honored with the Artist of the Decade Award at the 2021 BBMAs
OVO founder will receive the Artist of the Decade Award at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs), Dick Clark Productions announced Tuesday morning. The 34-year-old Canadian is the most decorated artist in the show’s history, collecting 27 awards, including 12 in 2019.
Currently, the record-breaking rapper holds the title for most Billboard Music Awards with 27 awards total, which was set in stone after snagging 12 awards in 2019. Billboard’s Artists of the Decade is based upon the “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,” according to a press release from Billboard.
The 2021 Billboard Music Awards will take place on Sunday, May 23 at 8 PM ET. Be sure to tune in to watch Drake receive this prestigious prize.
Drake the only solo male with more than 50 career weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but he has a record 232 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, 45 top 10s on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and 22 No. 1 titles on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Other stats include eight No. 1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, nine No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 chart, and 11 No. 1 albums on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.