The 2021 Billboard Music Awards was a two-night event this year, with music superstars such as The Weeknd and Machine Gun Kelly going home as winners for Top Artist and Best Rock Artist, respectively.
Celebrating music’s biggest chart-toppers, Nick Jonas hosted the BBMAs live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday night, a day after Matthew Hoffman announced the first group of winners for a non-televised ceremony. Pop Smoke, who received record-breaking posthumous recognition as a finalist in 10 categories, dominated four of those categories, while Gabby Barrett, a first-time finalist claimed two awards.
The Weeknd, who went into Sunday’s show having already collected seven trophies, took home the Top Hot 100 song for his ’80s-inspired anthem “Blinding Lights.”