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Monday, 22 May 2017

Wizkid scoops honours at Billboard awards

Nigeria’s top singer Wizkid has scooped several honours with Canadian Drake in the 2017 BillBoard Music Awards in Las Vegas. Wizkid’s collabo with Drake and Tyla won for Top Streaming Strong(Audio) for the song, One Dance. *Wizkid One Dance also won the Top R&B song and also the Top R&B collaboration. However, Wizkid and Drake’s One Dance failed to win the Top Selling Song. The work lost to Justin Timberlake, “Can’t Stop The Feeling!” . Drake and Beyonce were big winners in the night. Drake won Top Male Artist, beating Justin Bieber and Weeknd. Beyonce won Top Female Artist, edging out Adele, Ariana Grande, Rihanna and Sia. Drake also won Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist and Top Song Sales Artist. All the Winners; Top Artist: Adele Beyonce Justin Bieber The Chainsmokers Drake Ariana Grande Shawn Mendes Rihanna Twenty One Pilots The Weeknd Top New Artist: Alessia Cara Desiigner Lil Uzi Vert Lukas Graham Zayn Billboard Chart Achievement Award Presented by Xfinity: Luke Bryan Nicki Minaj The Chainsmokers The Weeknd Twenty One Pilots Top Male Artist: Justin Bieber Drake — WINNER Future Shawn Mendes The Weeknd Top Female Artist: Adele Beyonce — WINNER Ariana Grande Rihanna Sia Top Duo/Group: The Chainsmokers Coldplay Florida Georgia Line Guns N’ Roses Twenty One Pilots — WINNER Top Billboard 200 Artist: Beyonce Drake — WINNER Prince Twenty One Pilots The Weeknd Top Hot 100 Artist: The Chainsmokers Drake — WINNER Rihanna Twenty One Pilots The Weeknd Top Song Sales Artist: The Chainsmokers Drake — WINNER Prince Justin Timberlake Twenty One Pilots Top Radio Songs Artist: Justin Bieber The Chainsmokers Drake Rihanna Twenty One Pilots — WINNER Top Streaming Songs Artist: The Chainsmokers Desiigner Drake — WINNER Rihanna Twenty One Pilots Top Social Artist: Justin Bieber BTS Selena Gomez Ariana Grande Shawn Mendes Top Touring Artist: Justin Bieber Beyonce — WINNER Coldplay Guns N’ Roses Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Top R&B Artist: Beyonce — WINNER Bruno Mars Frank Ocean Rihanna The Weeknd Top R&B Tour: Beyonce — WINNER Lionel Richie Rihanna Top Rap Artist: J. Cole Desiigner Drake — WINNER Future Rae Sremmurd Top Rap Tour Drake — WINNER Future Kanye West Top Country Artist: Florida Georgia Line Blake Shelton Keith Urban Chris Stapleton Jason Aldean Top Country Tour: Luke Bryan Kenny Chesney — WINNER Dixie Chicks Top Rock Artist: Coldplay The Lumineers Metallica Twenty One Pilots — WINNER X Ambassadors Top Rock Tour: Coldplay — WINNER Guns N’ Roses Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Top Latin Artist: J Balvin Juan Gabriel — WINNER Los Plebes Del Rancho De Ariel Camacho Maluma Nicky Jam Top Dance/Electronic Artist: The Chainsmokers — WINNER Calvin Harris Major Lazer DJ Snake Lindsey Stirling Top Christian Artist: Lauren Daigle — WINNER Hillsong Worship Hillary Scott & the Family Skillet Chris Tomlin Top Gospel Artist: Jekalyn Carr Kirk Franklin — WINNER Travis Greene Tamela Mann Hezekiah Walker Top Billboard 200 Album: Beyonce, Lemonade Drake, Views Rihanna, Anti Twenty One Pilots, Blurryface The Weeknd, Starboy Top Soundtrack/Cast Album: Hamilton: An American Musical — WINNER Moana Purple Rain Suicide Squad: The Album Trolls Top R&B Album: Beyonce, Lemonade — WINNER Bruno Mars, 24K Magic Frank Ocean, Blonde Rihanna, Anti The Weeknd, Starboy Top Rap Album: J. Cole, 4 Your Eyez Only Drake, Views — WINNER Kevin Gates, Isla DJ Khaled, Major Key A Tribe Called Quest, We Got It From Here…Thank You For Your Service Top Country Album: Jason Aldean, They Don’t Know Florida Georgia Line, Dig Your Roots Blake Shelton, If I’m Honest Chris Stapleton, Traveller — WINNER Keith Urban, Ripcord Top Rock Album: The Lumineers, Cleopatra Metallica, Hardwired…To Self Destruct — WINNER Radiohead, A Moon Shaped Pool Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Getaway Twenty One Pilots, Blurryface Top Latin Album: J Balvin, Energia CNCO, Primera Cita Juan Gabriel, Los Duo 2 — WINNER Juan Gabriel, Vestido De Etiqueta: Por Eduardo Magallanes Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho, Recuerden Mi Estilo Top Dance/Electronic Album: The Chainsmokers, Bouquet The Chainsmokers, Collage Flume, Skin Kygo, Cloud Nine Lindsey Stirling, Brave Enough — WINNER Top Christian Album: Casting Crowns, The Very Next Thing Lauren Daigle, How Can It Be — WINNER Joey + Rory, Hymns Hillary Scott & The Family, Love Remains Skillet, Unleashed Top Gospel Album: Tamela Mann, One Way — WINNER Kirk Franklin, Losing My Religion Travis Greene, The Hill Tasha Cobbs, One Place: Live Hezekiah Walker, Better: Azusa – The Next Generation 2 Top Hot 100 Song: The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer” The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down” Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance” Justin Timberlake, “Can’t Stop The Feeling!” Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens” Top Selling Song: The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer” The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down” Drake Featuring, WizKid & Kyla “One Dance” Justin Timberlake, “Can’t Stop The Feeling!” — WINNER Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens” Top Radio Song: The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer” The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down” Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance” Sia Featuring Sean Paul, “Cheap Thrills” Justin Timberlake, “Can’t Stop The Feeling!” — WINNER Top Streaming Song (Audio): The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer” Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance” — WINNER D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty, “Broccoli” Rihanna, “Needed Me” The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy” Top Streaming Song (Video): The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer” Desiigner, “Panda” — WINNER Zay Hilfigerr & Zayion McCall, “JuJu On That Beat (TZ Anthem) Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles” Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens” Top Collaboration: The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer” — WINNER The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down” Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance” Sia Featuring Sean Paul, “Cheap Thrills” The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy” Top R&B Song: Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance” — WINNER Bruno Mars, “24K Magic” Rihanna, “Needed Me” Rihanna Featuring Drake, “Work” The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy” Top R&B Collaboration: Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance” — WINNER PARTYNEXTDOOR Featuring Drake, “Come And See Me” Rihanna Featuring Drake, “Work” The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk “I Feel It Coming” The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy” Top Rap Song: Desiigner, “Panda” — WINNER Drake, “Fake Love” D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty, “Broccoli” Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert, “Bad And Boujee” Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles” Top Rap Collaboration: D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty, “Broccoli” Zay Hilfigerr & Zayion McCall, “JuJu On That Beat (TZ Anthem) Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello, “Bad Things” Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert, “Bad and Boujee” Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles” — WINNER Top Country Song: Kenny Chesney Featuring Pink, “Setting The World On Fire” Florida Georgia Line, “H.O.L.Y.” — WINNER Florida Georgia Line Featuring Tim McGraw, “May We All” Little Big Town, “Better Man” Keith Urban, “Blue Ain’t Your Color” Top Country Collaboration: Dierks Bentley Featuring Elle King, “Different For Girls” Kenny Chesney Featuring Pink, “Setting The World On Fire” — WINNER Eric Church Featuring Rhiannon Giddens, “Kill A Word” Florida Georgia Line Featuring Tim McGraw, “May We All” Chris Young Featuring Vince Gill, “Sober Saturday Night” Top Rock Song: Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons with Logic & Ty Dolla $ign Featuring X Ambassadors, “Sucker For Pain” Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens” — WINNER Twenty One Pilots, “Ride” Twenty One Pilots, “Stressed Out” X Ambassadors, “Unsteady” Top Latin Song: Daddy Yankee, “Shaky Shaky” Enrique Iglesias Featuring Wisin, “Duele El Corazon” Nicky Jam, “Hasta El Amanecer” — WINNER Shakira Featuring Maluma, “Chantaje” Carlos Vives & Shakira, “La Bicicleta” Top Dance/Electronic Song: The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer” — WINNER The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down” Calvin Harris Featuring Rihanna, “This Is What You Came For” Major Lazer Featuring Justin Bieber & MO, “Cold Water” DJ Snake Featuring Justin Bieber, “Let Me Love You” Top Christian Song: Lauren Daigle, “Trust In You” Hillary Scott & The Family, “Thy Will” — WINNER Skillet, “Feel Invincible” Ryan Stevenson Featuring GabeReal, “Eye Of The Storm” Zach Williams, “Chain Breaker” Top Gospel Song: Jekalyn Carr, “You’re Bigger” Tasha Cobbs, Featuring Kierra Sheard “Put A Praise On It” Kirk Franklin, “Wanna Be Happy??” Travis Greene, “Made A Way” — WINNER Hezekiah Walker, “Better"

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