Billboard Music Awards: List of top winners including The Weeknd, BTS; Pink performs with daughter

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LOS ANGELES -- The 2021 Billboard Music Awards were presented Sunday.



The Weeknd led with wins in 10 categories, including top artist, top male artist and top Hot 100 artist.



Pink was presented the Icon Award by Jon Bon Jovi.





She also gave a performance of her biggest hits, joined by her 9-year-old daughter Willow Sage Hart.





Drake received the Artist of the Decade award, Trae Tha Truth was named the Billboard Change Maker, and former first lady Michelle Obama introduced Alicia Keys who performed a medley.






Below is a list of finalists and winners in the some of the top artist categories. Click here for the complete list of winners.



Top Artist



Drake



Juice WRLD



Pop Smoke



Taylor Swift



The Weeknd





Top New Artist



Gabby Barrett



Doja Cat



Jack Harlow



Pop Smoke





Rod Wave



Top Male Artist



Drake



Juice WRLD



Lil Baby



Pop Smoke



The Weeknd



Top Female Artist



Billie Eilish



Ariana Grande



Dua Lipa



Megan Thee Stallion



Taylor Swift



Top Duo/Group



AC/DC



AJR



BTS



Dan + Shay



Maroon 5



Top Billboard 200 Artist



Drake



Juice WRLD



Pop Smoke



Post Malone



Taylor Swift



Top Hot 100 Artist



DaBaby



Drake



Dua Lipa



Pop Smoke



The Weeknd



Top Streaming Songs Artist



DaBaby



Drake



Lil Baby



Pop Smoke



The Weeknd





Top Song Sales Artist



Justin Bieber



BTS



Megan Thee Stallion



Morgan Wallen



The Weeknd



Top Radio Songs Artist



Justin Bieber



Lewis Capaldi



Dua Lipa



Harry Styles



The Weeknd



Top Social Artist (Fan Voted)



BLACKPINK



BTS



Ariana Grande



SB19



Seventeen



Top R&B Artist



Jhené Aiko



Justin Bieber



Chris Brown



Doja Cat



The Weeknd



Top Rap Artist



DaBaby



Drake



Juice WRLD



Lil Baby



Pop Smoke





Top Country Artist



Gabby Barrett



Kane Brown



Luke Combs



Chris Stapleton



Morgan Wallen



Top Rock Artist



AC/DC



AJR



Five Finger Death Punch



Machine Gun Kelly



twenty one pilots



Top Latin Artist



Anuel AA



Bad Bunny



J Balvin



Maluma



Ozuna



CNN contributed to this report.

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