34 year old rapper Drake became the talk of tabloids yesterday after he snapped up artist of the decade at the Billboard Music Awards.
Joining him for the occasion was his son Adonis; who he shares with former adult star Sophie Brussaux.
As Drake addressed the star-studded audience at Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater, Adonis clung on his leg supposedly having a "stage flight moment". However, that did not stop him from giving his powerful acceptance speech.
He said; "Even if I do a good job, I always wonder how I could have done it better". "I rarely celebrate anything."
He added that instead of letting insecurities get the best of him, he used his fear and self-doubt as a fuel to succeed.
"Just for anyone watching this that's wondering how this happened, you know that's really the answer," he continued.
"It's being so unsure of how you're getting it done that you just kind of keep going in the hopes of figuring out the formula. Feeling so lucky and blessed that the fear of losing it keeps you up at night", he added; pointing out that the secret was to keep going.
He ended his speech by thanking his family as he picked the now crying Adonis and dedicated his award to him.
The night also presented a huge win for The Weeknd (real name Able Tesfaye). He took home 10 awards Among which included; top Hot 100 album for After Hours; and top Hot 100 song for Blinding Lights.
The star also set a personal record by doubling his career total of Billboard wins, having previously received nine Billboard awards.
The Ethiopian - canadian star also delivered a huge performance of his hit song "Save your tears"
Korean pop band BTS also picked up four prizes, winning best group for the second time in three years; and top social artist for the fifth consecutive year.
The win for the best rock artist went to Machine Gun Kelly who as expected showed up for the award with unusual stylistic twist - a tongue painted black. It is unclear why he chose to paint his tongue but it looked like him and his girl; Megan Fox were having extra fun with it.
Another big highlight of the show was the electrifying performance of the song "Kiss me more" by Doja Cat and SZA.
Adorned in a monochrome look with 60s-inspired make-up, Doja snactched the show with her vocals and feminine dancing charms; while SZA appeared on a revolving staircase; adding to the theatrical visuals of the performance.
Together, the delivered a flawless performance that left the crowd begging for more.
Alicia Keys also appeared at the award show - doing what she does best; Singing behind her Piano keyboard. She used the opportunity to celebrate her breakthrough album which was released about two decades ago; taking viewers through the record's biggest hits.
Other winners of the night included Da baby, Pop Smoke; who award for top new artist was received by his mother, Pink, Taylor Swift and Kanye West. Find the full list at www.billboard.com/
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