Last night, Drake beat Adele’s record for the most wins at the Billboard Music Awards.
The Canadian rapper, who was nominated for 22 awards, managed to pick up a total of 13 at the event in Las Vegas, beating Adele’s 2012 record by 1.
His awards included Top Artist, Top Male Artist and Top 100 Artist, to name but a few.
Drake now holds the record for the greatest number of BBMA wins in one night.
You can check out his acceptance speeches below, where he thanked a mirage of people for this success, including his father- Dennis Graham, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj.
Drake drops epic acceptance speech pic.twitter.com/ZeIGxjr4rh
— CJ Fogler (@cjzer0) May 22, 2017
.. @Drake shouting out @Adele during acceptance speech for 'Top Artist' at the #BillboardAwards 🇬🇧
Via @WordOnRd pic.twitter.com/EWgWVjL7Oh— Link Up TV (@linkuptv) May 22, 2017
The rapper stole the show with his performance of “Gyalchester” which took place in the middle of the famous Bellagio Fountain; equipped with dancing water cannons, fireworks and fire. You can watch a clip of the performance below:
Drake performing Gylachester for the Billboard Music Awards 🔥🔥🔥pic.twitter.com/hyrtIKtewH
— Abdul Memon (@abdulamemon) May 22, 2017
Other big winners on the night included Beyoncé, Chainsmokers, Twenty-One Pilots and Cher- who was recognised with the Icon award for her contribution to music.
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