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– Wizkid, Justin Bieber, Giveon and Doja Cat all lost the Billboard Music Award to the talented group Silk Sonic.
– Award-winning artists Wizkid, Justin Bieber, Giveon and Doja Cat have lost the Billboard music award to the talented American R&B super duo Silk Sonic.
– Wizkid, the only Nigerian musician nominated for the prestigious award for collaboration as well as his own project, lost a highly competitive category for Top R&B Song to the Grammy award-winning duo Silk Sonic, who had one of the biggest songs of 2021 with ‘Leave The Door Open.’
Also Read: Wizkid, Tems bag Billboard Music Awards Nomination
Here is the full list of nominees:
Doja Cat & The Weeknd “You Right”
Giveon “Heartbreak Anniversary”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & Giveon “Peaches”
Silk Sonic “Leave The Door Open” (WINNER)
Wizkid ft. Justin Bieber & Tems “Essence”
"Leave the Door Open" wins Top R&B Song at the 2022 #BBMAs! ❤️ Congrats, @silksonic! pic.twitter.com/dmqbel1kxL
— Billboard Music Awards (@BBMAs) May 15, 2022
– The Bangtan Boys (BTS) set a new record at the Billboard Music Awards 2022 to become the most awarded group in the history of the award ceremony.
– They won the Top Group, Top Selling Song and Top Sales Artist, took their tally of BBMAs to a total of 12 awards, making them the group with the most Billboard Awards in the music industry.
– Olivia Rodrigo took home 7 awards, Kanye Ye West win 6 while Doja Cat had 4 awards.
– Drake won the award for the top rap album ‘Certified Lover Boy’ and top rap artiste, the Icon Award went to Mary J Blinge and it was presented to her by the legendary Janet Jackson.
– During the awards gala, Nigerian singer and songwriter Burna Boy was among stars who performed. Other entertainers were; Travis Scott, Latto, Megan the Stallion, Rauw Alejandro, Becky G, Red Hot Chili Peppers among others.
.@burnaboy closed out the 2022 #BBMAs with a performance of "Last Last" and "Kilometre." 🔥 https://t.co/IBPkWdIcXv
— billboard (@billboard) May 16, 2022
