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DRAKE BEATS ADELE’S FEAT WITH 13 WINS

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Hello, Drake has surpassed Adele's record at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) on Sunday, picking up 13 awards.

Adele set a record at the show in 2012 with 12 wins. The rapper, who walked into the show Sunday with 22 nomination­s, won Top Artist, Top Male Artist and top Billboard 200 album (Views), among others, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

"I got my whole family up here," said Drake, who stood onstage with nearly two dozen people, including his father, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj.

Drake beat out Beyonce, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Adele, Ariana Grande, the Weeknd, twenty one pilots, Shawn Mendes and the Chainsmoke­rs for the top prize.

Cher, who received the Icon Award, sang her dance anthem

Believe in a glittery number that included pasties and blonde hair with pink tips.

Asia represente­d with BTS; Celine Dion's heart still went on 20 years after Titanic, and John Legend and Florida Georgia Line also had a shining moment when they sang H.O.L.Y.

Dan Reynolds of the rock band Imagine Dragons led a moment of silence for Chris Cornell, who died Thursday.

Miley Cyrus sang her breezy new single, Malibu, delivering a sound and muted style that marked a departure from the hits that made her a pop star years ago.

“And for the first time in years with pants on,” Noah Cyrus, standing next to father Billy Ray Cyrus, introduced her older sister, who was wearing white shorts and a cowboy hat.

Minaj kicked off the show with an explosive nine-minute performanc­e of her hit songs alongside her mentor Lil Wayne and frequent collaborat­or David Guetta. She recently broke Aretha Franklin's record for most songs placed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart by a female artist.

Beyonce and twenty one pilots each won five awards, while the Chainsmoke­rs— who tied Drake with 22 nomination­s—won four awards, including Top Hot 100 song for

Closer with Halsey. The Chainsmoke­rs performed Young with Andrew Taggart on vocals and Alex Pall behind the board (they were also backed by a drummer), and Drake performed from the Fountains of Bellagio. Ed Sheeran sang Castle on the Hill from Santiago, Chile, while Bruno Mars performed his silky new single, Versace on the Floor, from Amsterdam.

Other performers include Lorde, Sam Hunt, Halsey, Camila Cabello and Julia Michaels.

At the show, Diddy honored his former friend and artist Notorious B.I.G, who would have turned 45 on Sunday. Diddy also introduced CJ Wallace, B.I.G's son, who spoke about his father's legacy. Then Diddy showed the trailer of the documentar­y, Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story, which will be available on Apple Music on June 25.

Former One Direction singer Zayn was named Best New Artist, while Justin Timberlake's Oscar-nominated Can't Stop the Feeling! won Top Radio Song and Top Selling Song.

Blake Shelton won Top Country Artist.

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