The Weeknd Sweeps the , 2021 Billboard Music Awards.br The artist took home 10 awards, br including Top Artist, Top 100 Hot Artist br and Top R&B Album for ‘After Hours.’.br His hit ‘Blinding Lights’ made history by becoming the first song to stay in the top ten of Billboard’s Top 100 chart for an entire year.br The star is now fifth on the all-time br BBMA winners list, alongside Taylor Swift,br Drake, Justin Bieber and Garth Brooks.br The Weeknd’s big win follows his br major snub by the Grammys earlier this br year, leading him to call them “corrupt.”.