Drake Breaks Record As He Wins 13 Billboard Awards

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Drake smashed records at last night’s Billboard Awards when he picked up 13 prizes.

The 30-year-old rapper beat Adele’s 2012 record by one at the Las Vegas event.

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The Canadian musician was joined on stage by Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne and his dad to collect his various awards.

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Accepting the award, Drake said:

I just want to say hold tight Adele because when a new ting drops you will crawl your way back to get the record back.

The 13 awards that Drake won included: Top male artist, artist of the year, top rap artist, top Billboard 200 album (Views), top hot 100 artist, top rap album (Views), top Billboard 200 artist, top R&B song (One Dance), top streaming artist, top streaming song (One Dance), top song sales artist, top rap tour.

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Later that night Drake performed Gyalchester inside the famous Bellagio Fountains in Las Vegas.

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Meanwhile, Beyonce took home five awards including top female artist and top R&B album for Lemonade.