Drake Will Receive Artist of the Decade Award at 2021 Billboard Music Awards

Drake will win a huge accolade at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards for Artist of the Decade.

Presented by NBC and Dick Clark Productions, the award is based on the activity of the artist on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200 charts, social media data, and touring revenue from Dec. 5, 2009, through Sept. 28, 2019. In that time, Drake has landed nine No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200, and 33 top 10 songs, and six No. 1 songs on the Hot 100, the most of any artist in that decade. He also has the most No. 1 and top 10 songs on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.

The 2021 Billboard Music Awards will air on Sunday, May 23 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.