Taylor Swift has formally develop into probably the most embellished artist within the historical past of the Billboard Music Awards.
After going into the 2024 awards present tied with Drake because the highest-winning musician with 39 awards apiece, Swift emerged victorious Thursday night time.
She gained 10 awards, probably the most of any artist in the course of the 2024 BBMAs, from 17 nominations, together with prime artist, prime feminine artist and prime streaming songs artist.
Her different wins have been for prime Billboard 200 artist, prime Sizzling 100 artist, prime Sizzling 100 songwriter, prime radio songs artist, prime Billboard world 200 artist, prime Billboard world (excluding the U.S.) artist and prime Billboard 200 album for The Tortured Poets Division.
Drake, in the meantime, was nominated for eight awards this time round; he gained three.
“Howdy, I simply need to say hello and thanks,” stated Swift in a prerecorded speech. “Thanks to the Billboard Awards. Thanks to the followers, as a result of Billboard is counting your stuff. They’re counting what you take heed to, the albums that you just’re keen about. And so, I depend these as fan-voted awards since you guys are those who care about our albums and are available see us in live performance.”
She continued, “All the things that’s occurred with the Eras Tour and The Tortured Poets Division…. I simply need to say thanks. It means the world to me that you just guys have embraced the issues I’ve made and the truth that you care a lot about my music [means a lot].
“That is just like the nicest early birthday current you may have given me, so thanks very a lot. I adore it, it’s precisely what I needed,” Swift, who turns 35 on Dec. 13, shared on the finish of her speech.
The pop famous person nabbed her first Billboard awards in 2011, taking house prime Billboard 200 artist, prime nation artist and prime nation album for Converse Now.
It’s been a giant 12 months for Swift. She wrapped up her large Eras Tour, which started in March 2023, in Vancouver on Sunday. It broke data as the primary tour to gross $2 billion. Her newest album, The Tortured Poets Division, additionally obtained Grammy nominations for greatest pop vocal album and album of the 12 months. Swift lately broke a unique file, as properly: She is the one dwelling artist to have 5 albums within the Billboard 200 chart on the similar time.
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