{"id":285,"date":"2020-10-15T14:57:06","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T13:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centreforjournalismprojects.co.uk\/InvictaNews\/?p=285"},"modified":"2020-10-15T17:43:49","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T16:43:49","slug":"wow-post-malone-runs-circles-around-contenders-at-billboards-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centreforjournalismprojects.co.uk\/InvictaNews\/2020\/10\/15\/wow-post-malone-runs-circles-around-contenders-at-billboards-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Wow. Post Malone runs Circles around contenders at Billboards 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hollywood may be bleeding but Post Malone is not bearing any scars, as he took home nine trophies at last night\u2019s Billboard awards in a ceremony long delayed by COVID 19. The rapper bagged the events biggest prize of Top Artist beating off the likes of Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2020\/10\/15\/06\/34415806-8841733-image-a-199_1602740194276.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Kelly Clarkson presents Post Malone with his nine awards <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Khalid followed up Post Malone with five awards all limited to the R&amp;B categories after being beaten four times by Malone in other categories, and missed out on Top Billboard 200 Album to Billie Eilish. Eilish secured three awards including Top New Artist and Top Female Artist, which is two shy of her Grammy\u2019s total earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2020\/10\/15\/06\/34413508-8841733-image-a-195_1602740077203.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Billie Eilish with her three awards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kanye West missed out on Top Christian Artist but won both Top Christian and Top Gospel albums as well as Top Gospel artist and Top Gospel song. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The awards were scheduled for last April but were delayed until last night with strict measures in place to ensure social distancing. The show was hosted by Kelly Clarkson from the Dolby Theatre in LA with no audience and a number of artists joined from multiple locations to perform live, including the big winner Post Malone from an industrial rig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen\"><iframe title=\"Circles \/ Tommy Lee ft. Tyla Yaweh (Live on The 2020 Billboard Music Awards)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lj6CEc-ppqo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Post Malones performance of Circles and Tommy Lee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Korean band BTS who won the audience-voted award also performed their song Dynamite continuing their invasion into the US music scene. Earlier this week the band <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2020\/oct\/13\/bts-faces-china-backlash-over-korean-war-comments\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2020\/oct\/13\/bts-faces-china-backlash-over-korean-war-comments\">caused controversy<\/a> in China after their leader commented on South Korea\u2019s shared \u2018history of pain\u2019 with the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen\"><iframe title=\"BTS &quot;Dynamite&quot; - BBMAs 2020 performance\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BpLoFVyl0iQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>BTS perform Dynamite<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Other of the big performers included Khalid, John Legend and Doja Cat. Footage of all the winner\u2019s speeches can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC9ZmFEgVwLieP6FZYtAsy9g\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC9ZmFEgVwLieP6FZYtAsy9g\">Billboard\u2018s YouTube channel<\/a> and the full list of winners can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/news\/bbmas\/9465082\/2020-billboard-music-awards-winners\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/news\/bbmas\/9465082\/2020-billboard-music-awards-winners\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out our playlist of all the key songs from the award winners:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-spotify wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Billboard Awards 2020\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/2sNjH2zdrNtrLiz5igFOZG?si=-b9sXF-3SLufN5FkbnOc-Q\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hollywood may be bleeding but Post Malone is not bearing any scars, as he took home nine trophies at last night\u2019s Billboard awards in a ceremony long delayed by COVID 19. 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