“Facts and industry things.”That’s how Blake Shelton, standing onstage at Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards, described his fuzzy understanding of the criteria for winning one of the least impressive prizes in the music business. PHOTOS: Billboard Music Awards 2017 >>Except, oh wait — most of those were pretty forgettable too. The Canadian rapper walked away Sunday with 13 awards — including top artist, top male artist, top rap artist and top Billboard 200 album for “Views” — beating Adele’s 12 to set a new record for the most wins in a single Billboard ceremony. Unfortunately, the rapper changed clothes for his Billboard performance, slipping into a more conventional white tracksuit and matching white sneakers. In her Icon Award acceptance speech, Cher proudly boasted that she had turned 71 the day before.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 22, 2017 17:15 UTC