Mere Hours After His Song Release, Kanye West Gives a Testament of His Christian Roots With Best Gospel Artist Win at Billboard Music Awards

Published 11/19/2023, 7:36 PM EST

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With the year nearing, the season of awards and honors has begun. Similarly, on November 19th, the Billboard Music Awards ensued to give out trophies based on the metrics of year-ending performances topping the Billboard Chart. The Billboard Music Awards is a prestigious reckoning of musical legends, one that is incomplete without the music mogul, Kanye West.

Within wee hours of Ye releasing his single for the most anticipated album of the year, he raked the chart at the Billboard Music Awards.

Kanye West makes it big at the Billboard Music Awards 2023

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It has just been days since Kanye West reclaimed his space by topping the Spotify Listener’s Chart. Only hours into the quenching of fan thirst for his music following his single release, the rapper from Atlanta soared on the charts of Billboard Music Awards 2023. The music tycoon bagged the Best Gospel Artist Win at the Billboard Music Awards 2023.

The Billboard Music Awards 2023, presented by Dick Clark Production, introduced nine new categories. Hailing the musical luminaries of the industry, it is one of the award shows that keeps the audience on their toes. Therefore, West bagging the win in the initiating award seasons after the long hiatus has got the world finally talking.

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Following the announcement, fans of Kanye West have been flooding the socials praising the sonic visionary.

Fans go berserk as Kanye West wins the Best Gospel Artist at the Billboard Music Awards

The musical legacy of Kanye West is an inspiration of its own. Having had a recess year, his upcoming album was creating a resounding buzz. Recurring the scores of collaborators, the fandom had their eyes glued to the screens, awaiting the nod of approval. Within the mere hours of his single release, ‘VULTURES’, his eclipsing the award season, has got his fandom more than just ecstatic.

As some fans honor him as GOAT, some others believe it is the Kanye West season. Given that he is seizing the opportunity to etch his name just when people are screaming his name, the response is almost unchallenging.

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With Kanye West holding the saddle of musical authority, one cannot help but expect that the rapper is back in the game. While people believe that he is deserving, there is no second-guessing it. After all, hitting the music list of millions and starting the award season with a win is not possible without an artistic legend.

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Anushka Bhattacharya

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I'm Anushka Bhattacharya, an entertainment journalist at Netflix Junkie. Armed with a degree in literature, I once wielded my words to catalyze change within society through my work with NGOs. However, as I stumbled into the exuberant hole of crime thrillers and documentaries on Netflix, it was love at first sight and pushed me into entertainment journalism.

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