Monday 16 May 2022 03:43 AM The Kid Laroi wins multiple accolades at the Billboard Music Awards trends now
The Kid Laroi cleaned up at this year's Billboard Music Awards, which were held in Las Vegas on Sunday.
The Australian rapper won multiple accolades for his hit single Stay ft. Justin Bieber.
Laroi, 18, whose real name is Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard, won Top Hot 100 Song, Top Streaming Song and Top Collaboration.
The winner is! The Kid Laroi (pictured at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in LA in March) cleaned up at this year's Billboard Music Awards, which were held in Las Vegas on Sunday
He also won awards for Top Billboard Global 200 Song and Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song, bringing his awards tally to five.
Although he wasn't in attendance for the ceremony, the teen hip-hop star took to Instagram to thank his colleagues and fans.
Laroi shared a photo of himself shirtless at home while holding a pile of awkwardly Photoshopped Billboard Music Awards.
Dream team: The Aussie rapper won multiple accolades for his hit single Stay ft. Justin Bieber
'Thank you @bbmas and thank you to the beautiful fam for runnin it up!' he wrote.
'I'm sorry I couldn't be there today. A thank you to the [goat emoji] @justinbieber, love you man.'
After growing up in a housing commission block in Sydney's Waterloo, Laroi began rapping at the age of 13, predominantly as an outlet to process his family struggles.
