Olivia Rodrigo and Kanye West lead artists honored in non-televised portion of Billboard Awards

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The 2022 Billboard Music Awards are being held on Sunday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, with Sean 'Diddy' Combs serving as host of the festivities.And as is common at major award shows, some of the trophies are handed out in a non-televised portion of proceedings.Among the artists picking up trophies off camera are Olivia Rodrigo and Kanye West with six wins apiece.

Winners: The 2022 Billboard Music Awards unveiled the non-televised winners ahead of the ceremony in Las Vegas and Olivia Rodrigo and Kanye West received six wins apieceThe BBMA's honor musical artists for releases during the period between April 10, 2021 to March 26, 2022.In all, trophies will be handed out in 62 categories, which were announced online through Twitter in early April, with 54 of them being unveiled ahead of the ceremony during a special TikTok live stream hosted by Tetris Kelly and Tiffany Taylor.

Ye won Top Christian Artist for the first time, as well as Top Gospel Artist and Top Gospel Song for the third year in a row, according to Deadline.The acclaimed rapper also takes home the awards forTop Gospel Album for a second time.Considering Rodrigo, 19, is among the finalists in the Top Female Artist category, the award could serve as the tiebreaker between the Good 4 U singer and Ye.

Tie-breaker: Considering Rodrigo, 19, is among the finalists in the Top Female Artist category, the award could serve as the tiebreaker between the Good 4 U singer and Ye Bringing the gospel: Ye's wins for Top Gospel Album and Top Gospel Artist are also among his six ahead of the ceremony in Las VegasDrake is right behind the co-leaders with five wins.The Canadian singer and rapper has the distinction of holding the title for most Billboard Music.