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Drake, born Aubrey Drake Graham is a Canadian-American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. Drake is one of the most prominent rappers of his generation and an iconic figure in the music industry. He started his career in the early 2000s as an actor in the TV series  Degrassi: The Next Generation , before embarking on his musical career in 2007. Drake faced a number of adversities in his childhood - his parents divorcing when he was only five, his father getting arrested for drug-related charges, and others. Growing up, he was also bullied at school for being black and Jewish.  Drake holds several Billboard records, including the most charted songs (186) among solo artists in the history of the Billboard Hot 100. Drake's multiple accolades include: three Grammy Awards, three Juno Awards, six American Music Awards, and 13 Billboard Music Awards. Drake's fifth album, Scorpion, made him the first artist to top one billion streams in one week. Champagnepa

The nominations for the 2018 American Music Awards were revealed (on September 12) live from YouTube Space L.A. by Kane Brown, Ella Mai, Normani and Bebe Rexha. Tracee Ellis Ross will be hosting the AMAs for the second year in a row. The three-hour awards ceremony will air live on ABC from Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater on Tuesday , October 9 , at 8:00 p.m. The nomination criteria for this year's awards include: album and digital song sales, key fan interactions, streaming, social activity, radio airplay, and touring. Billboard and its data partners like Next Big Sound and Nielsen Music tracked these measurements from September 15, 2017 to August 9, 2018.  Drake and Cardi B are the pack leaders with eight nominations each. Ed Sheeran and Post Malone are the second most nominated artists with six nods each. The third most nominated pair are Camila Cabello and Bruno Mars, with five nods apiece, then Taylor Swift and Khalid with four each. Drake, backed by his top-selling