Drake Named Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Of The Year

Announcing its year-end report, Billboard names Drake the R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year.

The Toronto rapper enjoyed commercial success this year with the surprise release of If Youre Reading This Its Too Late and a slew of singles.

Billboard awards Fetty Wap the title of Top New Artist. The Paterson, New Jersey act finishes the year with “Trap Queen” as the #2 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Song with “679” finishing at #7. Fetty Wap finishes as the third-best R&B/Hip-Hop Artist behind The Weeknd.

The publication tabulated sales numbers from December 6, 2014 to November 28, 2015.