CNN
—

Taylor Swift has broken another record.

This time, the “Fortnight” singer made history at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards (BBMA) on Thursday night by becoming the most decorated BBMA winner with a total of 49 career trophies.

She won a total of 10 awards at the event in the Top Artist, Top Female Artist and Top categories. billboard 200 Artists, Top Hot 100 Artists, Hot 100 Songwriters, Top Streaming Songs Artists and Top billboard 200.

Swift and Drake were tied at 39 wins before Thursday’s show. Drake took home three Billboard Awards, bringing his total wins to 42.

In a pre-recorded speech, Swift thanked Billboard and her supporters for being the ones who “care about our albums and come see us in concert.”

“For everything that happened with the Eras Tour and The Tortured Poets Department, I just have to say thank you. It means a lot to me that you guys have embraced the things I’ve done and that you care so much about my music,” she added.

Swift, whose 35th birthday is Friday, said at the end of her speech that “this was the best early birthday present” she could have received. “It’s exactly what I wanted,” she added.

The Grammy winner has dominated the Billboard charts, particularly in recent years.

In 2022, she became the first artist to occupy the entire top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 with songs from “Midnights” released in the same year, and earlier this year she broke her own record when she followed that up with the top 14 of the Hot 100 ranked the release of “The Tortured Poets Department.”

“TTPD” spent 16 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, longer than any of her other records, and according to the music chart website, she was the only living artist to have five albums appear in the top 10 at the same time in 2023.

The Billboard Music Awards aired on FOX and was hosted by comedian and actress Michelle Buteau. Performers included Coldplay, Linkin Park, Shaboozey and many more.