Article By: Ashia Skye

Almost a year after his untimely death, XXXTentacion is being recognized for his musical talent.

The late rapper posthumously secured a whopping 10 nominations for the 2019 Billboard Music Awards.

XXX snagged noms for categories like the Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist and Top Streaming Songs Artist. He is also in the running for Top R&B Male Artist field and Top R&B Album category for 17.

XXXTentacion received noms for the Top Rap Album category for ? and Top Streaming Song and Video categories for “Sad!

The 2019 Billboard Music Awards will air live from the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 1 at 8 p.m. EST on NBC.