Billboard Awards: Nicki Minaj puts on a sultry performance and Drake sings her praises

Nicki Minaj was on fire at Sunday's Billboard Music Awards 2017.

The singer's nine minute medley of songs, which included performances of No Frauds, Swalla and Regret In Your Tears, had her gyrating and striking sexy poses, and this had Drake singing her praises later on in the evening.

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"I want to say, Nicki Minaj — I'm so glad we found our way back because I love you and I could never ever ever see it any other way," Drake said while accepting his trophy for Top 200 Billboard album. "I want to say Lil Wayne, if it wasn't for the risks you took, none of us would be here tonight,"
Minaj cheered on Drake, saying "Thank you. I love you. I love you."

Minaj and Drake were close initially, but their relationship soured when she started dating Mill a couple of years back. Mill and Drake didn't share a cordial relationship and this caused Minaj and Drake to keep a distance.

Meanwhile, Drake used his acceptance speech to mend fences with Ludacris as well.

"I want to say, Ludacris — I know we haven't always seen eye to eye but I've always been a big fan of yours. I got a lot of love for you. I want to let you know that face to face while I'm still here."

The Canadian singer also said it was important to support one another, as our time on earth was limited.

"You know I had a close friend of mine that didn't support my album but then supported other people's stuff," Drake explained. "And I asked them why, and their response was, 'I don't want to look thirsty and you get enough love as it is.' "

"It made me think," Drake continued. "You know it's crazy because we're all here on earth for a limited amount of time and we've got to show love while we're here."