--- description: Celine Dion and Drake met at the Billboard Music Awards in a new celebrity mashup that should please fans from each camp. title: Celine Dion and Drake Met and the Video Is Pretty Iconic image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9512433d15de1304/6988ce4197cdff4d7d6b0d05/gettyimages-686544040.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Celine Dion Met Drake in a Canadian Celebrity Mashup For the Ages by [Ashley Hoffman](/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 22, 2017 3:45 PM CUT  LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 21: Recording artists Drake (L) and Celine Dion attend the 2017 Billboard Music Awards at T-Mobile Arena on May 21, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/BBMA2017/Getty Images for dcp) LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 21: Recording artists Drake (L) and Celine Dion attend the 2017 Billboard Music Awards at T-Mobile Arena on May 21, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/BBMA2017/Getty Images for dcp)Kevin Mazur/BBMA2017—Getty Images for dcp by [Ashley Hoffman](/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 22, 2017 3:45 PM CUT The legendary singer [Celine Dion](http://ti.me/2khRiAh "undefined") and rap superstar [Drake](http://ti.me/2qJBR5X "undefined") met at Sunday night’s Billboard Music awards. The pair of Canadian artists, both known for songs with emotional depth, met up backstage at the ceremony in Las Vegas in a new celebrity mashup that should please fans from each camp. Both artists had big nights. For Dion’s part, she belted out her enduring _Titanic_ hit “My Heart Will Go On” to mark the film’s [20th anniversary](http://time.com/4656542/keke-palmer-mad-titanic/?iid=sr-link4 "undefined"), leaving the audience in awe of her seemingly effortless vocal power. The rap mogul took home 13 awards including Top Artist, smashing Adele’s record for most honors scooped up by an artist in one night. Drake was so thrilled to meet Dion, he actually bowed before her. > [](https://twitter.com/DrizzySource/status/866498293462962176) > [](https://twitter.com/asafshb/status/866578321743663104) “You’re very iconic,” Drake said in footage of the meeting that surfaced online. “It’s very nice to meet you!” responded Dion. “I’m a year away from a Celine tat,” Drizzy added, demonstrating where the theoretical ink would go. Dion then introduced Drake to her children. Drake’s charming father, Dennis Graham, even got in on the fun. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4788367/celine-dion-drake-billboard-music-awards/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4788367/celine-dion-drake-billboard-music-awards/"},"headline":"Celine Dion Met Drake in a Canadian Celebrity Mashup For the Ages","datePublished":"2017-05-22T15:45:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:43:51.295Z","description":"Celine Dion and Drake met at the Billboard Music Awards in a new celebrity mashup that should please fans from each camp.","url":"https://time.com/4788367/celine-dion-drake-billboard-music-awards/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","awards"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9512433d15de1304/6988ce4197cdff4d7d6b0d05/gettyimages-686544040.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9512433d15de1304/6988ce4197cdff4d7d6b0d05/gettyimages-686544040.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2017 Billboard Music Awards - Backstage and Audience","caption":"2017 Billboard Music Awards - Backstage and Audience","creditText":"Kevin Mazur/BBMA2017—Getty Images for dcp","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4788367/celine-dion-drake-billboard-music-awards/","name":"Celine Dion Met Drake in a Canadian Celebrity Mashup For the Ages"}}]}] ```